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Something Was Wrong

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Something Was Wrong is an award-winning docuseries about survivors discovery, trauma, and recovery from crime and abuse.

Episodes

S22 E7: Scam the Scammer

*Content Warning: fraud, scams, disability abuse, false reporting, harassment, financial abuse, suicidal ideation.  Sources:  MyCase Indiana: https://public.courts.in.gov/ Elwood woman faces multiple felonies in connection with ongoing rental scheme , by Logan Gay, WTHR.com staff, WTHR News: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/elwood-woman-arrested-for-ongoing-rental-scheme-megan-stoner-fishers-indiana/531-2d3b11fa-5c70-4f05-8ea4-0be0c37cf852   Fishers woman charged in rental ...

Dec 05, 202444 minSeason 22Ep. 7

S22 E6: A Weak Bridge Collapses

*Content Warning: fraud, scams, disability abuse, false reporting, harassment, driving under the influence, upsetting themes, false personation, psychological violence, emotional abuse, sexual assault, murder for hire, financial abuse.  Resources: Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources     Sources: MyCase Indiana: https://public.courts.in.gov/ Elwood woman faces multiple felonies in connection with ongoing rental scheme , by Logan Gay, WT...

Nov 27, 202446 minSeason 22Ep. 6

S22 E5: Self-Made Woman

*Content Warning: sexual assault, false reporting, rape, religious abuse, cultic abuse, harassment, gun violence, driving under the influence, upsetting themes, false personation, fraud, scams, death of a child (false claim). Sources:  MyCase Indiana: https://public.courts.in.gov/ Whitfield Analysis Video Interview : Megan Stoner . (2014, February 18). [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/live/oYry8JRhtP4 Whitfield Analysis Video Interview Part 2: Megan Stoner . (2014, February 18). [Video]. ht...

Nov 20, 20241 hr 11 minSeason 22Ep. 5

S22 E4: Apparently All I Do Is Lie

*Content Warning: sexual assault, false reporting, suicidal ideation, mature themes, religious abuse, cultic abuse, harassment, gun violence, parental alienation, breaking and entering, driving under the influence, upsetting themes.  Sources:  Elwood woman faces multiple felonies in connection with ongoing rental scheme [Video] Gay, L. (2023, May 3) for WTHR 13: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/elwood-woman-arrested-for-ongoing-rental-scheme-megan- Fishers woman charged with fra...

Nov 14, 20241 hr 1 minSeason 22Ep. 4

Data Points: False Reporting and Its Impact on Survivors

*Content Warning: sexual assault, rape, false reporting and mental illness. Sources: Brittain, A. (2024, October 1). Me Too Movement . Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Me-Too-movement Brooks SK, Greenberg N. Psychological impact of being wrongfully accused of criminal offenses: A systematic literature review. Med Sci Law. 2021  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7838333/   The Criminal Justice System: Statistics . (n.d.). Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network...

Nov 12, 202415 min

S22 E3: Murder-for-Hire

*Content Warning: mature themes, suicide, death, murder, false reporting, sexual abuse, rape, threats of violence, scams, fraud, emotional abuse, stalking, religious abuse, harassment.  Sources: Former ARC Pastor Exposes ‘Unbiblical’ Movement by The Roys Report, Episode 93, February 10, 2022: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/former-arc-pastor-exposes-unbiblical-movement/id1470242499?i=1000550721576   I Almost Got Conned By an “Abuse Survivor” , by David Morrill, May 2022: https://...

Nov 06, 202442 minSeason 22Ep. 3

S22 E2: Increasingly Strange

*Content Warning: mature themes, false reporting, sex abuse of a child, sexual abuse, rape, threats of violence, sex trafficking, scams, fraud, emotional abuse, stalking, disability abuse.  E2 Sources:  Elwood teen's involvement in politics spans nearly half her life , by Matt McCutcheon for 13WTHR (Published: April 28, 2016 - Updated: July 21, 2016): https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/elwood-teens-involvement-in-politics-spans-nearly-half-her-life/531-afe62aa1-e251-41ef-9a2b-6119...

Oct 29, 202452 minSeason 22Ep. 2

S22 E1: Morally and Ethically Repulsive

*Content Warning: mature themes, sexual assault, false reporting, disability abuse, suicide, death, sex trafficking, scams, fraud, emotional abuse, voice of perpetrator.  Sources: Elwood woman faces multiple felonies in connection with ongoing rental scheme , by Logan Gay, WTHR.com staff, WTHR News: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/elwood-woman-arrested-for-ongoing-rental-scheme-megan-stoner-fishers-indiana/531-2d3b11fa-5c70-4f05-8ea4-0be0c37cf852   Fishers woman charged in rent...

Oct 24, 202451 minSeason 22Ep. 1

S22 E1: S22 Trailer

*Content Warning: mature themes, scams, fraud, cons, false reporting, sexual assault. The S22 cover art is by the amazing Sara Stewart .    Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources     Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com  IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me  IG: instagram.com/lookieboo  See...

Oct 16, 20243 minSeason 22Ep. 1

Data Points: How Social Media Impacts Kids’ Mental Health (featuring Dr. Corey Emanuel)

*Content Warning: anxiety, depression, mental illness, suicidal ideation, suicide, cyberbullying, cyberstalking, sextortion, and predatory internet grooming. Resources:  National Alliance on Mental Illness: http://www.nami.org SOSA — Safe from Online Sex Abuse: https://sosatogether.org/   Healthy Children – How to Make a Family Media Plan: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/Media/Pages/How-to-Make-a-Family-Media-Use-Plan.aspx   Sources: Crushell, D. (2023, March 6...

Oct 16, 20249 min

S21 E19: Searching for Florence Okpealuk and Joseph Balderas with Payne Lindsey of Up and Vanished

*Content Warning: murder, missing persons, bigotry, racism, violence, distressing themes.   ***If you have information on the disappearance of Florence Okpealuk or Joseph Balderas please email [email protected] or call 404-410-6660*** Up and Vanished: https://upandvanished.com/   Info on Up and Vanished Season 4: https://upandvanished.com/season-4/   On Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/vanishedsww   On Apple: https://tinyurl.com/applevanished   On Spotif...

Oct 09, 202453 minSeason 21Ep. 19

S21 E18: [SWW x WCN] S20, S18 & S7 Case Updates & Reflections

*Content warning: car accidents, medical trauma, stalking, medical fraud, doula fraud, birth worker abuse, domestic violence homicide, murder, legal abuse.  Please sign our petition to hold Jessica Polly accountable: https://www.change.org/p/hold-jessica-polly-accountable What Came Next Episodes referenced in this episode: [Amy B. Chesler - Evil Lives Here] This Sh*t Doesn’t End - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amy-b-chesler-evil-lives-here-this-sh-t-doesnt-end/id1674051643?i=1000602...

Oct 02, 202442 minSeason 21Ep. 18

S21 E17: Data Points Deep Dive: The History and Importance of Voting

*Content warning: murder, bigotry, racism, violence, slavery, assault, wrongful imprisonment.  Sources : 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is Passed . (n.d.). National Museum of African American History and Culture. https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/13th-amendment-us-constitution-passed Brennan Center for Justice, Wilder, W., & Baum, S. (2022, January 31). 5 Egregious Voter Suppression Laws from 2021. Brennan Center for Justice. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-...

Sep 26, 202436 minSeason 21Ep. 17

WCN Presents: [Amy B. Chesler] Season 7 Update

*Content warning: death threats, litigation, sibling, verbal and sexual abuse, stalking, and murder. Amy B. Chesler is an author, podcaster, survivor, and victim advocate. Her experiences of sibling abuse were shared on Something Was Wrong Season 7, and her experiences afterwards are largely what inspired the creation of the show, What Came Next. WCN Episode 1, [Amy B. Chesler] This Shit Doesn’t End (released 3/3/23) highlights the continued abuse and terror she faced at the hands of her impriso...

Sep 19, 202452 min

WCN Presents: [Dara] SWW Season 11, Episode 11 Update

*Content Warning: sexual assault, rape, child sexual abuse, child sexual abuse material, nonconsensual pornography, and suicidal ideation. Season 11, Episode 11 of Something Was Wrong entitled [Dara] Very Sorry first aired on February 23rd, 2021. The episode poignantly shared Dara’s account of a sexual assault she experienced while on her Spring Break Senior trip. However, her heartache did not end there. Years later, after Dara had become a mother and began to cultivate her own healing journey,...

Sep 19, 202432 min

Data Points: How Social Media Impacts Our Mental Health (featuring Dr. Corey Emanuel)

*Content warning: anxiety, depression, cyberbullying, cyberstalking, parasocial relationships, and mental illness. Resources: For additional resources & a list of related non-profit organizations, please visit http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources Sources: Rebecca Godard, Susan Holtzman, Are active and passive social media use related to mental health, wellbeing, and social support outcomes? A meta-analysis of 141 studies, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Volume 29, Issue 1, Janu...

Sep 17, 20249 min

S21 E16: (4/4) [Annie + Lauren + Rachael] This Can Happen to Anyone

*Content Warning: alcohol use disorder, interpersonal violence, child sex-abuse material, deepfakes, ai-perpetuated abuse, sexual assault, verbal abuse, violence, suicidal ideation, mature themes, sibling sexual abuse, incest, rape, sex trafficking. For a list of related free and confidential resources, please visit: http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources   FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3): https://www.ic3.gov/   Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com &...

Sep 11, 202452 minSeason 21Ep. 16

S21 E15: (3/4) [Annie + Lauren + Rachael] I Know About The Deepfakes

*Content Warning: alcohol use disorder, interpersonal violence, child sex-abuse material, deepfakes, ai-perpetuated abuse, sexual assault, verbal abuse, violence, suicidal ideation, mature themes, sibling sexual abuse, incest, rape.  For a list of related free and confidential resources, please visit: http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com   IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpod...

Sep 11, 202439 minSeason 21Ep. 15

S21 E14: (2/4) [Annie + Lauren + Rachael] A Big Joke

*Content Warning: death, vehicular manslaughter, driving under the influence, sexual assault, xenophobia, bigotry, emotional abuse, Alcohol Use Disorder, suicidal ideation.  For a list of related free and confidential resources, please visit: http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources   Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com   IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyrees...

Sep 04, 202442 minSeason 21Ep. 14

S21 E13: (1/4) [Annie + Lauren + Rachael] Deny, Deny, Deny

*Content Warning: death, emotional abuse, Alcohol Use Disorder, suicidal ideation, medical trauma.   For a list of related free and confidential resources, please visit: http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com   IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me  IG: instagram.com/lookieboo  [email protected] &nbsp...

Sep 04, 202452 minSeason 21Ep. 13

Data Points: AI-Facilitated Crime & Abuse (featuring Dr. Aiden Hirshfield)

*Content Warning: digital violence, non-consensual distribution of intimate images, doxxing, cyberstalking, cyberbullying, grooming, exploitation, child sexual abuse material, internalized misogyny, hate crimes, racism, transphobia, and homophobia. Resources: Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3): https://www.ic3.gov/ National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/ Take It Down: https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/ THORN: https://info.thorn.org/ Sources: Artificial Intelligence 2023 Leg...

Sep 03, 202413 min

S21 E12: (4/4) [Jubilee] Dead Raiser

*Content Warning: strangulation, physical violence, emotional abuse, financial abuse, domestic violence, suicidal ideation, self-harm, sexual abuse, religious trauma, cultic abuse, and homophobia.  *Sources: A Look at the Megachurch That Calls Redding Home: Bethel Church. (2019, June 20). The LAist . https://laist.com/shows/airtalk/a-look-at-the-megachurch-that-calls-redding-home-bethel-church Bethel Church. (2019, December 20). Resurrection Prayer for Olive Heiligenthal . https://www.bethe...

Aug 29, 20241 hr 3 minSeason 21Ep. 12

S21 E11: (3/4) [Jubilee] Words of Knowledge

*Content Warning: strangulation, physical, mental, emotional, and financial abuse, domestic violence, suicidal ideation, self harm, sexual abuse, religious trauma, cultic abuse, and cults.  *Sources: A Look at the Megachurch That Calls Redding Home: Bethel Church. (2019, June 20). The LAist . https://laist.com/shows/airtalk/a-look-at-the-megachurch-that-calls-redding-home-bethel-church Bethel Church. (2019, December 20). Resurrection Prayer for Olive Heiligenthal . https://www.bethel.com/ne...

Aug 29, 202453 minSeason 21Ep. 11

S21 E10: (2/4) [Jubilee] Signs & Wonders

*Content Warning: disordered eating, religious abuse, purity culture, infertility/pregnancy loss, suicidal ideation, self harm, sexual abuse, religious trauma, cultic abuse.  *Sources: A Look at the Megachurch That Calls Redding Home: Bethel Church. (2019, June 20). The LAist. https://laist.com/shows/airtalk/a-look-at-the-megachurch-that-calls-redding-home-bethel-church Bethel Church. (2019, December 20). Resurrection Prayer for Olive Heiligenthal. https://www.bethel.com/news/olive-heiligen...

Aug 22, 202453 minSeason 21Ep. 10

S21 E9: (1/4) [Jubilee] Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry

*Content Warning: disordered eating, religious abuse, purity culture, infertility/pregnancy loss, suicidal ideation, self harm, sexual abuse, religious trauma, cultic abuse.  *Sources: A Look at the Megachurch That Calls Redding Home: Bethel Church. (2019, June 20). The LAist . https://laist.com/shows/airtalk/a-look-at-the-megachurch-that-calls-redding-home-bethel-church Bethel Church. (2019, December 20). Resurrection Prayer for Olive Heiligenthal . https://www.bethel.com/news/olive-heilig...

Aug 22, 202458 minSeason 21Ep. 9

Data Points: Narcissistic Abuse (featuring Vanessa Reiser, LCSW)

*Content warning: physical, emotional, mental, sexual, and financial abuse. Resources: National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/ Sources: Frye, D. (2024, June 11). What Makes a Cult Leader? Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/202406/what-makes-a-cult-leader Leaving The Relationship: Planning to leave? By Do It Safely Domestic Violence Center of Chester County: https://dvcccpa.org/leaving-the-relationship/ Love Bombing: Meaning & Ori...

Aug 20, 202412 min

S21 E8: (2/2) [Krystyn] I Feel the Need to Fight

*Content Warning: distressing topics, sexual abuse of a child, rape, sodomy, murder, violence, childhood abuse, grooming, arson, animal abuse, disordered eating, self harm, gun violence, suicide, strangulation, neglect.  *Sources: Death remains under investigation, commercial-news.com: https://www.commercial-news.com › news › local_news *Resources: State Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Numbers: https://www.childwelfare.gov/state-child-abuse-and-neglect-reporting-numbers/?rt=795 Childhelp ...

Aug 14, 202450 minSeason 21Ep. 8

S21 E7: (1/2) [Krystyn] Ronald Blood is a Monster

*Content warning: distressing topics, sex abuse of a child, rape, sodomy, murder, violence, childhood abuse, grooming, arson, animal abuse, disordered eating, self harm, gun violence, suicide, strangulation, neglect.  *Resources: State Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Numbers: https://www.childwelfare.gov/state-child-abuse-and-neglect-reporting-numbers/?rt=795 Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: https://www.childhelphotline.org/ The Family Gardener: http://thefamilygardener.com   ...

Aug 14, 202440 minSeason 21Ep. 7

S21 E6: (2/2) [Emma] Choose Peace

*Content Warning: Sexual assault, rape, assault, sexual harassment, substance abuse, substance use disorder, physical abuse, domestic violence, gambling   *Sources: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Substance Abuse Treatment and Domestic Violence. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 1997. (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 25.) Chapter 1—Effects of Domestic Violence on Substance Abuse Treatment. Available from: https://www....

Aug 07, 202450 minSeason 21Ep. 6

S21 E5: (1/2) [Emma] Mind Games

*Content Warning: Sexual assault, rape, violence, sexual harassment, mature themes, drug use, substance use disorder, interpersonal violence, death, gambling.  *Sources: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Substance Abuse Treatment and Domestic Violence. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 1997. (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 25.) Chapter 1—Effects of Domestic Violence on Substance Abuse Treatment. Available from: https://www....

Aug 07, 20241 hr 6 minSeason 21Ep. 5
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