Kate Romero was stalked by her ex-husband for over forty years. At seventeen, Kate marries an older man who offers her an escape from her troubled life. He begins to physically and sexually assault her, telling her, "If you ever escape me or tell anyone what I did, I will hunt you for the rest of my life and I will kill you." Kate flees him but he continues to stalk her throughout her new relationships, marriages, and motherhood for the next four decades until she finally gets her day in court. ...
Jun 16, 2020•38 min•Ep. 276
Lisa Williams reveals that her husband's ex-wife has been stalking her for over a decade.? In her own words, Lisa shares details about receiving terrifying harassment including doctored pictures with her head decapitated, graphic social media posts mocking her sex life, and messages accusing her of child abuse. Lisa fights back, continuing to build her case against her stalker and launches an anti-stalking organization online to help others. Please take action and donate to the movement of racia...
Jun 09, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 312
Casey was stalked by her ex-fiance right after she ended their engagement. After catching her fiancé in a series of disturbing lies, Casey breaks off their engagement. He immediately begins obsessively calling and texting her, shows up to her house drunk to confront her and her new boyfriend, and texts her a video message that he's on his way to her house to kill himself. She turns to authorities and discovers details about his criminal past and that he's filed a protective order against her. Se...
Jun 02, 2020•52 min•Ep. 316
After Lauren broke up with her boyfriend, he vandalized her car, threatened her with violence, tried to hack into her email and social media accounts and harassed her mother, Ann. As his stalking escalated, Lauren and Ann considered moving away to avoid his constant torment. They discover private investigator Eric Peterson and work together to have Lauren's stalker arrested and admit to all the crimes he's committed against her. Please take this quick survey to help our podcast!: http://thepodca...
May 26, 2020•42 min•Ep. 319
While working on her Ph.D., Skye befriends a brilliant and charismatic neuroscience student who quickly seizes control over all aspects of her life. Skye breaks up with her then-boyfriend and the neuroscience student insists that he and Skye start dating. After he begins abusing her emotionally, mentally, and physically, Skye turns to authorities to have him arrested. She immediately becomes a pariah amongst most of her academic peers and is now "more afraid of the social suicide than (she) was ...
May 19, 2020•36 min•Ep. 320
While working at a pizza place, Liz sees a strange man lingering in the parking lot and finds an anonymous note in her car that reads, "It sucks to be invisible, huh?". Over the next eight years he writes her obsessive and threatening notes, stalks her outside the daycare where she worked, vandalizes her car, and breaks into her house. Liz moves away hoping to leave her stalker behind but comes home to find a note that reads, "I found you Invisible Girl." Visit http://takecareof.com/ and enter S...
May 12, 2020•50 min•Ep. 287
Sisters Julia and Alice were stalked by their mother's live-in boyfriend beginning when they were just twelve and ten years-old. They endured years of psychological trauma at the hands of this abusive alcoholic photographer who they eventually discovered was watching them through windows. After he was caught peeping outside Julia's friend's house, the full extent of his sick and toxic behavior was discovered. If you enjoy Strictly Stalking and the work that we're doing to draw attention to this ...
May 05, 2020•40 min•Ep. 289
Julie S. Lalonde was stalked by her abusive ex-boyfriend for over ten years. Julie begins dating a good looking and charismatic high school classmate who becomes abusive and jealous of her life and aspirations. After she leaves him, he begins stalking her daily for the next five years, harassing her friends, tapping her phone calls, and sending her inappropriate gifts. She eventually takes him to court where the justices of the peace chastise her for wasting the court's time with her case. Julie...
Apr 28, 2020•50 min•Ep. 293
Kathie Truitt almost went to prison after being falsely accused of trying to kill her stalker neighbor. After moving into a seemingly quiet suburban neighborhood, Kathie and her family are stalked by a "crazy neighbor lady" who makes up strange lies about Kathie and even begins to dress like her. Her neighbor lies to authorities and has Kathie charged with attempted murder of which she is later acquitted. Kathie's book entitled, 'False Victim', is the basis for the Lifetime Movie 'The Neighbor i...
Apr 21, 2020•41 min•Ep. 309
Scarlett receives a series of abusive and harassing letters viciously attacking her and accusing her husband of cheating. These character assassinations continue for years causing Scarlett to lose her businesses, struggle to keep her marriage together and fear for her safety. She now works to strengthen anti-stalking laws and come to the terms with the knowledge that she may never know who her stalker is. If you enjoy Strictly Stalking and the work that we're doing to draw attention to this impo...
Apr 14, 2020•52 min•Ep. 281
Debra Newell was stalked by her ex-husband, a dangerous sociopath named John Meehan a.k.a. "Dirty John." A successful Orange County interior designer and divorced mom of four, Debra Newell meets John Meehan online and is immediately swept off her feet. During their whirlwind courtship, Debra eventually learns that John is a dangerous and violent con-man targeting single wealthy women. After she goes into hiding, John targets her daughter, Terra, leading to a deadly confrontation. If you haven't ...
Apr 07, 2020•54 min•Ep. 282
Sarah became the obsession of a man who confessed to her that he has no self-control. After harassing her on Facebook, her stalker writes her long delusional messages, sends her bizarre hand-drawn pictures of herself and eventually shows up at Sarah's workplace to confront her. Fearing for her life, she desperately tells her family and friends that she's, "lived a good life" in case her stalker turns violent. She continues to fight back and builds a massive court case to keep him away. If you en...
Mar 31, 2020•52 min•Ep. 290
Victoria has been stalked by her father for most of her life. After fleeing her hometown with her mother and siblings, Victoria's father tracks her down at college and falls asleep outside her dormitory. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 24, 2020•39 min•Ep. 285
Kristen Pratt aka Kaypee was stalked by a deranged former high school classmate obsessed with proving his love for her. After sending Kaypee a series of bizarre and demented YouTube videos, her stalker shows up on her college campus and at her workplace to torment her. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 17, 2020•44 min•Ep. 277
Terra Newell survived a brutal attack at the hands of John Meehan aka "Dirty John". After her mother, Debra Newell, begins a whirlwind romance with John Meehan, a man she meets online, Terra and her siblings immediately see red flags and hire a private investigator. The shocking findings cause Debra to flee, and John to stalk Terra, leading to a fatal confrontation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 10, 2020•50 min•Ep. 308
Chloe has been stalked by her birth mother since she was fourteen. After being adopted at birth, Chloe is contacted by her biological mother in her desperate attempt to get close to her. As the stalking escalates, Chloe fights to change the stalking laws for others in her situation while coping with the ongoing psychological battle of her ordeal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 04, 2020•37 min•Ep. 291
Anna Nasset was stalked by a man who tormented her for close to a decade. After receiving inappropriate messages from a stranger, Anna learns he has twelve prior convictions for stalking and harassment of other women including his former high school classmate, a district prosecuting attorney, and his therapist. Anna loses her business, her home, and almost her life, but faces her stalker in court, where he's chosen to defend himself, to bring him to justice. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
Feb 25, 2020•43 min•Ep. 284
"Michelle" received over 900 unwanted calls and texts from her stalker including death threats and an extortion attempt. After accepting a friend request on social media from "Giovanni", a male active duty U.S. Marine, "Michelle" grows concerned when he follows and likes all of her friends pages and posts. She blocks him and discovers, "Giovanni" is actually a 23-year-old female Florida International University criminal-justice student who is stalking her. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
Feb 19, 2020•55 min•Ep. 269
Kerri Kasem was the target of an obsessed stalker who attempted to destroy her life. While working for her non-profit organization Kerri met the woman who tried to sabotage her business, made death threats against her, and even hire a private investigator to turn Kerri's own stepmother against her. Kerri took her stalker to court and continues to work with her foundation to eliminate all forms of elder abuse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 11, 2020•28 min•Ep. 282
Beauty pageant winners, Brittany Bell, Erin Brady, and Samantha Bumford survived unbelievable torment at the hands of their stalkers. After being crowned, each of these women was stalked by three men whose bizarre and dangerous obsessions altered the course of their lives forever. Turning tragedy into triumph, they fought back becoming role model survivors now working to strengthen stalking laws here and abroad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 04, 2020•50 min•Ep. 272
Lenora Claire was stalked for over eight years by a schizophrenic man who also targeted Kim Kardashian, Ivanka Trump, and Gwyneth Paltrow. After confronting Lenora in person, her stalker begins to send her a series of bizarre, handwritten notes escalating into rape and death threats. Lenora fights back becoming an internationally renowned anti-staking advocate who Vice calls, "The Erin Brockovich of Stalking." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 28, 2020•42 min•Ep. 278
Kathleen Gallagher survived a horrifying ordeal at the hands of her stalker. After being obsessively stalked for years by a former high school classmate she hardly knew, he eventually broke into her home and held her at gunpoint. Her quick thinking and trial-by-fire skills saved her life and now she helps to empower people to make smart personal safety choices as The Safety Chick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 21, 2020•37 min•Ep. 314
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Jan 08, 2020•2 min•Ep. 265
