“I had total grief and sadness and fear and also just disbelief that it happened. But it’s different when you lose somebody who hurt you.”
Producer: Whit Missildine
Episode Summary: After surviving a family broken by drug addiction and mental illness, a woman finds out her mother’s death was tied to one of the most notorious crimes in American history.
Today’s episode featured Nova Reeves. To find out more about Nova, you can Google her article on the death penalty in the Tacoma Tribune. You can hear her reading poetry on YouTube by searching for Quiet Lightning. You can also get a copy of her zine by emailing her directly at novareeves@gmail.com
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Content/Trigger Warnings: mental illness, murder, explicit language
Intro Music: ""Illabye" – Tipper
Music Bed: “Union Flow” - Spuntic
Outro Music: "The Moon is Down" - El Diablo & Adam Schraft (Rojo y Negro) @eldiablosf @rojo-y-negro www.eldiablobass.com/
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