Growing up in a broken home with a loving mother, a woman faces disturbing and routine abuse from her brother, but after it escalates, and the unthinkable happens, the terror never ends.
Today's episode featured Amy Chesler. To find out more about her and her story, you can find her book on Working for Justice on Amazon. Amy also has her own podcast, What Came Next, which chronicles in greater depth her experiences with the criminal justice system and the media, as well as other firsthand accounts from survivors and advocates throughout history. You can also find her on Instagram @amybchesler, and on her website amybchesler.com).
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**Producers: **Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Aviva Lipkowitz
**Content/Trigger Warnings: sexual assault of a minor, domestic abuse and violence, graphic bodily injury, **alcohol and drug abuse, murder, explicit language
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