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What Came Next

Broken Cycle Media

What happens after the experiences of true crime survivors have been shared with the world? Does the media truly capture all it entails to survive such tragedy in the public eye? What comes after the convictions are in, the cameras stop rolling, and the court of public opinion has spoken? Can sharing our stories lead to justice, and is there ever really justice? These questions and many more are discussed on the new true crime docuseries podcast brought to you by Broken Cycle Media. What Came

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47: [Vanessa V. - Discovery's Unraveled] This Started...

What Came Next ·

2023/12/15

*Content warning: suicidal ideation, stalking, cyberstalking, arson, death threats, violent threats. As shared in Part One of Vanessa V.'s story, we first heard from her on Discovery’s Unraveled. However, her journey as a stalking victim started nearly two decades before her media-based advocacy journey began. Over those two decades, Vanessa experienced escalating, cyclical cyberstalking that effected all facets of her life. Still, Vanessa’s tenacity and strength shines through, as she continues to

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46: [Vanessa V. - Discovery’s Unraveled] Glacier Slow...

What Came Next ·

2023/12/08

*Content warning: suicidal ideation, stalking, cyberstalking, arson, death threats, violent threats, and murder. We first heard Vanessa V.‘s story on Discovery’s Unraveled. However, her journey as a stalking victim started nearly two decades before her media-based advocacy journey began. Over those two decades, Vanessa experienced escalating, cyclical cyberstalking that effected all facets of her life. Still, Vanessa’s tenacity and strength shines through, as she continues to reinvent herself

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45: [Denise Winters] The Untold Story

What Came Next ·

2023/12/01

Content warning: substance use disorder, substance abuse, sex work, statutory rape, child abuse, sexual abuse, rape, serial rape, murder, and serial murder. Denise Winters is a mother, author, YouTuber, and victim advocate from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After a very tumultuous childhood, Denise’s heartache did not stop. She was brutally attacked and raped by a man in her neighborhood in her early twenties. For years, she attempted to report her assault via many different avenues, especially when she

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44: [Sarah Manos] Justice in Moving Forward // Part 2

What Came Next ·

2023/11/24

Content warning: cruelty towards animals, animal abuse, death threats, domestic violence, psychological, emotional, mental, and physical abuse, murder. As shared in last week’s episode and Part 1 of her story, Sarah Manos is a high school educator and victim advocate from Chicago. After escaping a highly abusive relationship and losing her canine companions Kirby and Daisy to her abuser, Sarah has chosen to share her experiences in and out of the legal and criminal justice system to bring awareness

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43: [Sarah Manos] I Had To Tell Someone // Part 1

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2023/11/17

Content warning: animal cruelty, animal abuse, domestic violence, psychological, emotional, mental, and physical abuse, stalking, and death threats. Sarah Manos is a high school educator and victim advocate from Chicago. In Part One of her story, Sarah shares how she loses her canine companions Kirby and Daisy to her abuser, and eventually escapes the horrifying relationship. In the wake of her loss, Sarah has chosen to share her experiences in and out of the legal and criminal justice system to

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42: [Commissioner Jennifer Morrison - The Hero Maker...

What Came Next ·

2023/11/10

*Content warning: rape, murder, serial murder. Commissioner Jennifer Morrison has had a long career in public safety and law enforcement. However, her trajectory as an advocate became clearer with the life-altering loss of two dear friends during her formative, college years. It is with this same passion for justice and advocacy that she began a prolific career in public safety, becoming the first female police chief of Colchester County, Vermont and the first female public safety commissioner of

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41: [Caitlin Mathis] Dedicated To Change

What Came Next ·

2023/11/03

Content warning: divorce, stalking, cyberstalking, murder, and capital murder. Caitlin Mathis is a victim advocate and survivor from Texas. In the summer between graduating high school and entering college, she began a relationship with a man whose future actions would change her life, and a whole town, forever. After consequently navigating the inner workings of the law enforcement and criminal justice systems during her college years, she now shares in the media all that came next in her journey

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40: [Danny Cords] An Upstander Unto Yourself

What Came Next ·

2023/10/27

*Content warning: divorce, conversion therapy, reorientation therapy, cyberstalking, stalking, fraudulent reporting, emotional and psychological abuse, death threats, and criminal threats. Danny Cords is an organizational psychologist and victim advocate from Seattle. He began harnessing his voice and speaking out for others after leaving conversion therapy in his late teens. But his advocacy mission only intensified after being subjected to years of cyberstalking. He hopes to bring awareness and

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39: [WCN Presents] SWW S14 Updates // Part 2

What Came Next ·

2023/10/20

*Content warning: domestic abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, and non-consensual pornography. As shared in Part One of [WCN Presents] SWW S14 Updates, Season 14 of Something Was Wrong began airing on October 20th, 2022 and the last episode aired on January 3rd, 2023. The season highlighted the narratives of Kaylan, Melissa, and Sara and their very toxic, abusive relationships with a man named Jake, as well as the abuse their children faced. As the season progressed, it included several

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38: [WCN Presents] SWW S14 Updates // Part 1

What Came Next ·

2023/10/13

*Content warning: domestic abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, and non-consensual pornography. Season Fourteen of Something Was Wrong began airing on October 20th, 2022 and the last episode aired on January 3rd, 2023. The season highlighted the narratives of Kaylan, Melissa, and Sara and their very toxic, abusive relationships with a man named Jake, as well as the abuse their children faced. As the season progressed, it included several accounts from other victims and acquaintances of Jake as

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37: [Nicole Bowman] It’s a Heavy Role

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2023/10/06

*Content warning: substance use disorder, addiction, suicidal ideation, child abuse, emotional, mental, and environmental abuse. Nicole Bowman is a mother, writer, blogger, and former teacher. She utilizes her degrees in education, childhood development, & English, as well as her active pursuit to be a therapist to create thoughtful, advocacy-based content. Through live stage performances, blogging, poetry, and autobiographical writing, Nicole shares about the nuances of the abuse she faced as

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36: [Jimanekia Eborn] Everyone Does Survivorship...

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2023/09/29

*Content warning: sexual assault, rape, domestic violence, and murder. Jimanekia Eborn is a survivor, advocate, and mental health professional whose expertise focuses on healing from trauma and sexual assault. Despite experiencing great loss and grief as early as she can remember, she has also always been a loving force to be reckoned with. Thus, she utilizes her own grief and experiences, as well as her status as a co-victim of murder, to advocate for victims from marginalized communities and

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35: [Gloria Masters] Handing the Shame Back

What Came Next ·

2023/09/22

*Content warning: rape, miscarriage, forced abortion, medical trauma, sex slavery, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child abuse, childhood sexual assault, child pornograpy, non-consensual pornography, suicidal ideation, attempted suicide Gloria Masters is a former teacher and child & adolescent therapist from Auckland, New Zealand. Over the last several decades and through her incredible professional life, she has worked deeply to change the future for our youth. But it wasn’t until a few years

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34: [Lily Sanders] Love is Your Birthright

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2023/09/15

*Content warning: disordered eating, anorexia, homophobia, severe physical, mental, emotional, financial, and litigative abuse, rape, and domestic violence. Lily Sanders is a dancer, author, actress and advocate with extensive creative and professional resumes. However, it wasn’t until escaping domestic violence that she found her ultimate calling. We are so grateful she was willing to discuss her journey and mission in the media, as well as all that came next for her after freeing herself from

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33: [Conor + Kathy Crippen - TikTok] One Grain of...

What Came Next ·

2023/09/08

*Content warning: This episode includes discussion of drunk driving, reckless driving, medical trauma, & traumatic brain injury. Conor Crippen is a survivor and victim advocate from Ohio. Upon his entrance to college at Loyola University Chicago, Conor studied neuroscience and biology. It would be just under a year into his educational career though that his plans were cut short by a drunk driver. As a result of the accident, he suffered a traumatic brain injury, and began a new life of

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32: [Alexa Weinbaum - TikTok] Take Your Power Back

What Came Next ·

2023/09/01

*Content warning: This episode includes discussion of underage drinking, drug use, overdose, respite care, disordered eating, anorexia, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, coercive control, stalking, statutory rape, rape, emotional, mental, psychological, physical, and sexual abuse, suicidal ideation, and attempted murder. Lexi Weinbaum is an athlete, student, and victim advocate from Connecticut. She began riding horses competitively at a very young age, and eventually pivoted to become a

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31: [Cheryl Hunter] We Are Not Our Bodies

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2023/08/25

*Content warning: kidnapping, abduction, rape, child abuse, stalking, trafficking, and suicidal ideation Cheryl Hunter is television writer and producer, as well as a survivor advocate. Her efforts have been seen on NBC, CNN, Dr. Oz, The TED Talk stage, and many more major media platforms. But her journey of sharing about her traumatic abduction and assaults did not begin immediately. On this episode of What Came Next, listen to Cheryl share what propelled her to finally be open about her trauma,

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30: [Cassandra Lane] We Are Bridges

What Came Next ·

2023/08/18

*Content warning: book banning, rape, sexual abuse, domestic violence, police brutality, racism, segregation, lynching, and murder. Cassandra Lane is an award-winning author, journalist, artist, and speaker. Her beautiful memoir, We Are Bridges, is a labor of love born from generational trauma, as well as years of healing (and honing her craft). We are honored that Cassandra was willing to speak with us about what came next after her great-grandfather’s lynching in the early 1900’s, and how she was

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29: [Jan Broberg - Abducted in Plain Sight] Coming...

What Came Next ·

2023/08/11

Content warning: child abuse, coercive control, stalking, kidnapping, sexual abuse, sexual assault, rape, pedophilia, fraud, and suicide. In this second part of Jan’s story, she continues to share about the grooming and sexual abuse she and her parents experienced at the hands of a neighbor. All that she’s done to heal since the abuse ended - which includes a book, a Netflix documentary entitled Abducted in Plain Sight, Peacock's scripted series called A Friend of the Family, her non-profit,

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28: [Jan Broberg - Abducted in Plain Sight] Based on...

What Came Next ·

2023/08/11

Content warning: child abuse, coercive control, stalking, kidnapping, sexual abuse, sexual assault, rape, pedophilia, fraud, and suicide. Jan Broberg is a mother, actress, speaker, and advocate. When she was a young girl, she and her parents faced grooming and sexual abuse at the hands of a neighbor. The events that unfolded afterwards, which include two childhood abductions by the same man, are a clear example of grooming and the cyclical nature of abuse. However, all that she’s done to heal since

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