Ep 49: After a terrifying assault, this woman was determined to put her attacker behind bars.

She was certain she had identified the right man. However, after 10 years, new evidence submitted would reveal additional victims. How did this survivor turn pain into purpose? 

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Sources Cited for this episode:

• FRONTLINE PBS, Thompson and Cotton Forgive 
• Jennifer Thompson: The Concentric Circles of Harm 
• The Perfect Witness  
• The Innocence Project: Ronald Cotton 
• Picking Cotton 
• HealingJusticeProject.org
• SurvivorServices.org
• NYT 
• Associated Press 

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