

I Stabbed And Killed My Childhood Abuser
Clark Fredericks is a motivational speaker, author, and advocate who survived horrific childhood sexual abuse by a former Boy Scout leader and Sheriff, Dennis Pegg, in New Jersey. Today, Clark joins us in the tent to discuss his upcoming book “Scarred: A Memoir of a Childhood Stolen and a Life Reclaimed” which will be releasing on July 29. Clark walks us through the timeline of childhood tragedy, vengeance by stabbing and killing his abuser, recovery, and advocacy. Welcome to Camp 🏕️.
“Scarred: A Memoir of a Childhood Stolen and a Life Reclaimed” will be available at all major retailers starting July 29, 2025. You can also pre-order your copy now through Amazon or Simon & Schuster.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:40 Clark’s Childhood
6:45 First Time Meeting Dennis Pegg
12:48 Stranger Danger
16:16 Tactic’s Used By P3dos
21:20 The Sunfish Experiment
24:17 Dennis Forcing Wrestling Matches With Clark
33:40 Dennis Get’s Clark Drunk & Takes Advantage
36:31 Getting Sexual Abused By Dennis
40:46 How Different Is Life
49:58 Dennis Taking Prisoners Home To Abuse Them
54:46 Advice For Parents Who Suspect Abuse
1:00:00 Struggles In College and Adult Life
1:10:55 Other Traumatic Events In Clark’s Life
1:16:08 Seeing Dennis at a Bar
1:18:48 Clark’s Obsession With Fire
1:20:40 Going Into Debt With The Mob
1:40:24 Killing Dennis Pegg
1:53:05 What Could Have Been Different? + Dennis’s Other Victims
1:56:07 Dennis Continued To Abuse Kids
1:58:11 Immediately After Killing Dennis + Getting Arrested
2:15:17 Finally Accepting What Happened
2:25:40 Trauma Produces More Trauma
2:27:49 Earning Respect In Prison
2:33:41 Getting Out of Jail + Coming To God
2:46:39 The Manipulation of Abusers
2:50:56 Anyone Can Be An Abuser
2:52:29 Advice For Abuse Victims
2:53:58 Clark Reconnecting With The Love of His Life