Something Was Wrong

This week, survivor Maribelle shares her story. Maribelle met her charming southern gentleman boyfriend, Hunter, on a dating website. As an OG Crime Junkie, when Maribelle noticed the red flags started to pop up, she put on her detective hat and discovered Hunter was a dangerous pathological liar and a soon to be stalker. ** Resources:  For free mental health resources, please visit SomethingWasWrong.com/Resources  HealthLine: How to Recognize Coercive Control Medically reviewed by Timothy J. Legg, PhD, PsyD — Written by Cindy Lamothe on October 10, 2019 Battered Women: Coercive Control and the Defense of Liberty — Written by Evan Stark, Ph.D, MSW, Professor, Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration, Prepared for Violence Against Women : Complex Realities and New Issues in a Changing World, Les Presses de l’Université du Québec (2012) ** Something Was Wrong’s theme song was originally composed by Glad Rags and is covered this season by Basic Comfort. You can listen to their cover of "U Think U" on all streaming platforms or at https://basiccomfort.bandcamp.com/ Website: Basiccomfort.band IG: Basic_Comfort Twitter: Basic_Comfort  FB: Basiccomfortband  

This week survivor Angie shares her story. Angie married a man named Jeff who was very well-respected and well-liked in his community. Through financial and social dependency, Angie became entrapped in Jeff’s web of lies as his criminal activities led to a very public fall from grace. ** Resources: For free mental health resources, please visit SomethingWasWrong.com/Resources  RAINN - The National Sexual Assault Online Hotline If you’re in need of support, please contact RAINN - the United States largest anti-sexual violence organization at 800.656.HOPE or visit online.rainn.org. ** Something Was Wrong’s theme song was originally composed by Glad Rags and is covered this season by Basic Comfort. Website: Basiccomfort.band IG: Basic_Comfort Twitter: Basic_Comfort  FB: Basiccomfortband  

This week survivor Emma shares her story. Emma met her future husband Drew through her oldest brother and after a series of toxic relationships, and finally thought she had found a safe place in Drew. He showered her with love and affections and all of her friends loved him but little did Emma know that this relationship was going to be the most traumatic of them all. ** Resources: For free mental health resources, please visit SomethingWasWrong.com/Resources   Sources: 2015 CDC National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, 2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Division of Violence Prevention 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS-F64 Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3742 www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention   Drug-facilitated sexual assaults (DFSA): a serious underestimated issue Busardò FP, Varì MR, di Trana A, Malaca S, Carlier J, di Luca NM. Drug-facilitated sexual assaults (DFSA): a serious underestimated issue. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2019 Dec;23(24):10577-10587. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_201912_19753. PMID: 31858579. ** Something Was Wrong’s theme song was originally composed by Glad Rags and is covered this season by Basic Comfort. Website: Basiccomfort.band IG: Basic_Comfort Twitter: Basic_Comfort  FB: Basiccomfortband  

This week survivor Ava shares her story. Ava met Eddie at a bar and was instantly intrigued by his cute New Zealand accent. After a courthouse wedding so Eddie could obtain his green card, Ava finds out that everything she thought was true about Eddie was not all it seemed. ** Resources: For free mental health resources, please visit SomethingWasWrong.com/Resources    Sources: US Department of Justice: Stalking statistics U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001   National Domestic Violence Hotline: Stalking Safety Planning By Dana, a Hotline Advocate, National Domestic Violence Hotline PO Box 90249 Austin, Texas 78709    National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: National Statistics Domestic Violence Fact Sheet NCADV 600 Grant, Suite 750 Denver, Colorado 80203 ** Something Was Wrong’s theme song was originally composed by Glad Rags and is covered this season by Basic Comfort. Website: Basiccomfort.band IG: Basic_Comfort Twitter: Basic_Comfort  FB: Basiccomfortband  

This week survivor Megan shares her story. While in college, Megan’s close friend Anne passes away suddenly leaving her and their inner circle of friends totally shattered. In the midst of Megan’s grief, she meets Katie, who she believes to be another one of Anne’s friends but over the course of two weeks, they quickly realize this woman is not who she claims to be. ** Resources: For free mental health resources, please visit SomethingWasWrong.com/Resources  Sources: MedicineNet: Pathological Liar vs. Compulsive Liar  Medical Author: Karthik Kumar, MBBS Medical Reviewer: Pallavi Suyog Uttekar, MD, Medically Reviewed on 11/30/2020 ** Something Was Wrong’s theme song was originally composed by Glad Rags and is covered this season by Basic Comfort. Website: Basiccomfort.band IG: Basic_Comfort Twitter: Basic_Comfort  FB: Basiccomfortband  

This week survivor Bailey shares her story. Bailey met “JD” while out at a bar with her friend. Following the advice of a little infamous dating help book, Bailey insisted JD pick her up for their first date which turned out to be a series of regrets that haunt her on a night she barely escaped with her life. ** Resources: For free mental health resources, please visit SomethingWasWrong.com/Resources  "Is she being rude, or have you been socially conditioned into believing that women should be warm, positive and friendly at all times and are uncomfortable when they don't adhere to that behavior?" - Aaron Hoyland, Tweet by Aaron Hoyland, via Twitter Something Was Wrong’s theme song was originally composed by Glad Rags and is covered this season by Basic Comfort. Website: Basiccomfort.band IG: Basic_Comfort Twitter: Basic_Comfort  FB: Basiccomfortband

Darcy, Danielle and Kenji head to court -- and all of Ardie's lies are called into question. ** Thank you so much for listening to and sharing Season 9! Your support and encouragement has meant so much to Danielle, Kenji and myself. Season 10 starts next Thursday October 7th and will feature 11 incredible survivors. Their stories will be told in episodic format meaning more inspiring stories and less cliffhangers. Listen to all of Season 9 available now and make sure to follow Something Was Wrong wherever you love to listen to your podcasts so you don't miss a single new brave story in Season 10! ** Follow @SomethingWasWrongPodcast on Instagram  For free mental health resources, please visit SomethingWasWrong.com/Resources Sources: National Domestic Violence Hotline: Identifying & Overcoming Trauma Bonds, by Rachel, a Hotline Advocate. Accessed August 4, 2021. https://www.thehotline.org/resources/trauma-bonds-what-are-they-and-how-can-we-overcome-them/

As Ardie and Darcy’s turbulent relationship spilled into public view, Ardie’s life of crime is finally laid bare, exposing new revelations along the way. Follow @SomethingWasWrongPodcast on Instagram  For free mental health resources, please visit SomethingWasWrong.com/Resources Sources: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Domestic Violence in California. Published in 2020. Accessed August 3, 2021. Retrieved from https://assets.speakcdn.com/assets/2497/ncadv_california_fact_sheet_2020.pdf California Courts, the Judicial Branch of California: Domestic Violence. Publication date unknown. Accessed August 3, 2021. https://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-domesticviolence.htm?rdeLocaleAttr=en WomensLaw.org: Restraining Orders. Last updated June 16, 2021. Accessed August 3, 2020. https://www.womenslaw.org/laws/ca/restraining-orders/domestic-violence-restraining-orders

Through a shared bond of trauma and desperation for the truth, Kenji and Danielle worked together to expose Ardie’s true identity. Follow @SomethingWasWrongPodcast on Instagram  For free mental health resources, please visit SomethingWasWrong.com/Resources

After meeting, Kenji and Danielle made startling revelations about Ardie’s life, his debauched agenda, and just how depraved his mind can really be. Follow @SomethingWasWrongPodcast on Instagram  For free mental health resources, please visit SomethingWasWrong.com/Resources