Speaker
Christina
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1 episodes
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1
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Dallas police told Christina the man matching her description had sexually assaulted two women in the area and typically watched victims for days to learn their schedules before striking.
Christina was about to open her front door for a smoke break when an overwhelming urge made her look through the peephole, where she saw a man already reaching for the handle.
Keli walked to her Pontiac Sunbird convertible one morning to find a hole cut in the soft top, a substance on her steering wheel and windshield, and a Polaroid tucked under the wiper: a shirtless man, acid-wash jeans, top button fastened, zipper fully down. The police finally got involved.
After 18 hours in hospital, Chloe's abuser had not left her side — attentive, loving, advocating with doctors. He expected them to leave together. Instead, Chloe told him she forgave him for everything, but could never forget it. It was the last time she ever looked him in the eyes.
Chloe's boyfriend was charismatic and magnetic — but quickly began clocking her mileage, calling every location to verify she was there, and isolating her from friends and family. By the time they moved to Windsor, the physical abuse had begun, and shame kept her hidden from the people who could help.
Keli's mom found a full empty case of beer outside her bedroom window after mowing the lawn. The stalker had apparently stood at an angle exploiting broken vertical blinds to watch Keli and a friend sleep long enough to drink twelve beers — in the summer heat.
Rather than calling police, Keli and her mom devised a plan: Keli would kick the wall as a signal, mom would release their black lab Buddy. When the slow tap returned, Buddy tore off across the neighborhood — lighting up every motion sensor in sequence as he chased the stalker into the night.
The Canadian caller's stalker kept finding her out despite rotating phone numbers — then she realized he was watching friends' Instagram stories. She restricted one story to only one suspect and texted him pretending to consider his demands. He referenced the espresso martini photo. Bam.
The stalker who had texted her from rotating numbers for nearly a year, monitored her location through social media, and requested explicit photos was her close friend's husband — and had also texted his own sister-in-law. The wife never found out. The friend group quietly fractured.
Christina was about to unlock her front door for a routine smoke break when something made her check the peephole. A man was already reaching for the handle. She reversed the deadbolt and ran. Police later told her he was a suspected serial rapist who watched victims for days before striking at doorways.
When Christina described her stalker to police — shaved head, tattoos along one arm — the officers exchanged a brief glance. She demanded to know what it meant. They told her the description matched a man wanted for sexually assaulting two women in the area, who typically surveilled targets for days.
Chloe was delirious with what she thought was the flu, collapsed on her futon, and woke to find her abusive ex looming above her, slapping her cheeks. In her weakened, confused state, she didn't know if he had caused her illness or was about to kill her. He put her in a cab to the hospital — saving her life.
Dax and Monica close out the episode by reflecting on the challenge facing both victims and police: stalking exists on a spectrum, from a lost neighbor glancing into a window to a serial predator, and it's nearly impossible in real time to know which one you're dealing with.
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