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Thank you so much for listening. Angelique Reblado is an incredible mother and survivor living in Arizona.

She was born in Southern California,

but after a pivotal move nearly 400 miles east in her middle school years, she found herself

having trouble fitting in. Several years later, and not long after finding out she was pregnant,

Angelique was introduced by a mutual friend to a Maricopa

newcomer who she seemed to have a lot in common with. Over the next several months, she would get to know

the also 18-year-old via text and social media. They would discuss their pregnancies and build what

Angelique considered a friendship.

But everything changed on February 16, 2011, when their burgeoning relationship became nearly lethal.

The Broken Cycle Media team is deeply honored and grateful that Angelique was willing to so rawly share about her experiences and all that came

next for her after courageously surviving an alleged attempted fetal abduction and attempted

arson.

Hi, my name is Angelique Robledo. If I asked my, if they could describe me, they would say that I'm

somebody that's dependable. I get along with every single person that I've ever met. I work

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