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165. Hunting for Friends: Stalking Melanie

Strictly Stalking

Strictly Stalking

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Melanie was stalked by a man she met in a Facebook group for foragers and mushroom hunters. They chatted and video-called for a year before meeting in person. After the meeting, Melanie saw red flags and ended things. But he wouldn't take no for an answer and showed up at her job, her house, stole her keys, and even kidnapped her. Melanie called the police multiple times, but even after he was arrested and charged with stalking, he continued to break the restraining order.

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0:00.0

I say because if I do die, I'm an extra lawyer, let me hunt you.

0:04.8

We so often hear about those that don't make it out of danger alive.

0:08.8

But what about those that do?

0:10.2

My body got warm and it just said, get up. You're not done, get up.

0:13.8

I'm Tatlin Van Maal, back with a brand new season of I Survived.

0:18.1

The more I beg him, the happier and the more excited he got.

0:22.4

Join me for new episodes of I Survived every Monday,

0:26.0

and subscribe now, wherever you listen to podcasts.

0:30.0

He ended up throwing me on my front porch and throwing some stuff at me.

0:35.2

And my neighbor had heard us and she ran over and got me and brought me to her house.

0:40.9

And they called the police.

0:42.7

And by the time the police had gotten there, I mean, even if they pulled up out front,

0:48.0

he would always evade them.

1:00.1

I'm Jamie Beebe.

1:07.1

And I'm Jake Debtula.

1:08.4

On today's episode of Strictly Stocking, we're chatting with Melanie,

1:11.1

who was stalked by a man she met in a Facebook group.

1:13.5

Melanie posted an ad on a Facebook group for mushroom hunters,

1:16.6

looking to meet fellow foragers when a man responded.

1:19.3

They spoke on video calls for a year before meeting a person.

1:22.4

Although she liked him at first, things changed and she decided to end communication

1:26.4

shortly after meeting.

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