172: [Nichole Schmidt - Netflix's American Murder: Gabby Petito] Her Voice is So Big

What Came Next

Broken Cycle Media

Documentary, Education, True Crime, Society & Culture, Self-improvement

4.4 • 627 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Content Warning: intimate partner violence, domestic violence, strangulation, and murder.

Nichole Schmidt is a mother, speaker, non-profit founder, victim advocate, and co-victim of murder. Her trajectory changed drastically in August of 2021 with the very public disappearance and murder of her daughter, Gabby Petito. In the wake of her loss, Nichole has transformed her grief into legislative and social change via the Gabby Petito Foundation, a Netflix documentary, a forthcoming book and podcast, and much more. The Broken Cycle Media team is beyond grateful for Nichole’s time, energy, resilience, and advocacy in the wake of her unimaginable loss. This episode is dedicated in loving memory of Gabby Petito.

Sources:

- “Brian Laundrie’s Cause of Death, New Details Revealed in Autopsy.” ABC7 Los Angeles, 15 Feb. 2022, abc7.com/post/brian-laundrie-autopsy-gabby-petito-report/11564906/

Resources:

- Conference on Crimes Against Women: https://conferencecaw.org/
- The Gabby Petito Foundation: https://gabbypetitofoundation.org/
- The Gabby Petitio Foundation on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbypetitofoundation/
- Nikki Schmidt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/niki_schmidt_/
- Netflix's American Murder: Gabby Petito - https://www.netflix.com/title/81733793

If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, please consider seeking safety resources via https://www.thehotline.org/. For a list of additional resources and related non-profit organizations, please visit http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources

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0:00.0	If you're fascinated by true crime, then join us in October 26 for CrimeCon
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0:22.9	crime community. CrimeCon London, partnered by True Crime Channel 3rd and 4th of October 2026.
0:30.1	Thank you to Lola Blankets for sponsoring this episode.
0:34.4	What Came Next is intended for mature audiences only.
0:38.8	Episodes discuss topics that can be triggering,
0:41.4	such as emotional, physical, and sexual violence, animal abuse, suicide, and murder.
0:48.0	I am not a therapist, nor am I a doctor.
0:51.3	If you're in need of support, please visit something was wrong.com forward slash
0:55.8	resources for a list of non-profit organizations that can help. Opinions expressed by my guests on
1:02.4	the show are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of myself or broken cycle media.
1:09.2	Resources and source material are linked in the episode notes.
1:13.2	Thank you so much for listening. Nicole Schmidt is a mother, speaker, non-profit founder, victim advocate, and co-victum of murder.
1:47.4	Her trajectory changed drastically in August of 2021, with the very public disappearance and
1:54.0	murder of her daughter, Gabby Petito.
1:57.2	In the wake of her loss, Nicole has transformed her grief into legislative and social change
2:02.3	via the Gabby Petito Foundation, a Netflix documentary, a forthcoming book and podcast, and much more.
2:10.4	The Broken Cycle Media team is beyond grateful for Nicole's time, energy, resilience, and advocacy
2:17.2	in the wake of her unimaginable loss.
2:20.3	This episode is dedicated in loving memory of Gabby Petito.
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