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Stolen Lives True Crime

174: Takoda Collins

Stolen Lives True Crime

Stolen Lives True Crime

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture

4619 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The torture and murder of 10-year-old Takoda Collins


** This episode includes graphic descriptions of child abuse. Listener discretion is advised**


Thank you to Sarah J for suggesting this week's story. It's listeners like YOU that keep the podcast going. To suggest a story you want more attention brought to, please email, DM or comment in the suggestion post in the Facebook group.


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Research and script writing by Ali


Hosting and production by Ali


Music by Myuu  

Transcript

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0:00.0

Here on Stolen Lives, we discuss brutal and heartbreaking crimes against children.

0:05.4

Themes may include child murder, torture, and sexual domestic and child abuse.

0:10.4

I do you my best to remain respectful for the babies in these stories

0:13.6

and leave out unnecessary details and honestly, none of us need to know to understand the frustration

0:19.2

of why and how this ever happened.

0:21.7

However, if you find any of these themes triggering this podcast may not be for you.

0:27.5

Listener, discretion is advised.

0:42.2

This is a story that so many people have suggested, and I'm going to apologize.

0:47.7

I'm hiring a social media assistant in the new year, because I'm horrid at keeping track at who requests what.

0:49.3

So I am sorry if you're suggested a story, and I cover it, and I don't give you a shout-out.

0:53.9

It's nothing against you.

0:55.4

I'm just simply disorganised. But the first person to suggest Dakota's story was a lovely

1:00.4

Sarah Jay in the Facebook group. So thank you to Sarah for bringing this story to the top of my list.

1:06.1

I feel lately each week is getting harder and more heartbreaking and Dakota's story is no exception.

1:12.7

Please take heed of my content warning at the top of the episode. To date, I've brought you

1:17.5

more than 170 stories on this podcast so far. And I thought I'd heard everything and

1:22.9

it become somewhat desensitized, but this one got me. It is disturbing, so again, this story may not be for

1:30.1

everyone. Listen, our discretion is highly advised today. And before we get into this week's

1:36.6

horrific story, this will be my last episode of 2024. Thank you to everyone for being here with me

1:43.3

week after week and supporting what I do.

1:46.0

This podcast takes a lot from me, not only time-wise, but emotionally.

1:51.5

There has been many a time this year, I've had to stop recording partway through an episode

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