204. Breaking His Silence: John-Michael Lander

Strictly Stalking

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True Crime, Talk Radio

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🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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John-Michael Lander, a former Olympic contender, was stalked by a college classmate. During college, he was relentlessly followed around campus, receiving increasingly explicit notes from an obsessed stalker. One night, the situation escalated tragically as John-Michael was drugged, sexually assaulted, and left unconscious by his tormentor. In his compelling book, “An Athlete’s Silence,” John-Michael courageously shares the painful narrative of his experiences, detailing the trauma of sexual abuse and his survival through sex trafficking. Through his advocacy work, John-Michael seeks to empower others to speak out against abuse and contribute to the broader conversation about creating a safer environment in sports and beyond. **The following episode of Strictly Stalking contains topics including childhood abuse, sexual assault, sex trafficking, grooming, and attempted suicide. Listener discretion is advised.** GUEST LINKS: John-Michael Lander Instagram: johnmichaellander; https://www.instagram.com/johnmichaellander/?hl=en Facebook: John-Michael Lander; https://www.facebook.com/lucas.lander.14 John-Michael Lander Website: https://johnmichaellander.com/ An Athlete’s Silence Website: anathletessilence.com An Athlete’s Silence: https://www.facebook.com/johnmichaellander1214 Media Page: Media Page (anathletessilence.com) YouTube: John-Michael Lander https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-oLvS3fcGg-VTffXP89q-Q TedTalk: An Athlete's Silence | John-Michael Lander | TEDxDayton - YouTube YouTube: John-Michael Lander https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-oLvS3fcGg-VTffXP89q-Q TikTok: @lucas27land; Twitter: @jm27land Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmichaellander-31131075/ The Self-Talk Institute, http://www.selftalkstore.com/ The Self-Talk Plus App, https://www.selftalkplus.com?utm_refer=Jmla SurvivorSpace: https://survivorspace.org/ SPONSOR LINKS: The Last Trip - Podcast Listen & Subscribe to The Last Trip - https://audioboom.com/channels/5119581-the-last-trip Follow The Last Trip on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ And Subscribe for all the updates on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STORY TO SHARE? E-MAIL US [email protected] Instagram: @strictlystalkingpod @feathergirl77 @jaked3000 SPONSORED BY: Progressive - Progressive.com THE LAST TRIP - PODCAST Listen & Subscribe to The Last Trip - https://audioboom.com/channels/5119581-the-last-trip Follow The Last Trip on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ And Subscribe for all the updates on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast

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0:00.0	The following episode of Strictly Stalking contains topics including childhood abuse, sexual assault, sex trafficking, grooming, and attempted suicide.
0:09.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:12.0	As soon as I went and knocked on the door, as soon as I went and knocked on the door, as soon as I went in the room, he started giving me
0:16.7	something to drink and I didn't want it because I was in practice.
0:19.8	It says, drink it at Zinfandel, you'll love it. I said, okay. The next thing I know I woke up in the wooded area on campus the next morning. And the I'm Jamie Beebe and I'm Jake d'etula. On today's episode of Strictly
0:48.7	stalking we're speaking with John Michael Lander who was stalked by a
0:51.9	college classmate.
0:53.0	John Michael is an Olympic contender and survivor of human trafficking.
0:57.0	While in college and other students started following him around campus and leaving notes that became explicit.
1:02.0	One night John Michael was drugged, sexually sexually campus and leaving notes that became explicit.
1:02.6	One night John Michael was drugged, sexually assaulted, and left unconscious by his
1:06.9	stalker.
1:07.9	He is here to tell his story of survival and speaking out.
1:11.0	John Michael, thank you for joining us today.
1:13.0	Thank you very much.
1:15.0	What was it like starting out with a coach, being in the atmosphere, diving competitively?
1:21.0	I took 8th at the Junior Olympics when I was 14 and that was the
1:25.9	pivotal point that was the moment that I thought this could actually happen and I
1:29.5	think everybody around me started to think the same way because I was growing up in a farm on a farm in the
1:35.2	middle of nowhere in southwest Ohio and it just kind of fell into place and the next thing I know I was in
1:41.5	Lincoln Nebraska to Gate came back home and there was like celebrations and stuff like that.
1:46.0	And a lawyer read it in the newspaper and he actually contacted my mother and started to talk to her and started sharing like he and a group of
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