236. Scratching the Surface. Rae Part 1.
The Secret Room | True Stories
Ben Hamm
4.4 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Rae married a near stranger in another country hoping for a fairytale ending, but it turned into a terrifying tale of crime and abuse that spans the US, the Caribbean and Europe. It’s the story of a twisted but charming criminal, one who manipulates her into doing things she can’t even believe.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, Ben. My name is Ray, and my secret is about how I married a stranger in another country |
| 0:05.6 | hoping for a fairy tale ending. But my love story turned into a horror story. It's a secret |
| 0:11.4 | about domestic violence, but Ben, it gets worse. It's also about extortion, human smuggling, |
| 0:17.7 | the illegal drug trade, and an ice manhunt. |
| 0:24.3 | Oh, and a strange hillbilly pollicle, too. |
| 0:25.3 | Let's talk. |
| 0:29.9 | Today, the Secret Room presents, scratching the surface, part one of Ray's Secret. Music Couldn't imagine how his father could speak about him that way. |
| 0:44.9 | And because of that, I chose to overlook the warning. |
| 0:48.0 | But looking back, his father had reasons for what he was saying. |
| 1:02.2 | Thank you. His father had reasons for what he was saying. Today Ray joins me in the secret room with the story of a love gone bad. |
| 1:07.3 | Ray met a boy in Paradise who swept her off her feet. But she learns his devastating truth, |
| 1:14.5 | only after she's turned her heart over to him. It's the truth of a twisted but charming criminal, |
| 1:20.2 | one who manipulates her into doing things she can't even believe. Let's get started. |
| 1:30.2 | Hi, Ray, and welcome to the secret room. |
| 1:32.7 | Thanks, Ben. |
| 1:33.5 | How are you? |
| 1:34.2 | I'm pretty good, thank you. |
| 1:35.2 | How are you? |
| 1:36.4 | I'm okay, hanging in there. |
| 1:38.2 | Okay. |
| 1:38.7 | Well, I really appreciate you coming in to share your story. |
| 1:41.6 | Yes. |
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