4. A Fragile Justice

This Doesn't Happen to People Like Me

Incongruity

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, News Commentary, News

4.4 • 794 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

With Tina’s attackers in custody, it seemed like justice was finally within reach. But just weeks after the brutal assault, a devastating twist changed everything—Tina Lohman was dead. As her grieving family struggled to process their loss, prosecutors faced an even greater challenge: without Tina as a witness, could they still hold her attackers accountable? In this episode, we uncover the shocking turn of events that threatened to derail the case and explore the chilling question—would the monsters who destroyed Tina’s life walk free?

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0:00.0	Last time, on this does it happen to people like me.
0:10.3	We're getting my son ready for bed, and she called me really hysterical.
0:16.7	I couldn't really understand what she was saying.
0:19.5	So I kind of told her, I was like, I need you to calm down and kind of walk me through what you're saying.
0:23.6	And she just said that my grandmother had been raped at her house and that she was going to take her to the hospital.
0:31.6	Specifically, those individuals showed up in a white Toyota Avalon, is that correct? Correct.
0:38.3	Was there video surveillance at the gas station?
0:41.3	Yes.
0:42.3	Welcome to This Doesn't Happen to People Like Me, a 10-part true crime series by the creators
0:49.3	of Sword and Scale. If you like the show, you can subscribe to an ad-free version at sword and scale.com.
0:57.3	Please take a moment to review and rate us at Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
1:02.3	I'm your host, Mike Boudet. The show was written and produced by Michael's Depeu. On
1:13.6	On November 9th, 2021,
1:34.0	77-year-old Tina Lohman described to Illinois detectives
1:37.4	the horrible details of the attack that she endured
1:40.7	at the hands of two criminals who broke into her home.
1:45.7	After speaking with Tina,
1:51.9	detectives contacted the Adams County State Attorney's Office. This brought two prosecuting attorneys into the investigation. My name is Josh Jones. I'm an assistant state's attorney
1:59.4	for Adams County and lead trial attorney for the state's attorney's office. My name is Laura Kick. I'm an assistant state's attorney for Adams County and lead trial attorney for the state's attorney's office.
2:03.0	My name is Laura Keck. I'm an assistant state's attorney for the Adams County State's Attorney's office.
2:07.7	Between them, Josh Jones and Laura Keck have nearly four decades of experience as lawyers.
2:13.8	And they've prosecuted countless cases, many of which are pretty horrific.
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