What Came Next is intended for mature audiences only.

Episodes discuss topics that can be triggering,

such as emotional, physical, and sexual violence, animal abuse, suicide, and murder.

I am not a therapist, nor am I a doctor.

If you're in need of support, please visit something was wrong.com

forward slash resources for a list of non-profit organizations that can help.

Opinions expressed by my guests on the show are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of myself or broken cycle media.

Resources and source material are linked in the episode notes. Thank you so much for listening. Jesse Budafuko is a mental health professional, advocate, speaker, and co-victim of gun violence from Long Island, New York.

Her journey in the media began at an incredibly young age as the result of a vicious attack and attempt against her mother's life in 1992.

Shortly thereafter, pieces of Jesse's family story would be covered by what felt like every media outlet.

However, Jesse's own experiences navigating the media, growing up in the public eye,

and healing from prolonged trauma have gone largely unshared.

Her goals in imparting more of what came next in her personal journey

is to bring awareness to the impact and potential detriment of non-consensual media coverage,

offer support to other survivors, and to change the legislative

landscape for future generations. The Broken Cycle Media team is incredibly grateful that Jesse was

willing to share so much of her over 30-year journey within the true crime landscape with our audience today.

Hi, I am Jesse Buttafuoco. The title that I'm currently holding is a PhD student in media psychology.

In particular, my focus is on how true crime genre of media affects victims of crime.

The journey to get here is a long one.

So that's where I'm at today.

I also have a title of Associate marriage and family therapist. I've been

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