Bonus: Dear Daughter: Surviving my daughter's killing
Lives Less Ordinary
BBC
4.7 • 885 Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
When 19-year-old Ann from Florida, USA was shot by her boyfriend in 2010, her family were thrust into a nightmare, one that meant taking the agonising decision to withdraw her life support.
In this intensely moving account of violence and loss, Ann’s mother, Kate, tells Namulanta that instead of pursuing the traditional court process, she chose something almost unheard of at the time - restorative justice. Sitting face-to-face with the man who killed her daughter, she entered a process that allowed her to shape his sentence and speak openly about the impact of Ann’s death.
In her highly emotional letter to Ann for Dear Daughter, Kate reveals an extraordinary decision—one that will stay with you long after her story ends.
To find out more about Dear Daughter, to take part, or read our privacy notice, please go to www.bbcworldservice.com/deardaughter. Or you can contact the team via WhatsApp on +44 800 030 4404.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:07.4 | I'm Dilley Carter, and I love organising. |
| 0:11.8 | In my brand new podcast, sort your life out, unpacked, celebrity guests join me to unbox three revealing items from their home. |
| 0:18.7 | Oh, wow. I wasn't expecting this. |
| 0:20.8 | Along the way, I'll be given you practical hacks to help you declutter you. three revealing items from their home. Oh, wow. I wasn't expecting this. |
| 0:26.0 | Along the way, I'll be giving you practical hacks to help you declutter your life as well. |
| 0:28.0 | This is the tough love I need. Don't hold back. |
| 0:30.9 | I'm definitely tucking you with me back to my house. |
| 0:33.3 | Sort your life out, unpacked. |
| 0:34.3 | Watch on eye player. |
| 0:35.8 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:38.5 | Hi, this is Namuantacombo. |
| 0:41.6 | I'm the presenter of the Dear Daughter podcast, |
| 0:44.7 | where people write extraordinary letters to their daughters, |
| 0:47.5 | and now sons, about their lives. |
| 0:50.8 | I'm dropping into the Lives Less Ordinary Feed to tell you about an amazing story we were privileged to hear about how a mother |
| 0:57.1 | forgave the man who killed her daughter. You can listen to Kate tell us what happened right here. |
| 1:04.4 | Thanks for listening. Hi, I'm Namulantacombo and this is Dear Daughter from the BBC World Service. |
| 1:14.3 | You're about to hear an incredible story and letter from a remarkable mother called Kate. |
| 1:22.2 | Before we begin, I should say that this won't be an easy listen. |
| 1:27.3 | What you're about to encounter is an intensely emotional account of violence and loss. |
| 1:33.4 | But at the heart of the story is a brave and unusual decision Kate made, |
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