Case Files 02: Justina Pelletier Part 1

Nobody Should Believe Me

True Story Media

Personal Journals, Society & Culture, True Crime

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🗓️ 17 October 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Case Files is back with the first episode of a multi-part series on the Justina Pelletier case. Andrea and Dr. Bex covered this case in the subscriber feed, but, due to popular demand, decided to bring it to the main podcast. Justina Pelletier was a 14-year-old girl whose hospitalization at Boston Children's Hospital sparked a significant legal and media frenzy. Andrea and Dr. Bex’s discussion covers the medical background of Justina's condition, including mitochondrial disease and somatoform disorder, the treatment plans proposed by the hospital, and the escalating conflict between her family and medical professionals. *** Links/Resources: The Battle for Justina Pelletier: https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/the-battle-for-justina-pelletier/5657866397468499112 Read about Justina Pelletier in The Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2020/01/12/pelletier/0I2dQrYlZFJ9tNzscaXdAO/story.html Join Patreon for a look at Andrea and Dr. Bex’s previous coverage of the Justina Pelletier case: https://www.patreon.com/collection/507935 Preorder Andrea's new book The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy Click here to view our sponsors. Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you’re listening and helps us keep making the show! Subscribe on YouTube where we have full episodes and lots of bonus content. Follow Andrea on Instagram for behind-the-scenes photos: @andreadunlop Buy Andrea's books here. To support the show, go to Patreon.com/NobodyShouldBelieveMe or subscribe on Apple Podcasts where you can get all episodes early and ad-free and access exclusive ethical true crime bonus content. For more information and resources on Munchausen by Proxy, please visit MunchausenSupport.com The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s MBP Practice Guidelines can be downloaded here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	True Story Media.
0:08.8	Hello, it's Andrea Dunlop.
0:10.6	Welcome to Nobody Should Believe Me Case Files.
0:14.3	Today is the first in our multi-part series on the Justina Pellitier case, and I am diving into it with friend of the show, Dr.
0:22.4	Bex. So Dr. Bex is a pediatric hospitalist from Florida. Many of you will recognize her from
0:28.3	previous episodes here on the main feed. And she is also my co-host on Nobody Should Believe Me
0:33.2	After Hours, which is our twice monthly subscriber show. You can find that on Apple Podcasts or on our
0:38.9	Patreon. On that show, we talk about how Muchausen by proxy is intersecting with the media and
0:44.0	popular culture, and we also dig into MVP-related topics and cases. So this month, we are unpacking
0:50.2	the Ruby Frankie story, which is harrowing and very reminiscent of many of the stories that we
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1:10.3	should believe me, please do share it with them.
1:13.0	The tremendous support that we've received from listeners is what helps me keep this show independent so that we can do the kind of bold reporting that needs to be done on this topic.
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