Case Review: Mika Westwolf

Culpable

Tenderfoot TV & Resonate Recordings

True Crime, Personal Journals, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.7 • 22.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

When 22-year-old Mika Westwolf was found dead from an apparent hit and run on her reservation, a person of interest was quickly identified. But months later, no charges have been brought and the investigation has stalled. Mika's family and legal advocate have taken matters into their own hands, as they no longer know who to trust. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, culpable listeners, this is Dennis Cooper.
0:05.1	I want to give you a sneak peek of a new Tinderfoot TV podcast called Dear Alana.
0:09.7	It's about a young woman who disappeared from Boulder, Colorado in 2019.
0:15.1	She left behind two dozen journals, chronicling her love for the outdoors, ultimate frisbee,
0:20.8	and a dream of becoming a nun.
0:23.2	She also kept a secret, one that put her dream at risk.
0:27.7	At 14 years old, Alana confessed to her priest that she was attracted to women, and she
0:33.1	was instructed not to tell her parents.
0:36.5	Over the next seven years, Alana covertly received conversion therapy, which her family
0:41.0	believes played a role in her faith.
0:43.4	Host Simon Kent Fung explores Alana's life and the parallels with his own life experiences.
0:50.0	Simon also underwent conversion therapy for nearly a decade in his efforts to become a priest.
0:55.1	He is compelled to uncover the truth of what really happened to Alana, and finally face
1:00.3	what happened to him.
1:02.6	Dear Alana is available now.
1:05.4	Check out this sneak peek.
1:11.3	When Alana-10 disappeared, her family was left searching for answers.
1:15.7	What they found was ten years of her journals, filled with secrets tearing her apart.
1:20.7	He forgave my unspeakable sin.
1:22.8	He took my defilement and buried it.
1:25.0	In a controversy that's divided her community.
1:27.9	Her daughter first opened up to a priest when she was just 14 years old.
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