Episode 121 - Part 2/2 - Alive But Still Not Free
The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
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🗓️ 24 January 2022
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
After Nicole Addimando fatally shot her partner in what she claimed was self-defense, she was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. At her trial the details surrounding her history of abuse were excluded, essentially removing the context for what happened the night of the shooting from the jury.
As much as this case examines the darker side of the judicial system it also highlights human strength and the immense power of friendship, love, and compassion - the unstoppable force behind a group of women who have fought fiercely to bring not only Nikki’s truth to light but the injustice all criminalized survivors of intimate partner violence face.
HOW TO HELP NIKKI
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By signing the petition supporting Nikki’s clemency, you’re asking Governor Hochul to grant Nikki clemency to reunite her with her children who desperately need their mother.
2. CONTRIBUTE TO FAMILY TRUST Click Here
Your donation will go directly to the Addimando Family Trust, which supports the current and future needs of Nikki and her children, now 9 and nearly 7.
To find out more go to:
For Support:
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
Music Credit:
“You were the safety” by JOLENE
Produced by Aaron Krause
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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
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Sources:
https://gen.medium.com/nikki-had-proof-shed-been-abused-but-was-it-enough-for-self-defense-bd9f196396eb
https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/domesticviolencesentence.pdf
https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2020/2020-ny-slip-op-20048.html
https://westandwithnikki.com/
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/evidenceprof/2021/11/on-september-28-2017-nikki-addimando-fatally-shot-her-boyfriend-christopher-grover-there-is-significant-evidence-that-chri.html
https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2019/04/04/addimando-trial-no-evidence-abuse-forensic-psychologist-says/3362640002
https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2019/04/04/addimando-trial-no-evidence-abuse-forensic-psychologist-says/3362640002/
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1550&context=ulj
https://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/article35.php
https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/when-can-a-woman-who-kills-her-abuser-claim-self-defense
https://lemonadamedia.com/show/believeher
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nicole-addimando-murder-case-chris-grover-48-hours
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| 0:00.0 | This is the story of Nicola Armando. |
| 0:02.8 | Largely told in the words of her defense committee, |
| 0:05.5 | a group of women who have dedicated the past four years of their lives, |
| 0:09.4 | advocating on Nikki's behalf. |
| 0:11.3 | Many of the facts in this two-part series have been disputed by Putnam County's assistant DA, |
| 0:17.1 | as well as others. |
| 0:18.4 | But the story that follows is based on eyewitness accounts, |
| 0:21.8 | a mountain of documentation, |
| 0:23.9 | as well as testimony and other evidence, |
| 0:26.3 | recently determined to be reliable by the Supreme Court of New York Appellate Division. |
| 0:31.6 | This episode also includes descriptions of sexual violence. |
| 0:36.2 | The opinions expressed in the following episode do not necessarily reflect those |
| 0:40.2 | of the minds of Madness Podcast. |
| 0:42.2 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 1:12.2 | Previously in Part 1 of Alive But Still Not Free, |
| 1:27.7 | you learned harrowing details of the extensive history of sexual abuse. |
| 1:32.4 | Nicola Armando suffered at the hands of her intimate partner, Christopher Grover. |
| 1:37.2 | You also heard how in the early hours of September 28, 2017, |
| 1:42.4 | Nikki fatally shot Chris in their apartment. |
| 1:45.4 | After recounting to police what had happened, |
| 1:47.9 | Nikki presumed they believed she'd acted in self-defense. |
| 1:51.2 | But as they continued asking her questions, it became clear to Nikki, |
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