I Felt Less Than Human

I Survived

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Talk Radio

3.2 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Vanessa Gay recounts her escape from Anthony Sowell in Cleveland, Ohio. Her mistrust of the police makes her reluctant to report her attack for many years. But eventually, her testimony would put her attacker behind bars. Check out our great sponsors! I Survived is brought to you by BetterHelp! Visit BetterHelp.com/survived to get 10% off your first month! PDS Debt: Get your free debt analysis by completing a quick assessment at PDSDebt.com/survived Follow THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING wherever you listen to podcasts! Listen ad-free on the Amazon Music or Wondery App! Progressive: Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive!

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0:00.0	An A&E original podcast.
0:02.8	This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault, violence, and suicidal ideation.
0:09.2	Listener discretion is advised.
0:11.6	Hey, I've... discretion is advised.
0:14.0	He gave me his name.
0:16.0	He gave me his years in the military.
0:19.0	He gave me his, you know, when we got to the house,
0:22.0	he talked about his family.
0:23.7	He didn't try and hide anything.
0:25.7	He didn't try and pose to be someone who had to hide.
0:29.7	It's only after he hit that crack, then he changed into something different.
0:40.0	Vanessa Gay grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and was raised at Jehovah's Witness.
0:45.0	I had two brothers and a sister. My brother had sickle cell anemia.
0:50.0	It was like a lot on my mom. She was a single parent and I didn't want to be a burden so
0:57.5	everything that I did I had to do the best in high school. I had to be the best. I couldn't get B's or C's. I would feel very like I was a failure and I think that developed into my adult life.
1:12.9	I was always an overachiever.
1:15.8	I was one of Jehovah's Witnesses.
1:18.6	And when you go against what you're taught,
1:22.2	sometimes negative things happen. I met my husband or who
1:26.8	came to be my husband and from then on that's where I started to use drugs. That's where Crack entered the end of my story.
1:37.0	He was lacing weed with crack and I didn't know. From that point on my life and my children's life and everything I knew just
1:47.3	became a nightmare things fell apart instantly. Instantly.
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