I Killed the Cop Who Abused Me | Clark Fredericks

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4.9 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 129 minutes

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Clark Fredericks' life was forever changed by one of the darkest betrayals imaginable—he was groomed and abused by his Boy Scout leader, a man who was also a respected police officer. That trauma led Clark down a destructive path filled with addiction, gambling, and mob debt. But everything came to a head years later when he ran into his abuser again… and snapped. Clark was charged with murder—but the truth behind what happened changed everything. In this emotional and raw episode, Clark opens up about the abuse, the moment he took justice into his own hands, his time behind bars, and how he’s finally found peace after the storm. #TrueCrimeStory #SurvivorTestimony #PrisonRedemption #JusticeSystem #ChildAbuseAwareness #MurderToManslaughter #AbuseSurvivor #LockedInPodcast Connect with Clark Fredericks: https://konect.to/freelike-me08808 Buy his book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668018659?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apan_dp_0BFKHXN4B89PVPJMS5Q6_1&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apan_dp_0BFKHXN4B89PVPJMS5Q6_1&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apan_dp_0BFKHXN4B89PVPJMS5Q6_1&bestFormat=true&csmig=1 Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Get 50% off the Magic Mind offer here: https://www.magicmind.com/IANB50. #magicmind #mentalwealth #mentalperformance Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Buy Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:06:46 The Hidden Dangers of Trust and Secrets 00:14:36 Manipulative Relationships in Childhood 00:22:33 Living in Silence 00:30:47 False Allegations and Their Consequences 00:38:59 Coping Mechanisms and Consequences 00:47:13 Navigating Youth and Self-Awareness 00:56:00 Deep in Debt: Owing the Mob $77,000 01:03:57 Face-to-Face with a Crime Family Threat 01:11:49 Struggles 01:20:33 Confronting the Past: A Return to the cop's Home 01:28:37 Confrontation with Law Enforcement 01:36:14 Prison Life and Unexpected Support 01:44:11 First Day in Prison: Challenges and Adjustments 01:52:06 Reflections on Incarceration and Release 01:59:08 An Inspirational Journey Through Adversity 02:06:37 Promoting Healing with "Scarred" Book Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	And there he is sitting there watching TV in his living room.
0:02.8	And it was like looking at the devil sitting in his lair. And I feel that like rigamortis coming on me. And before it does, I march up to his front door. I rip open that screen door. I break it off the hinge. And I look my abuser right in the eye. And I said, it's not so fun. Been little boys now, is it? And I slid his throat. Clark Fredericks was groomed and abused by a trusted Boy Scout leader who was also a decorated
0:24.8	cop.
0:25.7	That betrayal pushed him into a life of addiction, gambling, and mob debt.
0:30.4	But everything changed the day he came face to face with his abuser and snapped.
0:35.2	Charged with murder, Clark's case exposed a haunting truth that would shake a community.
0:40.3	In this powerful interview, Clark shares the abuse he endured the moment he took justice into
0:45.5	his own hands and how prison became the first step toward healing.
0:52.3	Clark, welcome to Lockton, man. Thank you so much for coming on the show today. Thanks, Ian. And the day this episode comes out is the release of your book. Yeah, brother. That I want you to plug in at the top of this episode, show the audience right there. And, you know, give people the elevator pitch of what the book's going to be about. And we'll have that link in the description of this episode yeah i mean it's uh you know my life uh my life's journey um i got a publishing deal
1:17.4	with simon and schuster so i guess they thought it was interesting enough to uh write me in advance
1:22.1	and and sign me up and uh you know it takes you through uh childhood abuse keeping secrets secrets are what
1:29.6	destroyed my life you know one addiction after another just complete self-destruction
1:35.3	no boundaries in life losing myself uh sinking to the ultimate low that we'll talk about
1:43.7	soon in in the in the show.
1:46.4	And then finding myself in prison and deciding to take my life in a new direction
1:53.4	and just wanting other people to heal and avoid the path I took and become an advocate and online coach and now having a, you know,
2:06.8	a book coming out, you know.
2:07.8	So it's a, and mixed in amongst all the rubble of my life is, uh, is an amazing love story.
2:14.0	So, uh, you know, that, that sort of like calms all the trauma down in the book.
2:19.3	Oh, your wife's out there listening to you. My girlfriend, she'll hear wife. She'll like,
2:23.0	she'll be running in this room, you know, looking for the ring.
2:26.3	So girlfriend, future wife, you know. Future wife. Future wife. Yeah, that's a correct
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