I Was a Male Escort — Then A Murder Charge Sent Me To Prison | Lou Charlestin

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🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Lou Charlestin grew up in the streets young and never really had a way out. In high school, he got charged with an armed robbery, was tried as an adult, and spent 2 years in prison before he was even fully grown. When he got out, he slid into life as a male escort while still hustling in the streets, chasing fast money and living a double life. One night everything crossed the line........a violent situation that left someone dead and Lou facing a murder charge. The case later got dropped down to assault and manslaughter, but he still ended up with a 7-year sentence in Connecticut state prison. _____________________________________________ #IanBick #LockedIn #MaleEscort #TrueCrime #MurderCharge #PrisonStory #CrimeConfession #realcrimestories _____________________________________________ Connect with Lou Charlestin: Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lou.novaa?igsh=azVxb2V5cmhjdWU4 Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alcrossedpod?igsh=MXVhNThwMzZzNDYzdg== YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@AllLinesCrossed _____________________________________________ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ _____________________________________________ Shop Locked In Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop _____________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 From Teen Hustler To Walking Red Flag 00:42 Growing Up Haitian: Strict Home, Wild Streets 03:05 Beatings, Rules And A Haitian Household 05:00 No Father Around, Forced To Be The Man 07:00 From Getting Bullied To Becoming The Aggressor 08:10 Smart In Class, Violent In The Hallways 09:46 My First Arrest And First Time Behind Bars 12:44 How Prison Taught Me Survival And Hustle 14:00 Choosing The Streets Over A Normal Life 16:00 My First Gun And Getting Paid To Carry It 19:00 Prison Changed Me In Ways I Didnt Expect 21:22 Prison Tricks, Traps And Getting Played Inside 27:40 Getting Out And Trying To Go Straight 29:39 How I Became A Male Escort And Entered The Underworld 33:20 When Escorting Turned Dark And Dangerous 36:10 Living A Double Life: Streets By Day, Escort By Night 45:23 The Night Of The Shooting That Changed Everything 47:37 Years Later They Hit Me With A Murder Charge 54:44 Facing A Murder Trial, Thinking Id Never See Outside 58:12 Jailhouse Fights, Politics And Staying Alive 01:00:34 Alone In A Cell, Forced To Face Myself 01:04:09 New Prisons, New Politics, Same Old Danger 01:15:31 Walking Out Again And My Second Chance 01:18:36 Life With A Record: Doors Slammed In My Face 01:21:21 What I Learned From Prison And The Streets 01:25:58 Why Im Telling This Story Now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The house was dark. And I put in my post, like, I got to get paid up front, whatever.
0:04.3	And then I was just like, yo, why the lights not on? And they're like, oh, I didn't pay my light bell.
0:08.7	I have candles. And I'm like, yo, this is a red flag. So I go and I say, hey, I need the money first. whatever.
0:15.2	And they're like, oh, I just want to give you hat.
0:18.1	Once I heard that, I'm like, no woman is going on a website to find dudes to give hat.
0:23.8	You could go to your local bar and find that for free. And so I got the money. I said, all, go ahead. And I grabbed it by the neck and I felt the Adams apple. I beat the, when I say the dog shit, like for real, like it was like really like a bloody mess.
0:38.7	Like it was bad.
0:39.6	Lou Charleston was a teenage arm robber who thought two years in prison was his rock bottom.
0:45.2	It wasn't. After high school, he's juggling life as a male escort and street hustler.
0:50.2	When one night everything explodes and someone ends up dead, now he's facing a murder charge, praying it gets dropped and realizing how fast, easy money
0:59.0	can turn into seven years in a Connecticut state prison.
1:04.9	So I go, I'm from Stanford.
1:07.5	Born and raised in Stanford, moved to Bridgeport for like middle school and then moved back to Stanford for high school.
1:14.7	What was your upbringing like?
1:16.6	Bro, Haitian upbringing, meaning jeans, church shoes, you know, fully dressed, fully dressed in church clothes for picture day.
1:29.7	We couldn't go to any Halloween parties or celebrations.
1:32.6	We didn't believe in Halloween.
1:35.2	We went to church about six days a week.
1:37.9	Like the strict Haitian upbringing.
1:40.2	Like that was the upbringing.
1:41.2	Were both your parents in the picture?
1:43.2	Yeah. Till, fifth grade.
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