Introducing: PRETEND

Nobody Should Believe Me

True Story Media

Society & Culture, True Crime, Personal Journals

4.2 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

LaDonna Humphrey. Remember that name because she is central to this story. I've tried to sum up this tale quickly, but every time I attempt an elevator pitch, I fail. When friends ask me what this new series is about, I'm at a loss for words. It's impossible to explain in just a few minutes. I'm about to retell the story the way I learned it: completely out of order. By the end, you'll need a suspect board like the ones in the movies. I've conducted over 20 interviews and counting, and you're going to hear some far-fetched allegations from many different people—strangers who share one common thread: they've all crossed paths with LaDonna Humphrey. There's a lot of he said, she said in this story, and I'll do my best to prove or disprove each claim. This series is going to be a long one, unfolding in real-time as you listen. By the end, I hope I've done enough for you to make up your own mind and understand why so many people are afraid of LaDonna Humphrey. *** Listen to PRETEND: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretend/id1245307962 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	True Story Media.
0:07.5	These are harrowing times in America, especially for our friends and neighbors in immigrant communities.
0:12.9	So if you're looking for resources or ways to help, we wanted to let you know about a wonderful
0:16.6	organization that we're partnering with this month. The National Immigrant Justice Center
0:20.5	has worked
0:21.0	for more than 40 years to defend the rights of immigrants. NIGC blends direct legal services,
0:26.7	impact litigation, and policy advocacy to fight for due process for all and to hold the U.S.
0:32.5	government accountable to uphold human rights. NIGC's experienced legal staff collaborate with a broad network of volunteer lawyers to provide
0:40.0	legal counsel to more than 11,000 people each year, including people seeking asylum, people
0:45.1	in ICE detention, LGBTQ immigrants, victims of human trafficking, unaccompanied immigrant
0:50.4	children, and community members who are applying for citizenship and permanent residence. NIGC continues to fight and win federal court cases that hold the U.S. government
1:00.1	accountable to follow U.S. law and the Constitution. In recent months, NIJC's litigation has challenged
1:06.2	ICE's unlawful practice of arresting people without warrants and has successfully blocked President
1:11.6	Trump's proclamation to shut down access to asylum at the border. As ICE continues to abduct
1:16.6	people from our communities and the U.S. government deports thousands of people without a chance
1:20.8	to have a judge consider their cases, it is more important than ever that we come together to
1:25.5	defend due process. All people in the United States
1:28.3	have rights, regardless of immigration status. You can donate and learn more about NIHC's work
1:34.2	by visiting immigrantjustice.org. That's immigrantjustice.org. You can find that link and more
1:40.7	information at our website. This ad was provided pro bono. Hey, it's Andrea. It's
1:45.9	come to my attention that some of you have been served programmatic ads for ICE on my show. Now,
1:51.1	podcasters don't get a lot of control over which individual ads play and for whom on our shows,
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