It Was My Own Husband That Was Doing The Worst Possible Thing To Me

I Survived

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True Crime

4.5 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Crystal is violently attacked and raped by her husband as his abuse continues to escalate over time. Johanna’s ex boyfriend sexually assaults her after they break up, but when she reports him he returns to her house with a shotgun.

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0:00.0	This episode contains subject matter that may be disturbing to some listeners.
0:04.7	Listener discretion is advised.
0:07.6	I met Juan back in second grade.
0:11.8	Basically, he wasn't only my boyfriend.
0:16.3	He was also my best friend.
0:18.4	Real people.
0:19.9	In the beginning, we had a wonderful marriage.
0:23.6	We had a wonderful life.
0:24.6	I loved him.
0:26.6	Who faced death.
0:28.6	He pulled out a shotgun, and he pointed it at me.
0:32.6	At that moment, my body just froze.
0:36.6	And lived to tell how.
0:38.3	So I kept begging him to stop.
0:40.3	I said no.
0:42.3	My life was being shattered at that moment.
0:45.3	And it was my own husband that was doing like the worst possible thing to me that could ever be done.
0:57.0	This is I survived.
1:07.0	It's March 2008 in Carl Spad, California.
1:12.3	Crystal and her husband, Sean, live in an exclusive gated community. I met Sean when I was 20 years old and he was 21 and we were both just in our last year
1:20.5	of college and just fell in love, head over heels almost immediately.
1:30.1	He was really good looking.
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