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LAist Studios Presents Imperfect Paradise: People vs. Karen: Part 2

California Love

LAist Studios

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4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Part 2: When a Latino couple, Sadie and Eddie Martinez, is falsely accused by a white woman of attempted kidnapping, their lives are upended as the accusation goes viral. LAist Correspondent Emily Guerin examines how the police’s investigation takes an unexpected turn and how the dark corners of the internet may have influenced the couple’s accuser.

CONTENT WARNING: Sensitive subject matter

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This isn't perfect paradise, people versus Karen, part two.

0:08.5

The story of a white woman who falsely accused a Latino couple of a crime, and their quest

0:13.8

to hold her accountable.

0:16.4

I'm your host, Andonia Sedehido.

0:19.9

On the last episode, Katy Sorenson's attempted kidnapping accusation goes viral, and upends

0:25.8

the lives of Sadie and Eddie Martinez.

0:29.6

Every 30 seconds or so, I'm wanting the yell, and scream, and be like, you know, what

0:35.3

the f are you talking about, lady?

0:38.4

At that point, they asked if we wanted them to investigate her, and they asked you that?

0:42.7

Oh, they did.

0:43.7

And we said yes.

0:46.0

In this episode, a major plot twist, and a deep dive into some of the darker corners

0:51.4

of the internet that may have influenced Katy Sorenson.

0:55.3

We have to look at this to the eye of a family influencer who needs content.

0:59.9

I think that moms were going to Michael's or Target, and they were legitimately afraid

1:05.4

that their children were going to be kidnapped at any moment.

1:10.5

Here's a last correspondent, Emily Garen.

1:19.4

On December 17, 2020, the Petal and the Police Department closed one investigation and

1:24.7

opened another.

1:26.4

They were no longer trying to figure out whether Sadie and Eddie Martinez had tried to kidnap

1:31.2

two blonde-haired blue-eyed children from the Michael's craft store.

1:35.4

Now the question was, did the mother of those children lie to the police about what had

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