Revisionist History | EP 3 | Karoline's Story
Betrayal Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
iHeartPodcasts | Glass Podcasts
4.6 • 655 Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Karoline reexamines her 20 years of marriage – the life she thought she was living, and the one her husband was hiding just under her nose.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.5 | Hey, guys, before we get into the episode, a quick note, |
| 0:08.1 | we're looking for new stories of betrayal for our weekly betrayal series, |
| 0:11.9 | which returns in August. |
| 0:13.7 | If you've experienced betrayal and feel ready to share your story, |
| 0:17.5 | now is a great time to reach out. |
| 0:19.9 | Email us at Betrayalpod at gmail.com. |
| 0:22.9 | That's Betrayal P-O-D at gmail.com. |
| 0:29.8 | I woke up just kind of feeling this heaviness on my chest. |
| 0:34.3 | Like it was difficult to take a deep breath in, and my eyes were burning, and you can |
| 0:39.0 | smell the exhaust, and you heard this rumbling sound. Where is that coming from? Is that his truck? |
| 0:47.1 | Is that his truck rumbling? |
| 0:48.7 | Yeah. I'm Andre Gunning, and this is Betrayal Season 4, Episode 3, Revisionist History. |
| 1:12.0 | April 11,, 2022 was Caroline's D-Day, the day that split her life in two. |
| 1:20.0 | It was the day her husband, Joel Kern, told her that he had received oral sex in his police |
| 1:25.1 | vehicle while on duty. It was also the day he was placed on leave |
| 1:30.3 | pending termination, threatening the job their family had sacrificed so much for. For Caroline, |
| 1:37.7 | this wasn't just about infidelity. It was about 20 years of lies, a picture-perfect family that never truly was. |
| 1:45.9 | To fully understand the impact of Joel's betrayal, we need to go back in time to a few key |
| 1:51.9 | moments in Caroline and Joel's marriage. |
| 1:54.6 | There were two realities happening, and we're going to show you the split screen. |
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