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And he told me before I ran away the final time he said if you ever

escaped me or tell anyone what I did I will hunt you for the rest of my life and I will kill you.

But he invested everything in finding me and terrorizing me. He fed off of my fear.

I'm Jamie Bevy and I'm Jake Duptula.

On today's episode of Strictly Stalking we will hear from actress Kate Romero detailing how her ex has been stalked her for over 44 years and how she fought back to reclaim her life.

We'll also hear from Ra's head yet in a therapist mental health advocate who helps stalking victims dealing with their trauma and provides insight on why people stalk.

She'll also be sharing some helpful tips on how to cope if you are being stalked.

Welcome to the show Kate let's hear how this all began.

My mother actually has seven children and we all have different fathers.

She was very beautiful redhead with green eyes and high cheekbones and freckles.

When I was six months old my mother just gave me a way to strangers while my father was away at work on a work trip.

And when he came home he didn't know where I was and she said she had to give me to somebody because she didn't want me to infect my siblings with measles.

And she really didn't know who she'd given me to. Turns out it was a family name Snot Grass.

And my father took a couple years to find me through the courts and when he found me brought me back to the family and the family that didn't want me.

And then promptly died of a massive heart attack two weeks later.

Wow.

And in the interim while he was looking for me he had created a will that said if I don't live under the same roof as my mother should anything happen to him that my mother would not get his pension.

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