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S1 | E5 Belinda

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Scripps

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Belinda is a single mom on a budget. When she takes her two daughters on a trip to Italy, she's drawn into Leonardo's web of deceit. But this time, he's messed with the wrong woman. Need help? You're not alone. Confidential help is available for free. National Sexual Assault Hotline Call 1-800-656-4673 (HOPE) - 24 hours everyday. Support the show: https://www.verifiedpod.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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A note to our listeners before we get started.

0:13.0

This story contains descriptions of assault and sexual violence.

0:17.0

So the main thing was that, you know, as a mother mother I had to keep my emotions in check.

0:26.4

I was just there trying to keep her calm and not upset and not afraid because I needed to get him punished.

0:37.0

I felt it was just instinct, you know. Somebody's hurt my baby, they're going to pay.

0:45.0

Yeah.

0:46.0

I'm Natasha del Toro and this is verified.

0:57.0

In the last episode, Maria, one of the women that Dino had abused found some shocking

1:09.6

news in an online search. Dino had been arrested for sexual assault.

1:15.0

So far in this series, you've heard about terrible, heartless things that Dino did.

1:24.6

He attacked women from all around the world,

1:27.6

women who came to Italy on vacation,

1:30.3

and who probably felt safe booking a eye on a cop's couch.

1:34.0

Dino got away with this incredible abuse and coercion

1:38.4

for at least a year.

1:40.0

Whether it was the fact that he was a cop getting some kind of special treatment

1:45.0

or the fact that these were young women going to police with no incentive to

1:50.5

chase their stories. Whatever the reason, nothing had taken Dino off his

1:56.4

game. That is, nothing until the story you're going to hear today.

2:03.0

And Dino's downfall began because he underestimated one of his guests.

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