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I first heard about Sarah's story for my friend Alyssa in June of 2018. I was catapulted into curiosity.

I was shook. I wanted to know every detail of this bizarre story, and what I have learned

over the past six-plus months has revealed even more than I ever could have expected.

I told Alyssa that night what an incredible podcast I thought this story would make, and she

agreed adamantly. So in mid-July of 2018, Alyssa graciously introduced me to Sarah via text. Basically, it went,

Hi, I'm Tiffany. Want to tell me the most traumatic thing that's ever happened to you and record it

and then make it into a podcast? Also, super nice to meet you. Thankfully, Alyssa had vouched for me,

and Sarah agreed to meet and tell me

her story, and let me record it. I then couldn't stop thinking about the perspectives of her friends and

family, so I spoke with them too. And all of these interviews led to hours and hours of research

and editing and investigating, and a pretty decent obsession on my part. The core of this story

is a cautionary tale on why it's important to honor your gut. I've never heard another story like

this one, and I can't emphasize enough how much I admire Sarah's courage and perseverance and

bravery in sharing it with all of us. And I'm still absolutely perplexed by the human dumpster fire, abusive, sociopath douche

that she almost married in May of 2018.

For the purposes of this story, I'll be referring to him as dick.

I'm Tiffany Reese, and this is Something something was wrong. The statistics don't know me

well at all. The statistics don't lie. The majority of domestic violence in America are acts of

emotional and physical violence

perpetrated by men on women. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reports

one in four women experienced severe intimate partner physical violence. According to the Bureau

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