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Something Was Wrong

S14 E1: His Moods Really Swing

Something Was Wrong

Broken Cycle Media | Wondery

True Crime, Education, Society & Culture

4.124.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

*Content warning: This episode includes discussion of rape, disordered eating, emotional, sexual and physical violence, self-harm, suicide and suicidal ideation. 


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Transcript

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0:00.0

This season, guests will be sharing their own testimony in regards to the criminal allegations against Jake Gravbrot.

0:07.5

All persons are assumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

0:12.6

Guests' experiences are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of myself, something was wrong, or wondering.

0:20.1

At the time of this episode's airing, Jake Gravbrot has not responded to our request for comment.

0:26.6

If you have been a victim of Jake Gravbrot or have a crime tip in relation to these matters, please visit somethingwaswrong.com slash 14 for more information.

0:37.9

All names of minors involved in this story have been changed for their privacy and protection.

0:43.5

Some survivor names have also been changed for anonymity and safety purposes.

0:48.8

Season 14 covers a variety of mature topics that can be upsetting, such as emotional, physical, and sexual violence.

0:56.8

Content warnings for each episode and resources for survivors can be found in the episode notes.

1:02.8

The podcast or any linked materials should not be construed as medical advice, nor is the information a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment.

1:13.8

Thank you so much for listening.

1:16.8

The following excerpts are from an email I sent on September 27, 2022, to a detective in Seattle, Washington's Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit.

1:27.8

Detective. Thank you so much for your voicemail.

1:30.8

As I mentioned on my voicemail in return, I have put together an overarching timeline of the criminal allegations against Jake Gravbrot.

1:39.3

I've compiled the evidence I've collected into digital folders for ease of access.

1:44.3

To offer more context, I became aware of the allegations through his ex-wives and ex-girlfriends in February of 2022.

1:53.3

The survivors had begun an Instagram page to warn women who meet Jake on one of the many dating apps he uses to meet women,

2:01.3

and we believe films them without their consent during sex using cameras in his apartment.

2:07.3

Furthermore, there are overwhelming amounts of other allegations against Jake.

2:12.8

Rape, sexual and emotional violence, sexual abuse, sexual coercion, and child abuse.

2:19.8

I've spent the last seven plus months interviewing Jake's victims alongside many other support and character witnesses.

2:27.8

What I have learned is that Jake Gravbrot shows a pattern of sexual, emotional, and physical violence towards women and children that is documented and corroborated since at least 2007.

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