S2 / E94 A Dangerous Fling: Stalking James Bloodworth

Strictly Stalking

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.1 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

James met a woman while nightclubbing with friends in Las Vegas. After a brief weekend together she bombarded him with abusive text messages including threats that she would "get him" and that he should kill himself. He blocked her number and she started targeting his friends, co-workers, and eventually his new girlfriend. When she attempted extortion, the FBI got involved. James opens up about his two-year ordeal at the hands of his stalker, detailing the mental and emotional trauma he's working to overcome. DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STORY TO SHARE? E-MAIL US strictlystalkingpod@gmail.com RATE US As a listener of Strictly Stalking please leave a review and rate us FIVE STARS on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strictly-stalking/id1494237083 CHECK OUT OUR PATREON: www.patreon.com/strictlystalking ??Instagram:? Strictly Stalking https://www.instagram.com/strictlystalkingpod ?Jaimie Beebe https://www.instagram.com/feathergirl77 ?Jake Deptula https://www.instagram.com/jaked3000 Please consider supporting the companies that support us! Get started today - frame your photos or send someone the perfect gift.? Go to Framebridge.com and use promo code STALKING to save an additional 15% off your first order.? Right now, our listeners can get 30% off their Betabrand orders when you go to Betabrand.com/STALKING. And when you use our special URL, you're supporting our show, too!? Go to magicspoon.com/STALKING to grab a variety pack and try it today! And be sure to use our promo code STALKING at checkout to save $5 off your order! With StoryWorth we are giving those we love most a thoughtful, personal gift from the heart and preserving their memories and stories for years to come. Go to StoryWorth.com/stalking and save $10 on your first purchase! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Men have a harder time coming forward, especially when it comes to stocking, because a lot of times
0:05.6	they're judged by not being able to handle their business or they get judged, what did you do
0:11.0	to this woman or what did you promise this woman? And often when they're in this situation,
0:16.6	they don't find that they get a lot of support to be fair, whether it's from males or females.
0:22.0	It's important that men share these stories so that people can understand that this happens to
0:27.6	everyone. Anyone can be stocked. As a journalist, James had this unique opportunity to come forward and
0:33.8	share his story on paper. James said that when he wrote this story that it was cathartic and it was
0:40.1	like therapy in order to share his story so that anyone who doubted him or anyone who really
0:46.6	shed some negative light on him for the whole entire situation, he could clear that up in this
0:51.2	article. This is a one night stand that turned into a two-year nightmare. It's literally driven
0:57.2	him to the point of where he's considered suicide. The weird thing about it is it's so irrational.
1:05.4	So it's so disconcerting because it's like, how did you get this to stop? Because there's no like
1:11.8	rational reason for this to be happening. It's like, I haven't done it to wrong and these
1:17.6	threads of mine haven't done anything wrong. Like, how does this end? Because there's no
1:22.0	step you can take to stop it because you don't know what you're actually supposed to have done wrong.
1:27.3	It's just like a demon of something. I mean, that sounds a bit woo-woo, but the closest thing,
1:35.1	I can say is it's just like some demonic energy or something. It's just like, weird. It's just like,
1:38.6	what is this?
1:39.2	I'm Jamie Bebe. And I'm Jake Duptula. On today's episode of Strictly Stalking, we're
1:53.8	chatting with James Bloodworth. An author and journalist who became the target of a stalker after
1:57.9	ending a casual fling. James was in Las Vegas with friends when he met a woman at a nightclub.
2:03.0	After a brief weekend together, Shoebombarded him with abusive text messages, including threats
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