S3 Ep160: Maya Kowalski: The Denial of A Mother's Hug (Part 2)

Crime Weekly

Audioboom Studios

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.8 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2023

⏱️ 130 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Maya Kowalski was ten years old when her father brought her to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in October of 2016. The previous year, Maya had been diagnosed with a rare neurological condition called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome which caused her excruciating pain. Consistent therapy and ketamine treatments had gotten Maya’s condition under control, but she would have flare ups from time to time, and one of these flare ups brought her to the emergency room at All Children's Hospital, complaining of pain in her stomach. Maya would remain at the hospital for the next several months, against the wishes of herself and her parents, lawyers would later say. Her mother Beata Kowalski was accused of neglect and medical abuse, and by the time Maya was finally allowed to go home, her mother was dead, having taken her own life after being forbidden from seeing her sick daughter for 87 days. Maya’s family would go on to sue Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, claiming it’s actions led to Beata Kowalski taking her own life, devastated that she could not see her daughter and that she was being accused of abusing Maya. The Kowalski family also alleged that Maya was medically kidnapped, battered and abused while in the hospital’s care. This lawsuit would bring to the light deeper issues at Johns Hopkins, issues that affected far more than the Kowalski family and lead many of us to ask the question; if you can’t trust those who take an oath to do no harm, who can you trust?

Try our coffee!! - www.CriminalCoffeeCo.com

Become a Patreon member -- > https://www.patreon.com/CrimeWeekly

Shop for your Crime Weekly gear here --> https://crimeweeklypodcast.com/shop

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CrimeWeeklyPodcast
Website: CrimeWeeklyPodcast.com
Instagram: @CrimeWeeklyPod
Twitter: @CrimeWeeklyPod
Facebook: @CrimeWeeklyPod

ADS:

1. IQBAR
Refuel smarter with IQBAR’s Ultimate Sampler Pack. That’s 7 IQBARs, 4 IQMIX sticks, and 4 IQJOE sticks. And now, our special podcast listeners get 20% off all IQBAR products, plus get FREE shipping. To get your 20% off, just text WEEKLY to 64000.

2. SkyLight Frames
As a special, limited time offer for our listeners, get $15 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame when you go SkylightFrame.com/WEEKLY.

3. SKIMS
SKIMS Holiday Gift Shop is now open at SKIMS.com. Plus, get free shipping on orders over $75. After you place your order, be sure to let them know we sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select our show in the dropdown menu that follows.

4. Liquid IV
Grab your Liquid I.V. Hydration Multiplier Sugar-Free in bulk nationwide at Costco or you can get 20% off when you go to LIQUIDIV.com and use code CRIMEWEEKLY at checkout. That’s 20% off ANYTHING you order when you shop better hydration today using promo code CRIMEWEEKLY at LIQUIDIV.com.

5. Zocdoc
Go to Zocdoc.com/CRIMEWEEKLY and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	You came for the art exhibition. You're leaving with more than just inspiration. A new designer watch. Tax-free.
0:08.0	The ultimate shopping experience in Spain with fashionable local brands, now tax-free.
0:13.6	Visit W.W. dot info slash tax-free
0:19.4	and enjoy the ease of tax-free shopping in Spain. Hello everybody welcome
0:36.8	welcome back to Crime Weekly I'm Stephanie Harlow and I'm Derek Leveser so today we're
0:42.0	diving into part two of the Maya Kowalski case.
0:46.1	Part one was full of high emotions,
0:49.7	because this is a case that will elicit those emotions. I know just writing this script.
0:56.0	I went through all of them and I see you guys in the comments. Everybody has their own
1:02.2	experiences, their own health
1:03.7	battles that they've gone through or their kids or their family members their own
1:07.4	times that they've gone to doctors and felt this way so I definitely know that this
1:10.7	hits home with a lot of people and today's episode is
1:14.5	not going to be easier on the emotional front. In fact I think it's a little more
1:19.2	difficult but it's important to talk about so we're going to dive right in.
1:22.4	Yeah and before you even dive into it I agree with it's important to talk about so we're going to dive right in.
1:22.8	Yeah and before you even dive into it I agree with everything you said as far as the emotions
1:26.4	there's definitely people who have strong opinions about this case and that always
1:31.6	happens when the case is is publicized as this.
1:34.8	Like that's the one thing and I've said it before whenever we cover cases that have
1:39.2	been highly publicized or on Netflix or there's been documentaries.
1:44.0	People have informed opinions already.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Audioboom Studios, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Audioboom Studios and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.