Surviving my daughter's killing
The Documentary Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
When 19-year-old Ann from Florida, US, was shot by her boyfriend in 2010, her family were thrust into a nightmare, one that meant taking the agonising decision to withdraw her life support. In this intensely moving account of violence and loss, Ann’s mother, Kate, tells the Dear Daughter podcast that instead of pursuing the traditional court process, she chose something almost unheard of at the time - restorative justice. Sitting face to face with the man who killed her daughter she entered a process that allowed her to shape his sentence and speak openly about the impact of Ann’s death. In her highly emotional letter to Ann, Kate reveals an extraordinary decision - one that will stay with you long after her story ends.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:06.3 | Hi, I'm Namulanta Combo and welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:13.1 | I'm the presenter of the Dear Daughter podcast where people write extraordinary letters to the daughters and sons in their lives. |
| 0:21.1 | Find us weekly wherever you get your BBC podcasts. |
| 0:24.6 | In this episode, you'll hear the amazing story about how a mother forgave the man who killed |
| 0:30.1 | her daughter. |
| 0:30.8 | You can listen to Kate tell us what happened right here. |
| 0:35.8 | Hi, I'm Namulanta Combo and this is Dear Daughter from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:42.6 | You're about to hear an incredible story and letter from a remarkable mother called Kate. |
| 0:50.4 | Before we begin, I should say that this won't be an easy listen. |
| 0:55.5 | What you're about to encounter is an intensely emotional account of violence and loss. |
| 1:01.6 | But at the heart of the story is a brave and unusual decision Kate made, |
| 1:07.4 | one that you will be thinking about long after her story finishes. |
| 1:11.9 | I was owed Anne's life. |
| 1:16.3 | Anne was owed her own life. |
| 1:20.1 | But I was never going to be able to collect that debt. |
| 1:26.4 | Episode 3 |
| 1:27.4 | Surviving My Daughter's Killing |
| 1:31.1 | Kate's three |
| 1:33.5 | Kate's three daughters grew up in Florida in the USA |
| 1:40.4 | and like most of us do when we have children, |
| 1:43.7 | she and her husband Andy had hopes and |
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