The Sandra Birchmore Case – How Police Groomers Kept Her Silent for Years
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
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🗓️ 7 July 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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For years, Sandra Birchmore tried to tell people what was happening to her—about the older police officer who was “in a relationship” with her since she was 15, about the abuse, about the lies. No one listened. In this episode, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins us to dissect how grooming operates under the radar when the abuser is a man with a badge—and the trust of the system. We explore how predators manipulate their victims into silence, what keeps victims loyal to their abusers, and why law enforcement institutions are uniquely vulnerable to this kind of cover-up.
Sandra didn’t stay silent because she was weak. She stayed silent because the system made her believe she had no other choice. Until it was too late.
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| 0:42.0 | We're going to go back. is called No Such Thing as a Fish. Why didn't you listen now? Hi there. My name's Andy. And my name's Anna. And we are two of the four hosts of the podcast, |
| 0:46.7 | No Such Thing as a Fish. We present every week the most amazing, wonderful, insane, hilarious, |
| 0:52.8 | bizarre facts you've ever heard. |
| 0:54.4 | Facts like, did you know, America has a national grocery bagpacking competition. |
| 0:59.4 | Did you know, Anna, the company Volkswagen sells more sausages than it does cars? |
| 1:03.8 | Yes, we've got those two facts and about a billion more in our podcast archives for you to listen to. |
| 1:09.7 | We chat about them, we laugh about them, |
| 1:11.1 | we make the occasional terrible pun. |
| 1:12.7 | It's great fun. |
| 1:13.5 | It's called No Such Thing as a Fish. |
| 1:14.9 | Why don't you listen now? |
| 1:21.7 | This is Hidden Killers with Tony Brewski. |
| 1:25.9 | Before we get into our conversation with Shabon Scott, |
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