The Trail

Ear Hustle

Ear Hustle & Radiotopia

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.9 • 21.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In 1990, Leonard attacked a female hiker off a trail along the California coast. Three decades later, we hear the rest of the story, and explore what accountability and survival really look like.

Warning: This episode contains a graphic description of a sex crime. Some listeners may want to skip this one.

If you or someone you know have been affected by sexual assault, you can get help by calling the National Sexual Assault Helpline at 800.656.HOPE.

As always, thanks to Lt. Sam Robinson and Acting Warden Ron Broomfield for their support of the show.

Ear Hustle is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Find a full list of episode credits at earhustlesq.com.

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0:00.0	And what are some adjectives you would use to describe your childhood?
0:12.3	If I was going to describe a childhood, I would just say I was just, well I just had a
0:17.7	sense of being disconnected, just being restless, no sense of purpose, no direction, just
0:25.4	restless.
0:27.2	What was the time in your childhood that you felt love?
0:30.7	Never.
0:34.2	Today we're going to devote the whole episode to one story.
0:37.2	It's about a crime that took place 30 years ago.
0:39.8	And we put listener advisories at the top of all episodes, but this episode deserves a
0:44.5	special warning.
0:45.8	This is a story about a sex crime and there are graphic descriptions of violence and there
0:50.2	is also some profanity.
0:51.9	It's a tough episode.
0:53.8	Some listeners may want to skip this one.
0:59.7	I'm Erlan Woods.
1:01.1	I'm Nigel Poor.
1:02.3	This is Ear Hustle from PRX's Radiotopia.
1:12.9	We first interviewed Leonard back at the beginning of 2019.
1:16.4	That was after you got out, this was way before the pandemic so we were at San Quentin as
1:22.3	usual doing interviews.
1:24.6	And Erlan, you don't remember him, do you?
1:27.1	I do and I don't.
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