Young Nurse Among Hundreds Raped, Assaulted Taking Rideshares Uber and Lyft

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 17 November 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Registered nurse Cristen Giangarra, 31, is among hundreds of women reporting rapes and assaults by their lift drivers. Giangarra called for a Lyft after a night of celebrating with friends. The ride to her home should have lasted six minutes but was instead was 51 minutes of terror. Giangarra says she fell asleep in the backseat and woke up to her driver raping her. Giangarra sued Lyft, saying the company cut corners on background checks and hired her driver, 54-year-old Larry Ward, despite his criminal history. He has since been charged with kidnapping and rape. Joining Nancy Grace Today:James Shelnutt - 27 years Atlanta Metro Area Major Case Detective, Swat officer, Lawyer, www.ShelnuttLawFirm.comCaryn Stark - NYC Psychologist, www.carynstark.com, Twitter: @carynpsych, Facebook: "Caryn Stark"Dan Corsentino - Former Police Chief, Former Sheriff, Served on US Homeland Security Senior Advisory Board, Private Investigator, www.dancorsentino.comDr. Kendall Crowns – Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), Lecturer: University of Texas and Texas A&M, Affiliated Faculty: University of Texas Medical BranchSpencer Coursen - Founder and President: Coursen Security Group www.CoursenSecurityGroup.com, Author: "The Safety Trap: A Security Expert’s Secrets For Staying Safe in a Dangerous World", www.TheSafetyTrap.com, Instagram: @s.coursenKristy Mazurek - Emmy Award-winning Investigative Reporter, President of Successful Strategies PR and Crisis Communications Firm

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1:05.8	Crime stories with Nancy Grace.
1:13.8	How many times have you said, oh, I'll just call Uber. I'll just call Lyft. No problem. I don't
1:18.8	need to ride. And you've got your app. You're all set. How many times have I sent my mother to an
1:26.0	appointment, say the hair salon here or there in an Uber or Lyft? How many times? All right,
1:32.7	chair. First of all, take a listen to this. This is our cut one, M-A-Hog K-M-O-V-4.
1:42.5	It opened the back door and was on top of me. Kristen Giangarra recounts that horrific flashback
1:50.1	from the night of June 22nd, 2019. The nurse was out at a bar downtown for a bachelor at party.
1:57.2	Her nightmare unfolded after her friend called her lift. I chose to use an app designed to safely
2:02.9	transport passengers. And ultimately, I was punished for this decision. This is what we know.
2:09.2	A nurse claimed she was raped by a live driver and files a lawsuit against the ride sharing
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