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美国国家公共电台 NPR Larry Nassar's Survivors Speak, And Finally The World Listens — And Believes

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LINDSEY SMITH, HOST:

Hey.

KATE WELLS, HOST:

It's Kate.

SMITH: And this is Lindsey.

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SMITH: This is our final episode. And so one more time, we have the same warning. You're going to get a lot more out of this if you go back and start with the first episode. We use adult language, and we are going to talk about sexual assault and other tough subjects.

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ROSEMARIE AQUILINA: This is Docket 17-425FY, people of the State of Michigan versus1 Lawrence Gerard Nassar. Counsel, your appearances, for the record...

WELLS: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - the first day of Larry Nassar's sentencing hearing, the first day survivors3 get to face him in person. This place is packed. It is crazy how young some of the faces in this courtroom are. It is one thing to know that Larry Nassar's victims are young. It is another to actually see 15-year-olds sitting here with their moms. Larry is brought in. His hands are uncuffed. He sits up at the front next to his lawyer in the witness stand. Judge Rosemarie Aquilina wants him here so victims can look at him directly while they make their statements.

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AQUILINA: And you understand that you are here for sentencing today?

LARRY NASSAR: Yes, your honor.

WELLS: Larry is hunched4 over in a faded blue jail jumpsuit and orange Crocs. The lawyers run through some last-minute logistics. And then it starts. A young woman in a black dress, hair twisted back off her face, is the first to approach the podium.

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AQUILINA: Please state and spell your name for the record.

KYLE STEPHENS: Kyle Stephens, K-Y-L-E S-T-E-P-H-E-N-S.

WELLS: Thank you, the judge tells her. What would you like me to know? Does that mean I should start, Kyle asks. The judge nods. Kyle takes a breath.

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STEPHENS: Good morning. My name is Kyle Stephens. Up until this point, I've been known as Victim ZA or family friend. I was the first to testify in this case. And worried of the attention that could come with that, I asked for complete anonymity5. This process has been horrific but surprisingly therapeutic6. I'm addressing you publicly today as a final step in statement to myself that I have nothing to be ashamed of.

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WELLS: We told you about Kyle Stephens in Episode 3. Her parents were close friends with the Nassars. Larry abused Kyle in his basement starting when she was 6 years old. She's the girl who told her parents, the girl who wasn't believed until she was.

SMITH: And there is something beautiful about this part of Kyle's story. And I'm not trying to paint a silver lining7, but I do want to acknowledge something that we've heard over and over from survivors of Larry Nassar's abuse. It is beautiful when you're finally believed.

WELLS: I'm Kate Wells.

SMITH: And I'm Lindsey Smith. This is BELIEVED.

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SMITH: A year and a half before Kyle Stephens set foot in that courtroom to face the man who abused her, Kyle found out she was not Larry's only victim. In the fall of 2016, she's in her 20s, living in Chicago, and she sees Rachael Denhollander's story, sees that others are accusing Larry of abuse, too, publicly. And Kyle knows this is her second chance. No one believed her when she was a kid. Her parents didn't take her to police, just a child psychologist. But now, with Rachael's story out there, Kyle doesn't hesitate. She calls the police.

WELLS: And Kyle's police report is critical because what police realize when they hear Kyle's story is that her abuse doesn't have anything to do with so-called medical techniques. What Larry did to her, it is so clearly just straightforward8 child abuse. And that means police can use Kyle's story to get a search warrant for Larry's house because that's where the abuse took place. Then police get a warrant for Larry's arrest.

SMITH: Three days before Thanksgiving 2016, Larry Nassar stops at a tire shop, starts filling up the tires of his SUV. A team of undercover police officers moves in. For the first time ever, Larry is arrested. Police take him back to the station. Larry's quiet and cooperative. A young officer takes his fingerprints9.

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UNIDENTIFIED OFFICER: Stand up against - would you back up to that gray wall there? Would you look at the camera here? We're just going to take a few pictures, and then we're going to be all done, OK?

SMITH: Larry looks, to use a detective's word, mopey. He's still got that mopey face when police have him take off his glasses for a mug shot.

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UNIDENTIFIED OFFICER: Ready? One, two, three.

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SMITH: While he's getting booked, Kyle Stephens gets a phone call. It's Detective Andrea Munford. She tells Kyle, we got him.

STEPHENS: Yeah. She just called me, and she goes, hey, I just want to let you know that we just arrested Larry. He was pumping up his tires. It was hilarious11 (laughter). And I was like, yay, this is awesome12.

SMITH: Do you go have a beer (laughter)?

STEPHENS: Yeah. And I was like, and we're having wine tonight (laughter).

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SMITH: That night, Kyle celebrates, and Larry Nassar spends his first night in jail.

WELLS: After a childhood of holidays spent with the Nassar family, Kyle was pretty sure she's ruined Larry Nassar's Thanksgiving.

SMITH: You heard some of Kyle's story in Episode 3 but not all of it. You might recall Kyle first told her parents about Larry in 2004, when she was 12.

WELLS: Larry of course denied he abused Kyle. And Kyle's parents believed him. After about a year of insisting she was telling the truth about Larry, Kyle gave in, told her parents she had made it all up. She hadn't made it up of course, but it seemed like the easier thing to do to survive. She and her dad fought about it all the time.

SMITH: But then after that admission, Kyle says her dad insisted she apologize to Larry for falsely accusing him. Kyle refused. And over the years, she distanced herself from her family. But in 2008, something shifts. Kyle is 18 years old. She's getting ready to go off to college. She and her dad are at it again.

STEPHENS: I got in a fight with my dad, and he pulled the same card. He said, you need to - you never apologized to Larry. And I realized I'm leaving for college in a month. This guy has no more power over me. He can't do anything to my life anymore.

SMITH: So for the first time since she was a kid, Kyle tells her dad the truth. I wasn't lying about Larry. Kyle says her dad gets right up in her face.

STEPHENS: And said, what did you say? And I said, I wasn't lying. He just crumpled13 onto the couch and just stared into space. I think - and just the weight of everything was just crashing over him. And he said, what did he do? And I said, I'm not ready to talk about that, not with you. And he respected that. And I went off to college. And we didn't talk.

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SMITH: They didn't talk at first. If you don't remember, Kyle's dad suffers from chronic14 pain. And on top of that, Kyle says, when she went away to college, her dad had a stroke. You know who actually called Kyle to tell her that?

STEPHENS: Fun fact - I get a call from Larry Nassar while I'm at school. And he says, hey, your dad had a stroke. And I was like, good to know, thanks. I didn't even have - I was like, fuck the whole situation. I don't care. Thanks. Good to know. I don't think I even called my dad.

SMITH: But when Kyle comes home that summer, she notices her dad is different. He's recovering from the stroke. He's less irritable15. He's voluntarily taking himself off all the pain medications. And that's when slowly, Kyle's relationship with her dad begins to change. This was all years before Larry was publicly accused. Kyle and her dad - they start talking again. She tells him more about what Larry did to her.

STEPHENS: And the best thing that he did for me was allow me to be mad. And he made no excuses. He just took it. And he told me to say whatever I needed to say to him. I was able to be like, you did this; you said this; that's fucked up; you're fucked up. And he would just be like, you're right; I'm sorry.

And I think the biggest thing about that that a lot of people don't understand and want to - the biggest thing that my mom and I struggle with is that my dad didn't just do that once. He did it all the time. Every time we got into a conversation where it could be brought up, he would say, is there anything you need to say to me? And he would just - continually gave me the opportunity to get it out.

And those were very therapeutic for me, being able to - I think one of the best questions I ever got to ask him was, where is your anger? Why haven't you gone and killed this dude? Because I think that's what I'd be thinking about doing, you know? And being able to ask questions like that and be very thorough - and that takes a lot of time and a lot of humility16 on the part of my father.

SMITH: Kyle says this is the best thing that's ever happened to her.

STEPHENS: Because my dad was, like, someone I hated for so long. And he came around to - by 2016 was probably one of the closest people to me. He was my rock.

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SMITH: Kyle remembers her dad becomes entirely17 focused on her and her healing. But Kyle's dad is still really sick. Kyle says he's lost a lot of weight. He hardly leaves the house. He confides18 in Kyle. He's considering suicide.

STEPHENS: He was in a ton of pain, and his quality of life had decayed to the point where no one should have to live that way. But on top of that, he had lost his not only will to live but his own feeling that he mattered in this world. And I think that was directly correlated to his failure as a parent in the situation with me and Larry.

For me, I had come to a point where I recognized that I wanted my father around and I enjoyed him as a person. But it was selfish for me to tell him, I don't want you to take your own life; I want you to stay here with me and live in misery19 for me. That wasn't fair. And I knew that. So instead, if that's what he wanted, I was going to support him.

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SMITH: Kyle's father took his own life in March of 2016.

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WELLS: Before Kyle even has time to grieve or process her dad's death, she sees that article about Rachael Denhollander in the IndyStar. That is when Kyle calls the police. And for months, Kyle throws herself into the Larry Nassar case. She makes trips back to Michigan, working with police to get him arrested. She's actually the first victim to testify against him in the preliminary hearings. And the whole time, in court, she is known only as Victim ZA. Kyle wants her name, her face, her life kept private as much as possible until this moment.

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AQUILINA: Please state and spell your name for the record.

WELLS: January 16, 2018 - Larry's sentencing.

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STEPHENS: Kyle Stephens.

WELLS: When Kyle volunteers to be the first to face him and use her full name.

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STEPHENS: K-Y-L-E S-T-E-P-H-E-N-S.

WELLS: Kyle's mom stands a few steps behind her on her right. News cameras click, click, click, click, click. And Kyle's voice shakes as she tells the full courtroom the raw specific details of Larry's abuse - how it started when she was just 6 years old, how he put his fingers inside her, masturbated in front of her, rubbed her feet on his penis, how her parents didn't believe her.

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STEPHENS: Larry Nassar's actions had already caused me significant anguish20. But I hurt worse as I watched my father realize what he had put me through. My father and I did our best to patch up our tattered21 relationship before he committed suicide in 2016. Admittedly, my father was experiencing debilitating22 health issues, but had he not had to bear the shame and self-loathing that stemmed from his defense23 of Larry Nassar, I believe he would have had a fighting chance for his life.

Larry Nassar wedged himself between myself and my family and used his leverage24 as my parents' trusted friend to pry25 us apart until we fractured. And fracture we did. My relationship with my mother is still marbled with pain, anger and resentment26. And for a long time, I told people that I did not have a family. The complex feelings of shame, disgust and self-hatred brought me bouts27 of depression, anxiety, eating disorders28 and other compulsive conditions.

Sometimes I think it's hard for people to translate these generic29 terms into reality. For me, it was a girl crying on the floor for hours, trying not to rip out too much of her hair. For me, it was a girl wanting the pain to stop so badly that she woke up for months to the thought, I want to die. For me, it was a girl getting out her gun and laying it on the bed just to remind herself that she has control over her own life. For me, it was a girl that spent so much time trying to fix herself that she forgot what she actually enjoys doing.

Sexual abuse is so much more than a disturbing physical act. It changes the trajectory30 of a victim's life, and that is something that no one has the right to do. Your honor, with your permission, I would now like to address the defendant31.

AQUILINA: You may.

STEPHENS: After my parents confronted you, they brought you back to my house to speak with me. Sitting on my living room couch, I listened to you tell me, no one should ever do that, and if they do, you should tell someone. Well, Larry, I'm here not to tell someone but to tell everyone.

SMITH: Kyle glances around the courtroom. Then she glares at Larry.

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STEPHENS: You used my body for six years for your own sexual gratification. That is unforgivable. I've been coming for you for a long time. I told counselors32 your name in hopes that they would report you. I have reported you to Child Protective Services twice. I gave a testament33 to get your medical license34 revoked35. You were first arrested on my charges. And now, as the only non-medical victim to come forward, I've testified to let the world know that you are a repulsive36 liar37 and that those treatments were pathetically veiled sexual abuse. Perhaps you have figured it out by now, but little girls don't stay little forever. They grow into strong women that return to destroy your world.

SMITH: The crowded courtroom remains38 quiet.

WELLS: But Kyle's words, little girls don't stay little forever - overnight, it's like they are everywhere - on protest signs at women's marches, in headlines in the national news.

SMITH: Going into the first day of Larry's sentencing, prosecutors40 say there are about 98 people who want to speak in court. But something happens after that first day. Survivors who had not yet come forward saw Kyle's statement and started just showing up. Bekah Snyder works for the prosecutor39's office. Her entire job was to help coordinate41 all the victims. She remembers one mom in particular walks into court...

BEKAH SNYDER: Really quiet and stoic42 and said, I need to add my daughter's name to the list. And I was like, OK, great. I introduce myself. And I'm, you know, trying to get some information from her. And she just starts crying. And she goes, she just told us last night that she was also abused.

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SMITH: Bekah says that's when she starts realizing, oh, my God, there are girls sitting at home, watching this on TV and realizing, I'm ready to come forward now, too.

SNYDER: And the next day being ready to give an impact statement is unbelievable. But they were empowered by the other women.

WELLS: Kyle's statement does something else, too. By using her name publicly and putting her face out there on TV for the whole world to see, Kyle sent a message. I am not ashamed.

SMITH: At first, a lot of survivors don't want to use their names when they face Larry in court, like this 17-year-old.

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JADE43 CAPUA: This is something about me that I have always been afraid to share with people. I couldn't help but fear that people were going to look at me differently.

SMITH: But after Kyle, that starts to change.

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CAPUA: After thinking about it and taking time to cope with facing this fear of mine, I decided44 to finally put a name to it. I am Jade Capua, and I am a survivor2.

SMITH: And then they just keep coming.

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ALEXIS ALVARADO: My name is Alexis Alvarado, and my childhood innocence45 was stolen from me at the hands of Larry Nassar at the age of 12.

LINDSEY LEMKE: I was abused so many times that I can't even remember when the first time was. I just know that I was only 10 years old.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Ten years old.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Eleven years old.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #3: Twelve years old.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #4: Twelve years old.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #5: Twelve years old.

MADDIE JOHNSON: He was the doctor. I was the child. I had no idea what to think.

KAYLEE MCDOWELL: You gave me your Olympic jacket with your name on the inside tag.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #6: He gave me a pen from one of the Olympic...

ANYA GILLENGERTEN: Gifts - backpack, shirts, a water bottle.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #7: Autographed photos of famous gymnasts, which made me feel special.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #8: I thought I was special.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #9: It made me feel so special at the time.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #10: He made us all feel like we were special.

ISABELL HUTCHINS: Because of the monster that is Larry Nassar, I am afraid to trust anyone.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #11: I had my first mental breakdown46 during the summer of 2006.

ARIANNA GUERRERO: I have depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #12: I don't want to get out of bed. I don't want to go to work.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #13: I was a happy, fun-loving, bubbly little girl, turned into a depressed47, bitter mess of a person.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #14: And I'm scared. I'm scared. I'm on medication. I'm scared if I go off...

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #15: I might not be here talking to you today if MSU would have listened and acted in an ethical48 and moral manner.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #16: I told you back in 1997.

HUTCHINS: How could you have not said anything or not done anything?

MORGAN MCCAUL: How many little girls could have been spared from this lifelong battle?

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #17: It is mind-blowing to me why someone wasn't listening to me.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #18: And shame on you for not listening to young women.

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SMITH: Ultimately, 204 women and girls tell their stories. Each day, the crowd in the courtroom gets bigger - more reporters, more cameras, more victims. And each day, Rachael Denhollander is there to watch as all the survivors give their impact statements, every single one. And as the final day of sentencing approaches, everybody knows the woman who had started this case would be the one to finish it. On that last day, lead prosecutor Angela Povilaitis stands to introduce Rachael. She tells the court, from the moment I met Rachael, I knew this day would come.

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ANGELA POVILAITIS: There was no doubt that she would carry this case and that the world would hear her and believe her and that the truth would be exposed.

SMITH: That's coming up after the break.

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WELLS: It's easy now with the sheer number of survivors to forget that for so long, Rachael Denhollander's name was the only one out there. The other women and girls who come into court during the sentencing, they mostly don't know each other.

But they know Rachael. They know her story. They know this whole case started with her report. They know they probably would not be here without her. They would approach her in the court room shyly and say thank you or, can I give you a hug? She was like this talisman49, like the unofficial symbol of the Larry Nassar case. And Rachael's words - they turn out to be less a victim impact statement and more of a sermon about all of us. Rachael tells the court, this whole case comes down to just one question.

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RACHAEL DENHOLLANDER: How much is a little girl worth? How much is a young woman worth? What was done to myself and these other women and little girls and the fact that our sexual violation50 was enjoyed by Larry matters. It demands justice. And the sentence you impose today will send a message about how much these precious women and children are worth.

SMITH: Larry is a predator51, Rachael says.

WELLS: But the institutions, the cultures that enabled him - they have failed us, too.

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DENHOLLANDER: And I would like to take a moment now to address both organizations whose failures led to my sexual assault because it is part of the consequences that I know carry.

WELLS: First, she says, Michigan State University. Ever since the Nassar scandal became public, the school's president and the trustees insisted that determined52 sexual predators53 are almost impossible to stop or that the survivors were just ambulance chasers and always, always beating the same drum. This is a Larry Nassar problem, they said, not an MSU problem.

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DENHOLLANDER: You issue a press statement saying there was no cover-up because no one who heard the reports of assault believed that Larry was committing abuse. You play word games, saying you didn't know because no one believed. I know that. And the reason everyone who heard about Larry's abuse did not believe it is because they did not listen. They did not listen in 1997 or 1998 or 1999 or 2000 or 2004 or 2014. Victims were silenced, intimidated54, repeatedly told it was medical treatment and even forced to go back for continued sexual assaults.

WELLS: And for USA Gymnastics, Rachael says, Larry Nassar is one symptom of a much larger infection.

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DENHOLLANDER: I did not know that at the same time Larry was penetrating55 me, USAG was systematically56 burying reports of sexual assaults against member coaches in a file cabinet instead of reporting them, creating a culture where predators like Larry and so many others in the organization were able to sexually abuse children, including our Olympians, without any fear of being caught.

SMITH: There is a personal cost to taking on a battle like this. Rachael's told us she had nightmares before and after every interview she gave, nightmares where she's back in Larry's treatment room. She's lost friendships over her decision to speak out publicly about abuse. She lost her church, her privacy. And in exchange, Larry's supporters called her a liar in it for the money, for the fame.

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DENHOLLANDER: But I want you to understand why I made this choice knowing full well what it was going to cost to get here and with very little hope of ever succeeding. I did it because it was right. No matter the cost, it was right. And the farthest I can run from what you have become is to daily choose what is right instead of what I want.

SMITH: And then Rachael turns to her faith, something that has guided Rachael through her entire life, sure, but especially through this process of getting justice. And she appeals to Larry's faith in God, too.

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DENHOLLANDER: The Bible you carry says it is better for a millstone to be thrown around your neck and you thrown into a lake than for you to make even one child stumble. And you have damaged hundreds. Should you ever reach the point of truly facing what you have done, the guilt57 will be crushing. And that is what makes the gospel of Christ so sweet, because it extends grace and hope and mercy where none should be found. And it will be there for you.

I pray you experience the soul-crushing weight of guilt so that you may someday experience true repentance58 and true forgiveness from God, which you need far more than forgiveness from me, though I extend that to you as well.

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SMITH: After Rachael offers Larry forgiveness, she addresses us and you, people watching the sentencing, this case play out in a way we've never seen before.

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DENHOLLANDER: Look around the courtroom. Remember what you have witnessed these past seven days. This is what it looks like when someone chooses to put their selfish desires above the safety and love for those around them. This is what it looks like when the adults in authority do not respond properly to disclosures of sexual assault. This is what it looks like when institutions create a culture where a predator can flourish, unafraid and unabated. And this is what it looks like when people in authority refuse to listen, put friendships in front of the truth, fail to create or enforce proper policy and fail to hold enablers accountable.

This is what it looks like. It looks like a courtroom full of survivors who carry deep wounds, women and girls who have banded together to fight for themselves because no one else would do it. Judge Aquilina, I plead with you, as you deliberate the sentence to give Larry, send a message that these victims are worth everything. I plead with you to impose the maximum sentence under the plea agreement because everything is what these survivors are worth. Thank you.

WELLS: Finally, Judge Rosemarie Aquilina announces her sentence for Larry Nassar - 40 to 175 years in prison.

SMITH: I just signed your death warrant, she tells him.

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AQUILINA: Thank you. That's all for the record.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #19: All rise.

(APPLAUSE, SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

SMITH: Kate and I want to say thank you to all the survivors. Thank you for your courage and inspiration.

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WELLS: And a special thank-you to those survivors who took so much time for this series - Trinea Gonczar, Brianne Randall-Gay, Kyle Stephens, Amanda and Jessica Thomashow, Kaylee Lorincz and of course Rachael Denhollander. Thank you to all their families, too, the men and women who generously gave their emotional energy and shared their insights all because they want us to learn from this case. Finally, thank you, the lead prosecutor on this case, Angela Povilaitis, and Detective Andrea Munford.

SMITH: OK, we told you this was the last episode, but we have a little bonus coming next week because of course the story does not end as neatly59 as what you just heard. This week's show was reported by me, Lindsey Smith, and Kate Wells, produced by Juliet Hinely with help from Paulette Parker, edited by Sarah Hulett with help from Alison MacAdam, engineered and mixed by Bob Skon. Jennifer Guerra is the show's executive producer. Zoe Clark is our program director. Our theme music is by Paul Brill, additional music by Ramtin Arablouei.

WELLS: Special thanks to Emma Winowiecki, Jodi Westrick, Rebecca Williams, Vince Duffy, Amy Tardif, Len Niehoff, Nisa Kahn, Hannah Rubenstein and Lara Moehlman, and the folks at NPR - Mark Memmott, Ashley Messenger, Camille Smiley and N'Jeri Eaton. We would love it if you shared this podcast. And remember to fill out our survey at npr.org/podcastsurvey. Finally, thank you so much for listening.


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  • Our company promises to preserve the anonymity of all its clients. 我们公司承诺不公开客户的姓名。
6 therapeutic sI8zL     
adj.治疗的,起治疗作用的;对身心健康有益的
参考例句:
  • Therapeutic measures were selected to fit the patient.选择治疗措施以适应病人的需要。
  • When I was sad,music had a therapeutic effect.我悲伤的时候,音乐有治疗效力。
7 lining kpgzTO     
n.衬里,衬料
参考例句:
  • The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
  • Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。
8 straightforward fFfyA     
adj.正直的,坦率的;易懂的,简单的
参考例句:
  • A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech.巧言不如直说。
  • I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答。
9 fingerprints 9b456c81cc868e5bdf3958245615450b     
n.指纹( fingerprint的名词复数 )v.指纹( fingerprint的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • Everyone's fingerprints are unique. 每个人的指纹都是独一无二的。
  • They wore gloves so as not to leave any fingerprints behind (them). 他们戴着手套,以免留下指纹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 shutter qEpy6     
n.百叶窗;(照相机)快门;关闭装置
参考例句:
  • The camera has a shutter speed of one-sixtieth of a second.这架照像机的快门速度达六十分之一秒。
  • The shutter rattled in the wind.百叶窗在风中发出嘎嘎声。
11 hilarious xdhz3     
adj.充满笑声的,欢闹的;[反]depressed
参考例句:
  • The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后,派对变得更加热闹起来。
  • We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停,因为那个节目太搞笑了。
12 awesome CyCzdV     
adj.令人惊叹的,难得吓人的,很好的
参考例句:
  • The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
  • That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.
13 crumpled crumpled     
adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句:
  • She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. 她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。
  • She flattened out the crumpled letter on the desk. 她在写字台上把皱巴巴的信展平。
14 chronic BO9zl     
adj.(疾病)长期未愈的,慢性的;极坏的
参考例句:
  • Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
  • Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。
15 irritable LRuzn     
adj.急躁的;过敏的;易怒的
参考例句:
  • He gets irritable when he's got toothache.他牙一疼就很容易发脾气。
  • Our teacher is an irritable old lady.She gets angry easily.我们的老师是位脾气急躁的老太太。她很容易生气。
16 humility 8d6zX     
n.谦逊,谦恭
参考例句:
  • Humility often gains more than pride.谦逊往往比骄傲收益更多。
  • His voice was still soft and filled with specious humility.他的声音还是那么温和,甚至有点谦卑。
17 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
18 confides 7cba5bd1e4fef03b447215d633bc1cd9     
v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的第三人称单数 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等)
参考例句:
  • Now Butterfly confides to Pinkerton that she has secretly embraced Christianity. 蝴蝶向平克顿吐露,她已暗地里信奉了基督教。 来自辞典例句
  • He also confides, in great secrecy, that his own heart still bleeds over Natalie. 他还极秘密地透露,他自己内心里还在为那塔丽感到痛苦。 来自辞典例句
19 misery G10yi     
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
参考例句:
  • Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
  • He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。
20 anguish awZz0     
n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼
参考例句:
  • She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时,她由于痛苦而失声大哭。
  • The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。
21 tattered bgSzkG     
adj.破旧的,衣衫破的
参考例句:
  • Her tattered clothes in no way detracted from her beauty.她的破衣烂衫丝毫没有影响她的美貌。
  • Their tattered clothing and broken furniture indicated their poverty.他们褴褛的衣服和破烂的家具显出他们的贫穷。
22 debilitating RvIzXw     
a.使衰弱的
参考例句:
  • The debilitating disease made him too weak to work. 这个令他衰弱的病,使他弱到没有办法工作。
  • You may soon leave one debilitating condition or relationship forever. 你即将永远地和这段霉运说拜拜了。
23 defense AxbxB     
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
参考例句:
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
24 leverage 03gyC     
n.力量,影响;杠杆作用,杠杆的力量
参考例句:
  • We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
  • He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力,他的计划失败了。
25 pry yBqyX     
vi.窥(刺)探,打听;vt.撬动(开,起)
参考例句:
  • He's always ready to pry into other people's business.他总爱探听别人的事。
  • We use an iron bar to pry open the box.我们用铁棍撬开箱子。
26 resentment 4sgyv     
n.怨愤,忿恨
参考例句:
  • All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
  • She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。
27 bouts 2abe9936190c45115a3f6a38efb27c43     
n.拳击(或摔跤)比赛( bout的名词复数 );一段(工作);(尤指坏事的)一通;(疾病的)发作
参考例句:
  • For much of his life he suffered from recurrent bouts of depression. 他的大半辈子反复发作抑郁症。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • It was one of fistiana's most famous championship bouts. 这是拳击界最有名的冠军赛之一。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
28 disorders 6e49dcafe3638183c823d3aa5b12b010     
n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 );凌乱;骚乱;(身心、机能)失调
参考例句:
  • Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告,厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
29 generic mgixr     
adj.一般的,普通的,共有的
参考例句:
  • I usually buy generic clothes instead of name brands.我通常买普通的衣服,不买名牌。
  • The generic woman appears to have an extraordinary faculty for swallowing the individual.一般妇女在婚后似乎有特别突出的抑制个性的能力。
30 trajectory fJ1z1     
n.弹道,轨道
参考例句:
  • It is not difficult to sketch the subsequent trajectory.很容易描绘出它们最终的轨迹。
  • The path followed by a projectile is called its trajectory.抛物体所循的路径称为它的轨道。
31 defendant mYdzW     
n.被告;adj.处于被告地位的
参考例句:
  • The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
  • The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。
32 counselors f6ff4c2b4bd3716024922a76236b3c79     
n.顾问( counselor的名词复数 );律师;(使馆等的)参赞;(协助学生解决问题的)指导老师
参考例句:
  • Counselors began an inquiry into industrial needs. 顾问们开始调查工业方面的需要。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • We have experienced counselors available day and night. ) 这里有经验的法律顾问全天候值班。) 来自超越目标英语 第4册
33 testament yyEzf     
n.遗嘱;证明
参考例句:
  • This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
  • It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明,编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。
34 license B9TzU     
n.执照,许可证,特许;v.许可,特许
参考例句:
  • The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
  • The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。
35 revoked 80b785d265b6419ab99251d8f4340a1d     
adj.[法]取消的v.撤销,取消,废除( revoke的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • It may be revoked if the check is later dishonoured. 以后如支票被拒绝支付,结算可以撤销。 来自辞典例句
  • A will is revoked expressly. 遗嘱可以通过明示推翻。 来自辞典例句
36 repulsive RsNyx     
adj.排斥的,使人反感的
参考例句:
  • She found the idea deeply repulsive.她发现这个想法很恶心。
  • The repulsive force within the nucleus is enormous.核子内部的斥力是巨大的。
37 liar V1ixD     
n.说谎的人
参考例句:
  • I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了,一个又偷又骗的家伙!
  • She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。
38 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
39 prosecutor 6RXx1     
n.起诉人;检察官,公诉人
参考例句:
  • The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
  • The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
40 prosecutors a638e6811c029cb82f180298861e21e9     
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 ); 告发人; 起诉人; 公诉人
参考例句:
  • In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方,检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
  • You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
41 coordinate oohzt     
adj.同等的,协调的;n.同等者;vt.协作,协调
参考例句:
  • You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
  • Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。
42 stoic cGPzC     
n.坚忍克己之人,禁欲主义者
参考例句:
  • A stoic person responds to hardship with imperturbation.坚忍克己之人经受苦难仍能泰然自若。
  • On Rajiv's death a stoic journey began for Mrs Gandhi,supported by her husband's friends.拉吉夫死后,索尼亚在丈夫友人的支持下开始了一段坚忍的历程。
43 jade i3Pxo     
n.玉石;碧玉;翡翠
参考例句:
  • The statue was carved out of jade.这座塑像是玉雕的。
  • He presented us with a couple of jade lions.他送给我们一对玉狮子。
44 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
45 innocence ZbizC     
n.无罪;天真;无害
参考例句:
  • There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
  • The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。
46 breakdown cS0yx     
n.垮,衰竭;损坏,故障,倒塌
参考例句:
  • She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神经衰弱。
  • The plane had a breakdown in the air,but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot.飞机在空中发生了故障,但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。
47 depressed xu8zp9     
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
参考例句:
  • When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
  • His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
48 ethical diIz4     
adj.伦理的,道德的,合乎道德的
参考例句:
  • It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.必须使青年具有高度的道德观念。
  • It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。
49 talisman PIizs     
n.避邪物,护身符
参考例句:
  • It was like a talisman worn in bosom.它就象佩在胸前的护身符一样。
  • Dress was the one unfailling talisman and charm used for keeping all things in their places.冠是当作保持品位和秩序的一种万应灵符。
50 violation lLBzJ     
n.违反(行为),违背(行为),侵犯
参考例句:
  • He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说,那是违反规则的。
  • He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。
51 predator 11vza     
n.捕食其它动物的动物;捕食者
参考例句:
  • The final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
  • Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴,它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。
52 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
53 predators 48b965855934a5395e409c1112d94f63     
n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 );奴役他人者(尤指在财务或性关系方面)
参考例句:
  • birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
  • The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》
54 intimidated 69a1f9d1d2d295a87a7e68b3f3fbd7d5     
v.恐吓;威胁adj.害怕的;受到威胁的
参考例句:
  • We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
  • The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
55 penetrating ImTzZS     
adj.(声音)响亮的,尖锐的adj.(气味)刺激的adj.(思想)敏锐的,有洞察力的
参考例句:
  • He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze. 他的目光有股异乎寻常的洞察力。
  • He examined the man with a penetrating gaze. 他以锐利的目光仔细观察了那个人。
56 systematically 7qhwn     
adv.有系统地
参考例句:
  • This government has systematically run down public services since it took office.这一屆政府自上台以来系统地削减了公共服务。
  • The rainforest is being systematically destroyed.雨林正被系统地毀灭。
57 guilt 9e6xr     
n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责
参考例句:
  • She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
  • Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。
58 repentance ZCnyS     
n.懊悔
参考例句:
  • He shows no repentance for what he has done.他对他的所作所为一点也不懊悔。
  • Christ is inviting sinners to repentance.基督正在敦请有罪的人悔悟。
59 neatly ynZzBp     
adv.整洁地,干净地,灵巧地,熟练地
参考例句:
  • Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly.水手们知道怎样把一条大绳利落地缠好。
  • The child's dress is neatly gathered at the neck.那孩子的衣服在领口处打着整齐的皱褶。
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