Media Circus with Kim Goldman

April 15, 2013: Marc Fucarile had no intention of going to the Boston Marathon, until a friend reached out. That proved to be a fateful decision.

Two homemade pressure cooker bombs stuffed in backpacks, detonated 14 seconds and just over 200 yards apart, killing three people, injuring hundreds and leading law enforcement on a four day manhunt.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Each episode of Media Circus will take an in-depth look at cases that rattled the world. Stories will include parent advocates like Judy Shepard, mother of Matthew Shepard, who was a victim of one of the biggest hate crimes of our time, and Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was killed in the Parkland school shooting. You’ll also hear directly from victims like Kiki Doe, one of the many whose lives were forever changed by sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and Gina DeJesus, an Ohio girl who, at the age of 14-years-old, was kidnapped and held prisoner for 9 years, along with two other girls, before being rescued.

In this first episode, Kim Goldman, host, Victim Advocate and sister of Ron Goldman, who was murdered alongside Nicole Brown Simpson, shares her own personal story of loss, resilience, and purpose. Kim shares why creating this podcast and helping victims to tell their own stories is her personal mission.

Follow Kim Goldman on Twitter, Instagram and her website kimberlygoldman.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was the morning of January 6, 2021. Washington DC had been eerily quiet for several months, but this day felt different. Thousands of protesters, representing nearly every state in the nation, began to swarm the United States Capitol building as Congress was set to certify the 2020 presidential election results. Officer Harry Dunn was assigned to the east side of the Capitol, facing the Supreme Court and the Library of Congress.

What happened next would leave several dead, 140 plus injured, and lead to over 700 arrests, creating serious mental health trauma among law enforcement officers, and dividing a fractured nation even further apart.

Follow Harry on Twitter @LibraDunn.

To continue the conversation, follow Kim on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The following episode contains graphic depiction of gun violence, including sounds of gunshots and may be harmful or traumatizing to some audiences. Listener discretion is advised.

Fred Guttenberg's daughter Jaime, a freshman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, was murdered when a 19-year-old former student entered and opened fire on students and staff, killing 17, wounding another 17.

Since that February day in 2018, and in memory of his daughter Jaime and for all victims of gun violence, Fred has used his voice to advocate for gun safety legislation. In this very first episode of Media Circus, host Kim Goldman talks with Fred about his personal experience, trauma, grief, resiliency and healing.

Follow Fred on Twitter @fred_guttenberg

Links:

Orange Ribbons for Jaime

Find the Helpers

NoNotoriety.com

Sponsors:

Better Help -- Get 10% off your first month of therapy at BetterHelp.com/CIRCUS

Upside -- Download the FREE Upside app and use promo code: CIRCUS to get $5 or more cash back on your first purchase of $10 or more.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The following episode contains material that may be harmful or traumatizing to some audiences, including discussion of sexual assault and murder. Listener discretion is advised.

Amanda Knox was a 20-year-old American college student who had moved to Perugia, Italy in September 2007 for a study abroad program. Just five weeks later, one of her three roommates, British exchange student Meredith Kercher, was found murdered. What happened next would cause a media firestorm and land Amanda in prison for a crime she did not commit, her fate in the hands of the unpredictable Italian court system over the next several years,

Follow Amanda on Twitter and Instagram.

Links:

For Amanda's podcast and other projects, visit KnoxRobinson.com.

Innocence Project

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.