The New Bedford Rape of Cheryl Araujo

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02/20/22 • 18 min

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In 1983, Cheryl Araujo was gang-raped in a Massachusetts bar by four men while other patrons laughed and cheered. Cheryl was victim-blamed in court and by the media. The trial started a national debate over privacy protection for rape survivors.
Warning: Graphic discussion about sexual assault.
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Sources:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/189563?read-now=1&seq=20#page_scan_tab_contents
https://law.justia.com/cases/massachusetts/supreme-court/volumes/401/401mass843.html
https://tecake.com/news/the-true-story-of-cheryl-araujos-sexual-assault-310731.html
https://lindsaychapie.wordpress.com/2014/03/07/new-bedford-in-1983/
https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/law-magazines/new-bedford-rape-trial-1984
https://meaww.com/netflix-trial-by-media-gangrape-case-broadcast-live-revealed-victim-identity-cheryl-ann-araujo
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-12-24-8603190521-story.html
https://thecinemaholic.com/cheryl-araujo-death/
https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-at-big-dans
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a32585426/cheryl-araujo-trial-by-media-true-story/

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911 was called from a Maine home about an attempted suicide by Shane Cheetham in 2018. Shane died and the family grieved his loss.
In the following months, Shane's sister, Angela, found discrepancies between the state medical report and the police reports.
Special thanks to Autopsy- A True Crime Podcast for your contribution to this episode.
Executive Producers: Mike T. and Tiffany G.
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Sources also include an interview with Shane's sister, Angela, as well as medical reports, police reports, and the 911 call transcript that were provided to us by Angela.

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S7-E62 The Maine Disappearance of Kurt Newton

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This episode focuses on Kurt Newton, who was four years old when he disappeared from a campground in rural Maine on Labor Day weekend in 1975. This episode was written by Roderick Small.
Executive Producers: Mike T.
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https://charleyproject.org/case/kurt-ronald-newton
Interview with Ronald and Jill Newton.