Anne-Marie Robinson
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409 appearances
10 recordings
1 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard Jan 2025
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Well, yeah, but he told me that he didn't do anything. So he made himself sound like a victim.
which i've never forgotten that and i i told julie this story a couple of years ago so when we found out that it really did happen it made me so happy that we found you because it was just it was a way that he tried to trick me but and understanding that it really happened first of all thank you for that because there's now a whole group of us who were abused by this man
And you are the only adult in our story who did something about it. And so we wanted to just say a huge thank you for that. Like all of us, we've been talking about you for months.
Yeah, it's interesting because I'm an absolute pacifist too and would never condone violence, but you stood up to him and I feel like you saved her by getting her out of it.
Yeah.
I've wanted to give you a hug for so long. Thank you for punching that asshole in the face.
My circumstances were such that I didn't have a father. And so I would have loved to have had a dad like you would have punched him in the face. And I'm sure she knew that meant that you loved her and you did the right thing.
I think also the thing I want to get straight is he presented it to me as if he was a victim. He was not a victim. The children, the girls, the students that he abused were victims. And there's more than a dozen that we know of and probably more. Oh, my goodness.
It's 2022, and he says to me, how did you know about the punch? And I've known about it since 1976, which is, yeah, it's just surreal in a way. Yeah. What a sweet guy. Yeah. It's ironic because we positioned him as a hero just because we have so much anger towards Walker that we had never been able to express. But he's such a decent human being, he...
He saw the punch as, like he knew he shouldn't have done it because he, you know, and we know he didn't really want to have to be in a position where, but it's perfectly understandable what he did. So, yeah, he's important to us and an important part of the story. And of course, it's a shock he has to get over by, like he said, how did you know?
We have some unfinished business in Anne-Marie's hometown. About eight months ago, several episodes back, we went to Eastern High School of Commerce, the school Anne-Marie attended, and where she says she was assaulted. On our previous visit, she decided she wanted to see inside, but we couldn't get in. Now she has permission. and I'm going to tag along.
Anne-Marie tosses her carry-on bag into the back seat. We wave goodbye to her husband as he heads out for a walk with their little dog.
Yeah, for sure.
Knowing all the things that you know now, what might you tell that 16-year-old Anne-Marie Robinson story?
The band teacher. I'm Julie Ireton. This is the finale of season two of The Band Played On. Anne-Marie Robinson is fixing systemic flaws and making sure victims are heard. We wanted to have our own voice.
And Anne-Marie and I visit her old school one last time. But first, she gets her music back. Episode 10, Taking Back Control. Anne-Marie's little dog runs circles around her. She's in her living room setting up her French horn for a practice. She cradles that horn. It's the one she bought herself as a special treat. It may as well be made of pure gold. She cherishes it. Oh, it means everything.
Music is the biggest joy in my life right now. She sets her music on an antique stand, a flea market find. First, she warms up. Then she plays. Anne-Marie now plays in multiple concert bands.
and she gives full credit to her daughter for pushing her to do it back when her daughter was in her own high school band several years ago.
like a little piece of magic or something. Not magic, talent, and hard work. Anne-Marie's daughter is now in her early 20s. She graduated from the Juilliard School in New York City, and she plays in a symphony orchestra in a major U.S. city. You know, it's very hard to become a professional bassoonist and achieve what she's achieving.
Music is in their blood, and Anne-Marie couldn't be more proud. But it also makes me wonder what might have been. In high school, Anne-Marie dreamed of becoming a professional musician, but her music teacher changed her path. Both her kids now know all about that. Anne-Marie says her daughter and her son have been following our investigation.
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