Celisia Stanton
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That's one of the things that I feel like as somebody who works in true crime media, just getting exposed to so many different types of stories, whether we're talking about cults or scams or whatever it might be. I think it's super easy to feel like I would never fall for that or I could never be a part of that. Really, I think this experience was learning for me, too.
That's one of the things that I feel like as somebody who works in true crime media, just getting exposed to so many different types of stories, whether we're talking about cults or scams or whatever it might be. I think it's super easy to feel like I would never fall for that or I could never be a part of that. Really, I think this experience was learning for me, too.
That's one of the things that I feel like as somebody who works in true crime media, just getting exposed to so many different types of stories, whether we're talking about cults or scams or whatever it might be. I think it's super easy to feel like I would never fall for that or I could never be a part of that. Really, I think this experience was learning for me, too.
It's like anybody can be the victim of these sorts of things. It's set up oftentimes people who are successful at deceiving others are highly skilled manipulators. He ended up being sentenced to about 15. seven years of prison time. He isn't eligible for parole, but I do keep getting emails that like his release date is getting moved up and moved up and moved up.
It's like anybody can be the victim of these sorts of things. It's set up oftentimes people who are successful at deceiving others are highly skilled manipulators. He ended up being sentenced to about 15. seven years of prison time. He isn't eligible for parole, but I do keep getting emails that like his release date is getting moved up and moved up and moved up.
It's like anybody can be the victim of these sorts of things. It's set up oftentimes people who are successful at deceiving others are highly skilled manipulators. He ended up being sentenced to about 15. seven years of prison time. He isn't eligible for parole, but I do keep getting emails that like his release date is getting moved up and moved up and moved up.
So I'm not really sure what's up with that. The victim advocate I had really wasn't helping me through that process. And then he was given months to report to prison. It wasn't like he was sentenced and they took him right away. He had months out until he finally went into prison, I think about three months later.
So I'm not really sure what's up with that. The victim advocate I had really wasn't helping me through that process. And then he was given months to report to prison. It wasn't like he was sentenced and they took him right away. He had months out until he finally went into prison, I think about three months later.
So I'm not really sure what's up with that. The victim advocate I had really wasn't helping me through that process. And then he was given months to report to prison. It wasn't like he was sentenced and they took him right away. He had months out until he finally went into prison, I think about three months later.
For some people, I'm sure that can be helpful. It can feel like closure. But to me, I just don't think I was ever going to feel any sense of closure from the American criminal justice system. I just don't think it's set up for that.
For some people, I'm sure that can be helpful. It can feel like closure. But to me, I just don't think I was ever going to feel any sense of closure from the American criminal justice system. I just don't think it's set up for that.
For some people, I'm sure that can be helpful. It can feel like closure. But to me, I just don't think I was ever going to feel any sense of closure from the American criminal justice system. I just don't think it's set up for that.
I think I felt more closure from working on Truer Crime, from getting to make meaning out of this in a different way and getting to tell these stories and find a deeper purpose and take my life in, honestly, a whole different direction. That... was closure for me. That was healing for me. This was procedure. In these cases, people don't get their money back.
I think I felt more closure from working on Truer Crime, from getting to make meaning out of this in a different way and getting to tell these stories and find a deeper purpose and take my life in, honestly, a whole different direction. That... was closure for me. That was healing for me. This was procedure. In these cases, people don't get their money back.
I think I felt more closure from working on Truer Crime, from getting to make meaning out of this in a different way and getting to tell these stories and find a deeper purpose and take my life in, honestly, a whole different direction. That... was closure for me. That was healing for me. This was procedure. In these cases, people don't get their money back.
It's one of those things where if there is a criminal prosecution. Maybe there'll be a punishment for the person who did it. And in this case, there was and he did end up getting sentenced to time in prison. He's in prison now. He owes restitution. The likelihood that that's going to be paid back in any like significant way is very low. He's in prison, so he's not making money really right now.
It's one of those things where if there is a criminal prosecution. Maybe there'll be a punishment for the person who did it. And in this case, there was and he did end up getting sentenced to time in prison. He's in prison now. He owes restitution. The likelihood that that's going to be paid back in any like significant way is very low. He's in prison, so he's not making money really right now.
It's one of those things where if there is a criminal prosecution. Maybe there'll be a punishment for the person who did it. And in this case, there was and he did end up getting sentenced to time in prison. He's in prison now. He owes restitution. The likelihood that that's going to be paid back in any like significant way is very low. He's in prison, so he's not making money really right now.
And they did liquidate some of his assets. That took a really long time, though, like over a year. and distributed it amongst the victims, but it was a really small amount of money. I was somebody who had a lot of opinions about the criminal legal process and about justice and prisons and policing.
And they did liquidate some of his assets. That took a really long time, though, like over a year. and distributed it amongst the victims, but it was a really small amount of money. I was somebody who had a lot of opinions about the criminal legal process and about justice and prisons and policing.