Celisia Stanton

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.

So that was a really tough thing to reconcile alongside now being the victim of this financial crime and having to go through that process myself. I live in Minneapolis. After George Floyd was murdered, I started posting on Instagram about racial and social justice, sharing my perspective as a young Afro-Latinx woman living in Minneapolis, gay parent. I did debate in high school.

So that was a really tough thing to reconcile alongside now being the victim of this financial crime and having to go through that process myself. I live in Minneapolis. After George Floyd was murdered, I started posting on Instagram about racial and social justice, sharing my perspective as a young Afro-Latinx woman living in Minneapolis, gay parent. I did debate in high school.

So that was a really tough thing to reconcile alongside now being the victim of this financial crime and having to go through that process myself. I live in Minneapolis. After George Floyd was murdered, I started posting on Instagram about racial and social justice, sharing my perspective as a young Afro-Latinx woman living in Minneapolis, gay parent. I did debate in high school.

I coached debate for 15 years. And I always like to think about things critically. So I was like, can we talk about issues of racial and social justice in a digestible way on the Internet? So I started doing that. And I had a lot of those posts really resonate with people. And several of those things go viral. And I really grew a platform and kind of a community on Instagram initially.

I coached debate for 15 years. And I always like to think about things critically. So I was like, can we talk about issues of racial and social justice in a digestible way on the Internet? So I started doing that. And I had a lot of those posts really resonate with people. And several of those things go viral. And I really grew a platform and kind of a community on Instagram initially.

I coached debate for 15 years. And I always like to think about things critically. So I was like, can we talk about issues of racial and social justice in a digestible way on the Internet? So I started doing that. And I had a lot of those posts really resonate with people. And several of those things go viral. And I really grew a platform and kind of a community on Instagram initially.

After that, I kind of was like, I know I want to do more things in this space, but I don't know what that's going to look like. I knew that long term, I didn't want that to just be Instagram because there's a little bit less space for nuance on social media than there is and maybe something long form like podcasting. For me, all of that was in the backdrop of this happening in the same year.

After that, I kind of was like, I know I want to do more things in this space, but I don't know what that's going to look like. I knew that long term, I didn't want that to just be Instagram because there's a little bit less space for nuance on social media than there is and maybe something long form like podcasting. For me, all of that was in the backdrop of this happening in the same year.

After that, I kind of was like, I know I want to do more things in this space, but I don't know what that's going to look like. I knew that long term, I didn't want that to just be Instagram because there's a little bit less space for nuance on social media than there is and maybe something long form like podcasting. For me, all of that was in the backdrop of this happening in the same year.

And so dealing with the emotional experience of getting defrauded and also like having these feelings about knowing that the criminal justice system, maybe it operates how it's intended to, but it does not always serve out justice or what I would consider to be justice. Being in an era of a lot of criticism of policing.

And so dealing with the emotional experience of getting defrauded and also like having these feelings about knowing that the criminal justice system, maybe it operates how it's intended to, but it does not always serve out justice or what I would consider to be justice. Being in an era of a lot of criticism of policing.

And so dealing with the emotional experience of getting defrauded and also like having these feelings about knowing that the criminal justice system, maybe it operates how it's intended to, but it does not always serve out justice or what I would consider to be justice. Being in an era of a lot of criticism of policing.

And then having to rely on that same system to get me what I needed, whether that be some amount of money back or accountability for this person who had done this. It was kind of a lot of nuanced, complicated feelings for me. I think that's kind of how I ended up in this situation where I started my podcast, which is I was just listening to true crime episode after true crime episode.

And then having to rely on that same system to get me what I needed, whether that be some amount of money back or accountability for this person who had done this. It was kind of a lot of nuanced, complicated feelings for me. I think that's kind of how I ended up in this situation where I started my podcast, which is I was just listening to true crime episode after true crime episode.

And then having to rely on that same system to get me what I needed, whether that be some amount of money back or accountability for this person who had done this. It was kind of a lot of nuanced, complicated feelings for me. I think that's kind of how I ended up in this situation where I started my podcast, which is I was just listening to true crime episode after true crime episode.

And I was constantly pausing it. to basically complain to my husband about different things that I felt like was missing from so much of these true crime narratives. So many different shows I was listening to about race and gender and sexuality and why do people commit crime? What does it actually mean to be victim-centered?

And I was constantly pausing it. to basically complain to my husband about different things that I felt like was missing from so much of these true crime narratives. So many different shows I was listening to about race and gender and sexuality and why do people commit crime? What does it actually mean to be victim-centered?

And I was constantly pausing it. to basically complain to my husband about different things that I felt like was missing from so much of these true crime narratives. So many different shows I was listening to about race and gender and sexuality and why do people commit crime? What does it actually mean to be victim-centered?

Because I was like, victim-centered isn't just, oh, this victim was beautiful and wonderful and had a great personality. Victim-centered for me would have meant, what can we do to ensure that this doesn't happen again? I think that that's something that's common amongst victims of... all types of crimes.