Timothy Alberino

The most... Critical testimony that we heard came from the 15-year-old girl who was nearly abducted. Her name is Talia. And we went into the village one evening, specifically with the intention to interview her, because she had had a close encounter with the assailants. When we went into the village,

It's the evening, and in the Amazon, in the evening, in the plaza, all the men are playing soccer, all the women are playing volleyball. And so we're walking around. Everyone's kind of just having fun playing soccer or volleyball. And we look over, and we see this girl sitting all by herself, 15-year-old girl, sitting up against a hut. And she's just all by herself, just sitting there.

It's the evening, and in the Amazon, in the evening, in the plaza, all the men are playing soccer, all the women are playing volleyball. And so we're walking around. Everyone's kind of just having fun playing soccer or volleyball. And we look over, and we see this girl sitting all by herself, 15-year-old girl, sitting up against a hut. And she's just all by herself, just sitting there.

It's the evening, and in the Amazon, in the evening, in the plaza, all the men are playing soccer, all the women are playing volleyball. And so we're walking around. Everyone's kind of just having fun playing soccer or volleyball. And we look over, and we see this girl sitting all by herself, 15-year-old girl, sitting up against a hut. And she's just all by herself, just sitting there.

And the Apu informed us that that was Talia. And I said, well, can we talk to her? He said, well, I'll talk to her dad and see if her dad can approach her because she's very... Traumatized. Traumatized. And so we're standing there and Apu goes to find the father and she looks over at us, me and Doug. And we're pretty imposing characters.

And the Apu informed us that that was Talia. And I said, well, can we talk to her? He said, well, I'll talk to her dad and see if her dad can approach her because she's very... Traumatized. Traumatized. And so we're standing there and Apu goes to find the father and she looks over at us, me and Doug. And we're pretty imposing characters.

And the Apu informed us that that was Talia. And I said, well, can we talk to her? He said, well, I'll talk to her dad and see if her dad can approach her because she's very... Traumatized. Traumatized. And so we're standing there and Apu goes to find the father and she looks over at us, me and Doug. And we're pretty imposing characters.

I mean, you know, Doug's a big guy and I'm tall and we're imposing looking gringos. We've got a machete and so forth. She looks over at us. She casually glances at us. And as soon as she sees us, she starts to tremble. And she's maybe, I don't know, maybe 20, 30 yards away. She sees us, she instantly starts to tremble.

I mean, you know, Doug's a big guy and I'm tall and we're imposing looking gringos. We've got a machete and so forth. She looks over at us. She casually glances at us. And as soon as she sees us, she starts to tremble. And she's maybe, I don't know, maybe 20, 30 yards away. She sees us, she instantly starts to tremble.

I mean, you know, Doug's a big guy and I'm tall and we're imposing looking gringos. We've got a machete and so forth. She looks over at us. She casually glances at us. And as soon as she sees us, she starts to tremble. And she's maybe, I don't know, maybe 20, 30 yards away. She sees us, she instantly starts to tremble.

And she takes her hair and she moves it to the side of her face to block us from seeing her face. You understand what I'm saying? She takes her hair and moves it. And she's sitting there trembling. And she starts to block her face like this. And instantly I recognized, wow, this is serious trauma. And our heart broke for this girl.

And she takes her hair and she moves it to the side of her face to block us from seeing her face. You understand what I'm saying? She takes her hair and moves it. And she's sitting there trembling. And she starts to block her face like this. And instantly I recognized, wow, this is serious trauma. And our heart broke for this girl.

And she takes her hair and she moves it to the side of her face to block us from seeing her face. You understand what I'm saying? She takes her hair and moves it. And she's sitting there trembling. And she starts to block her face like this. And instantly I recognized, wow, this is serious trauma. And our heart broke for this girl.

And the father went over to her and talked to her and tried to convince her to come over and talk to us. And she wouldn't come. She got up and ran away. And the father, he came over and said, she's just really, really traumatized. And he said, but here's what I want you to do. Come by tomorrow morning to my house, and I will bring her. And you guys will be able to talk to her.

And the father went over to her and talked to her and tried to convince her to come over and talk to us. And she wouldn't come. She got up and ran away. And the father, he came over and said, she's just really, really traumatized. And he said, but here's what I want you to do. Come by tomorrow morning to my house, and I will bring her. And you guys will be able to talk to her.

And the father went over to her and talked to her and tried to convince her to come over and talk to us. And she wouldn't come. She got up and ran away. And the father, he came over and said, she's just really, really traumatized. And he said, but here's what I want you to do. Come by tomorrow morning to my house, and I will bring her. And you guys will be able to talk to her.

So that's what we did. The following morning, we visited their home, and we waited in the backyard, and the father eventually was able to convince Talia to come and talk to us. And when I encountered Talia, when she saw me, she started to cry, and she was trembling uncontrollably. And she started to cry. And again, our hearts broke for this girl. Obviously severe PTSD. And we were triggering it.

So that's what we did. The following morning, we visited their home, and we waited in the backyard, and the father eventually was able to convince Talia to come and talk to us. And when I encountered Talia, when she saw me, she started to cry, and she was trembling uncontrollably. And she started to cry. And again, our hearts broke for this girl. Obviously severe PTSD. And we were triggering it.

So that's what we did. The following morning, we visited their home, and we waited in the backyard, and the father eventually was able to convince Talia to come and talk to us. And when I encountered Talia, when she saw me, she started to cry, and she was trembling uncontrollably. And she started to cry. And again, our hearts broke for this girl. Obviously severe PTSD. And we were triggering it.

So she related her story. I was eventually able, it took a while for her to warm up to us. She was associating me and Doug with her assailants. So, and you'll understand why in a minute. So she had this PTSD and she was associating us with the assailants. So we start, I interviewed her and she told me that one evening back in July,