Something Was Wrong

*Content Warning: sexual violence, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, stalking, rape, and sexual assault.*Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources   Check out our brand new SWW Sticker Shop!: https://brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop *SWW S25 Theme Song & Artwork: The S25 cover art is by the Amazing Sara StewartThe S25 theme song is by the incredible AbayomiThe S25 theme song was produced by Janice “JP” Pacheco Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com  IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me  IG: instagram.com/lookieboo *Sources “After Title IX, girls still face discrimination in sports.” PBS News Hour. PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, www.pbs.org/video/title-ix-at-50-1649712196/Anderson, Greta. “Education Department Releases Final Title IX Regulations.” Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs, www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/05/07/education-department-releases-final-title-ix-regulationsBranscum, Caralin Ciana et al. “Examining Sexual Misconduct Incidents Reported to Title IX Coordinators: What Predicts Reporting Outcomes?.” Journal of interpersonal violence vol. 38,19-20 (2023): 10972-10997. doi:10.1177/08862605231178360 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37431781/ Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., 596 U.S. ___ (2022), supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/596/20-219/ Lavigne, Paula. “OTL: College Athletes Three Times More Likely to Be Named in Title IX Sexual Misconduct Complaints.” ESPN, ESPN Internet Ventures, www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/25149259/college-athletes-three-s-more-likely-named-title-ix-sexual-misconduct-complaints Miodus, Stephanie, et al. “Campus Sexual Assault: Fact Sheet from an Intersectional Lens.” American Psychological Association, American Psychological Association, www.apa.org/apags/resources/campus-sexual-assault-fact-sheet Statistics: Campus Sexual Violence - Rainn, rainn.org/facts-statistics-the-scope-of-the-problem/statistics-campus-sexual-violence/ “Title IX and Sex Discrimination.” U.S. Department of Education, www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/civil-rights-laws/title-ix-and-sex-discrimination “Utah Universities ‘Ignored’ Her Report of Rape against a Football Player, Student Says.” YouTube, KSL News Utah, 21 Dec. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=da_DfMm_6jU “What the Trump Administration’s Title IX Changes Mean for Survivors and the Accused.” YouTube, PBS News, 6 May 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=yooa3jqUiwE Wood, Leila et al. “Sexual Harassment at Institutions of Higher Education: Prevalence, Risk, and Extent.” Journal of interpersonal violence vol. 36,9-10 (2021): 4520-4544. doi:10.1177/0886260518791228

*Content warning: mature & distressing themes, sexual violence, grooming, rape. SWW S25 begin this Thursday January 8th, 2026.Sources:- PBS News Hour, KQED, "After Title IX, girls still face discrimination in sports", published April 4, 2022. https://www.pbs.org/video/title-ix-at-50-1649712196/ - KSL News Utah, "Utah universities ‘ignored’ her report of rape against a football player, student says", published December 21, 2021. https://youtu.be/da_DfMm_6jU?si=fYLCsJGaIYPXRfFt  Artwork by the amazing Sara Stewart 

*Content warning: harassment, stalking, cyberstalking, and murder. Caitlin Mathis is a victim advocate and survivor from Texas. In the summer between graduating high school and entering college, she began a relationship with a man whose future actions would change her life - and a whole town - forever. After consequently navigating the inner workings of the law enforcement and criminal justice systems during her college years, she now shares in the media all that came next in her journey. Caitlin hopes to inspire awareness and change for survivors everywhere, in honor of Jackie Vandagriff and all other victims. We are so grateful for her work and all the good she’s spurred from her heartache. This episode is dedicated in loving memory of Jackie Vandagriff. Sources: “Endowment Established in Memory of TWU Student.” TWU, twu.edu/news/2018/endowment-established-in-memory-of-twu-student/ @FollowUsLegally Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center, www.stalkingawareness.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Campus-Stalking-Fact-Sheet.pdf Resources: SPARC: Stalking Prevention, Awareness, & Resource Center https://www.stalkingawareness.org/stalking-awareness-month/ Jackie's endowment: https://giving.twu.edu/donor-relations/vandagriff-scholars For more resources and a list of related non-profit organizations, please visit: http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources

*Content Warning: fraud, harassment, catfishing, stalking, sexual abuse, troubled teen industry, childhood abuse, and institutionalized child abuse. *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:  somethingwaswrong.com/resources    Check out our brand new SWW Sticker Shop!: https://brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop  *SWW S24 Artwork:  The S24 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com  IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me  IG: instagram.com/lookieboo *Resources: The Gathering Inn: https://www.thegatheringinn.com/ Tending the Garden: https://www.tendingthegarden.love/ Trans Doe Task Force: https://transdoetaskforce.org/ *Sources: Baker, Jennifer. “Doula Defrauder Kaitlyn Braun Will Return to Court in May for Sentencing Submissions.” CTVNews, 7 Mar. 2025, www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/doula-defrauder-kaitlyn-braun-will-return-to-court-in-may-for-sentencing-submissions/ Beattie, Samantha. “Judge Calls Woman a ‘danger,’ Sends Her to Prison after Faking Pregnancies, Defrauding Ontario Doulas | CBC News.” CBCnews, CBC/Radio Canada, 10 June 2025, www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/kaitlyn-braun-sentence-1.7556327 Reese, Tiffany. “Season 18.” Something Was Wrong, Broken Cycle Media. https://somethingwaswrong.com/

*Content Warning: substance use disorder, distressing themes, self-harm, disordered eating, childhood abuse, psychological and physical violence involving children, suicidal ideation, and institutional child abuse. *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:  somethingwaswrong.com/resources    Check out our brand new SWW Sticker Shop!: https://brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop  *SWW S23 Theme Song & Artwork:  The S24 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com  IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me  IG: instagram.com/lookieboo *Sources  “DHS, Mount Bachelor Academy Settle Case.” KTVZ, 2 Oct. 2010, ktvz.com/news/2010/10/02/dhs-mount-bachelor-academy-settle-case/ International Federation of Social Workers, jswve.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/10-021-110-IJSWVE-2024.pdf Press Release: Aspen Acquires SageWalk - 12/2/05, www.strugglingteens.com/news/press%20releases/aspenacquiressagewalk051202.html Szalavitz, Maia. “An Oregon School for Troubled Teens Is under Scrutiny.” Time, Time, 17 Apr. 2009, time.com/archive/6933378/an-oregon-school-for-troubled-teens-is-under-scrutiny/ “Troubled School Is Unlikely to Reopen.” The Bulletin, 11 Nov. 2009, bendbulletin.com/2009/11/11/troubled-school-is-unlikely-to-reopen/ Torture Alleged at Shuttered Boarding School | Courthouse News Service, www.courthousenews.com/torture-alleged-at-shuttered-boarding-school/