Something Was Wrong

*Content Warning: substance use disorder, substance abuse, gun violence, murder, and unsolved murder. Madison McGhee is a producer, documentarian, podcaster, and co-victim of murder from West Virginia. After learning about her father’s unsolved murder in her teen years, Madison devoted herself and her future career to bringing awareness to her father’s long-since cold case. In her hit podcast, Ice Cold Case, she highlights her own investigation into her father’s twenty-two year old murder and all that continues to come next in her journey. The Broken Cycle Media team is honored to have this discussion with Madison about the power of her work and how she’s harnessed the media to obtain what justice may be still available for her and her father. Madison's Links: Ice Cold Case http://www.icecoldcase.com [http://www.icecoldcase.com/] Madison's Website https://www.madison-mcghee.com/ [https://www.madison-mcghee.com/] Madison's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/madison_mcghee/ [https://www.instagram.com/madison_mcghee/] Sources: The Crisis of Cold Cases. (2019, July 10). U.S. Department of Justice. https://www.ojp.gov/archives/ojp-blogs/2019/crisis-cold-cases [https://www.ojp.gov/archives/ojp-blogs/2019/crisis-cold-cases] Li, W., & Lartey, J. (2022, January 12). As Murders Spiked, Police Solved About Half in 2020. The Marshall Project. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/01/12/as-murders-spiked-police-solved-about-half-in-2020 [https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/01/12/as-murders-spiked-police-solved-about-half-in-2020] Resources: For a list of related non-profit organizations, please visit http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources [http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Resources: National Domestic Violence Awareness Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/ [https://www.thehotline.org/] Sources: *FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Commemorates the 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act and Strengthens Commitment to Ending Gender-Based Violence. (2024, September 12). The White House. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/09/12/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-commemorates-the-30th-anniversary-of-the-violence-against-women-act-and-strengthens-commitment-to-ending-gender-based-violence/ [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/09/12/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-commemorates-the-30th-anniversary-of-the-violence-against-women-act-and-strengthens-commitment-to-ending-gender-based-violence/] *Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). (2022, March 16). The White House. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/16/fact-sheet-reauthorization-of-the-violence-against-women-act-vawa/ [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/16/fact-sheet-reauthorization-of-the-violence-against-women-act-vawa/] *Release of the National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence: Strategies for Action. (2023, May 25). The White House. https://www.whitehouse.gov/gpc/briefing-room/2023/05/25/release-of-the-national-plan-to-end-gender-based-violence-strategies-for-action/ [https://www.whitehouse.gov/gpc/briefing-room/2023/05/25/release-of-the-national-plan-to-end-gender-based-violence-strategies-for-action/] *These sources were removed from the White Houses website a few days after this episode was published. The below sources were added to support the reported information elsewhere. 2013 and 2022 Reauthorizations of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). (2023, April 7). U.S. Department of Justice. https://www.justice.gov/tribal/2013-and-2022-reauthorizations-violence-against-women-act-vawa [https://www.justice.gov/tribal/2013-and-2022-reauthorizations-violence-against-women-act-vawa] Howard, J. (2023, May 25). White House launches national plan to end gender-based violence. CNN. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/05/25/health/gender-based-violence-white-house-plan [https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/05/25/health/gender-based-violence-white-house-plan] Sullivan, K., & Vazquez, M. (2022, March 16). Biden marks reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/16/politics/biden-violence-against-women-act-white-house/index.html [https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/16/politics/biden-violence-against-women-act-white-house/index.html] University of Southern California, Santa Barbara. (2024, September 12). FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Commemorates the 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act and Strengthens Commitment to Ending Gender-Based Violence. The American Presidency Project. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-commemorates-the-30th-anniversary-the-violence [https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-commemorates-the-30th-anniversary-the-violence] Lenora Claire: Lenora’s website: https://lenoraclaire.com/ [https://lenoraclaire.com/] Lenora Claire Consulting: https://www.lenoraclairellc.com/ [https://www.lenoraclairellc.com/] Lenora’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lenoraclaire [https://www.instagram.com/lenoraclaire/?hl=en] Special K Investigations, Inc.: https://www.specialkpi.com/ [https://www.specialkpi.com/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

*Content warning: gun violence, stalking, emotional, mental, and psychological abuse, violent threats, criminal threats, hate crimes, racism, antisemitism, transphobia, and homophobia. J.E. Reich is a journalist, editor, survivor, and victim advocate. They shared their story on Something Was Wrong season 6, episodes 5 and 6, which aired on December 6th and December 13th of 2020. The episodes discuss the impact of the devastating 2018 shooting at The Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the impact the hate crime had on J.E.’s community. The three episodes also bring awareness to the related, horrific stalking J.E. and their family would be subjected to in the years following. However, at the time of the episodes’ release, J.E. and their family had received no justice for the unending harassment and death threats ‘The Caller’ executed over those years. The Broken Cycle Media team is extremely grateful J.E. was willing to return today to share more of their journey to seek justice, and about the start of their consequent healing process. Something Was Wrong Season 6 E5, Massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue | JE: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-massacre-at-the-tree-of-life-synagogue-je/ [https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-massacre-at-the-tree-of-life-synagogue-je/] Something Was Wrong Season 6 E6, Panic Attack City | JE: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-panic-attack-city-je/ [https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-panic-attack-city-je/] J.E.'s Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jereichwrites [http://www.instagram.com/jereichwrites] For more resources and a list of related non-profit organizations, please visit http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources [http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

*Content warning: gun violence, stalking, emotional, mental, and psychological abuse, violent threats, criminal threats, hate crimes, racism, antisemitism, transphobia, and homophobia. J.E. Reich is a journalist, editor, survivor, and victim advocate. They shared their story on Something Was Wrong season 6, episodes 5 and 6, which aired on December 6th and December 13th of 2020. The episodes discuss the impact of the devastating 2018 shooting at The Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the impact the hate crime had on J.E.’s community. The three episodes also bring awareness to the related, horrific stalking J.E. and their family would be subjected to in the years following. However, at the time of the episodes’ release, J.E. and their family had received no justice for the unending harassment and death threats ‘The Caller’ executed over those years. The Broken Cycle Media team is extremely grateful J.E. was willing to return today to share more of their journey to seek justice, and about the start of their consequent healing process. Something Was Wrong Season 6 E5, Massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue | JE: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-massacre-at-the-tree-of-life-synagogue-je/ [https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-massacre-at-the-tree-of-life-synagogue-je/] Something Was Wrong Season 6 E6, Panic Attack City | JE: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-panic-attack-city-je/ [https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-panic-attack-city-je/] J.E.'s Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jereichwrites [http://www.instagram.com/jereichwrites] For more resources and a list of related non-profit organizations, please visit http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources [http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Content warning: gun violence, stalking, emotional, mental, and psychological abuse, violent threats, criminal threats, hate crimes, racism, antisemitism, transphobia, and homophobia. J.E. Reich is a journalist, editor, survivor, and victim advocate. They shared their story on Something Was Wrong season 6, episodes 5 and 6, which aired on December 6th and December 13th of 2020. The episodes discuss the impact of the devastating 2018 shooting at The Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the impact the hate crime had on J.E.’s community. The three episodes also bring awareness to the related, horrific stalking J.E. and their family would be subjected to in the years following. However, at the time of the episodes’ release, J.E. and their family had received no justice for the unending harassment and death threats ‘The Caller’ executed over those years. The Broken Cycle Media team is extremely grateful J.E. was willing to return today to share more of their journey to seek justice, and about the start of their consequent healing process. Something Was Wrong Season 6 E5, Massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue | JE: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-massacre-at-the-tree-of-life-synagogue-je/ [https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-massacre-at-the-tree-of-life-synagogue-je/] Something Was Wrong Season 6 E6, Panic Attack City | JE: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-panic-attack-city-je/ [https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-panic-attack-city-je/] J.E.'s Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jereichwrites [http://www.instagram.com/jereichwrites] For more resources and a list of related non-profit organizations, please visit http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources [http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].