I’d Pick the Bear

the stories of Mary, Kathryn, and "Anna"

Megh tells the stories of Mary Grabinski, Kathryn Heckendorn, and  "Anna"  submit your story here [https://auth.linktr.ee/login?state=hKFo2SBLVzJWcjloSEJiME9yblJEUGJ0cGswd3JmamxWODE3cqFupWxvZ2luo3RpZNkgalAtWTEtdFFxNWtZVTJURWlOajRIRUUtRjQtV0NOcVijY2lk2SBYYTl5SUJRSWh0ZTA2SVp4c1VQbFo1OE5xUGNETnk0Zg&client=Xa9yIBQIhte06IZxsUPlZ58NqPcDNy4f&protocol=oauth2&auth0Client=eyJuYW1lIjoiSFdJT0F1dGhCdW5kbGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjoidW5rbm93biIsImVudmlyb25tZW50Ijp7Im5hbWUiOiJQSFAiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjoiOC4zLjE0In19&response_type=code&scope=openid%20profile%20email%20username%20offline_access%20read%3Aauthenticators%20&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fconnect%2Fservice%2Fauth0%3Futm_campaign%3Dcyucta&audience=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fapi&mfeOnboarding=true&utm_source=linktree&utm_medium=profile&utm_content=idpickthebear&utm_campaign=cyucta#/register] Resources: The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website [https://www.thehotline.org/] The National Domestic Violence Hotline Number 800-799-7233 The National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN) Website [https://rainn.org/resources] The National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN) Number 800-656-4673 The National Human Trafficking Hotline Website [https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en] The National Human Trafficking Hotline Number 888-373-7888  The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Website [https://www.missingkids.org/home] The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Number 800-843-5678  The Gabby Petito Foundation Website [https://gabbypetitofoundation.org/] The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women [https://csvanw.org/focus-areas/trainings-and-education/land-body-violence/mmiwg2s/] Sources: Source 1 [https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2025/03/11/nicholas-rossi-nick-alahverdian-utah-orem-trial-update-faked-death/82264799007/] Source 2 [https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/shows/where-nicholas-rossi-s-wives-now-details-explored-ahead-dateline-nbc] Source 3 [https://everloved.com/life-of/nicholas-alahverdian/obituary/] Source 4 [https://thecinemaholic.com/nicholas-alahverdians-wives-now/] Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2385091/open_sms]

the story of Mary Jo

Megh tells the story of Mary Jo Kopechne submit your story here [https://auth.linktr.ee/login?state=hKFo2SBLVzJWcjloSEJiME9yblJEUGJ0cGswd3JmamxWODE3cqFupWxvZ2luo3RpZNkgalAtWTEtdFFxNWtZVTJURWlOajRIRUUtRjQtV0NOcVijY2lk2SBYYTl5SUJRSWh0ZTA2SVp4c1VQbFo1OE5xUGNETnk0Zg&client=Xa9yIBQIhte06IZxsUPlZ58NqPcDNy4f&protocol=oauth2&auth0Client=eyJuYW1lIjoiSFdJT0F1dGhCdW5kbGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjoidW5rbm93biIsImVudmlyb25tZW50Ijp7Im5hbWUiOiJQSFAiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjoiOC4zLjE0In19&response_type=code&scope=openid%20profile%20email%20username%20offline_access%20read%3Aauthenticators%20&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fconnect%2Fservice%2Fauth0%3Futm_campaign%3Dcyucta&audience=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fapi&mfeOnboarding=true&utm_source=linktree&utm_medium=profile&utm_content=idpickthebear&utm_campaign=cyucta#/register] Resources: The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website [https://www.thehotline.org/] The National Domestic Violence Hotline Number 800-799-7233 The National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN) Website [https://rainn.org/resources] The National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN) Number 800-656-4673 The National Human Trafficking Hotline Website [https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en] The National Human Trafficking Hotline Number 888-373-7888  The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Website [https://www.missingkids.org/home] The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Number 800-843-5678  The Gabby Petito Foundation Website [https://gabbypetitofoundation.org/] The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women [https://csvanw.org/focus-areas/trainings-and-education/land-body-violence/mmiwg2s/] Sources: Source 1 [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jo_Kopechne] Source 2 [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35822180]  Source 3 [https://bookshop.org/p/books/chappaquiddick-tragedy-kennedy-s-second-passenger-revealed-donald-frederick-nelson/bUgKXhNwji4NCvWp?ean=9781455621156&next=t] Source 4 [https://bookshop.org/p/books/ask-not-the-kennedys-and-the-women-they-destroyed-maureen-callahan/8acbbe519a93cd5c?ean=9780316276429&next=t] Source 5 [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chappaquiddick_incident] Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2385091/open_sms]

the stories of Rosemary and Gisèle

Megh and Mack tell the stories of Rosemary Kennedy and Gisèle Pelicot  submit your story here [https://linktr.ee/idpickthebear]  Resources The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website [https://www.thehotline.org/] & Number 800-799-7233 The National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN) Website [https://rainn.org/resources] & Number 800-656-4673 The National Human Trafficking Hotline Website [https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en] & Number 888-373-7888  The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Website [https://www.missingkids.org/home] & Number 800-843-5678  The Gabby Petito Foundation Website [https://gabbypetitofoundation.org/ ] The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women [https://csvanw.org/focus-areas/trainings-and-education/land-body-violence/mmiwg2s/ ] Sources Source 1 [https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2024/12/19/the-pelicot-trial-a-timeline/] Source 2 [https://time.com/7216401/gisele-pelicot-rape-case/] Source 3 [https://time.com/7216401/gisele-pelicot-rape-case/] Source 4 [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/world/europe/gisele-pelicot-husband-rape-murder-victims.html#] Source 5 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gis%C3%A8le_Pelicot] Source 6 [https://theconversation.com/the-pelicot-rape-case-revealed-not-a-group-of-monsters-but-a-culture-that-enables-the-abuse-of-women-246727] Source 7 [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/index.html] Source 8 [https://rainn.org/statistics/perpetrators-sexual-violence#:~:text=Perpetrators%20of%20Sexual%20Violence%20Often%20Know%20the%20Victim&text=Of%20sexual%20abuse%20cases%20reported,juvenile%20victims%20knew%20the%20perpetrator%3A&text=59%25%20were%20acquaintances,were%20strangers%20to%20the%20victim] Source 9 [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2vlx20dm4o] Source 10 [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/world/europe/dominique-pelicot-france-rape-trial.html] Source 11 [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clynx2q93q1o] Source 12 [https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-ll-never-call-him-dad-again-turning-our-family-trauma-of-sexual-assault-and-chemical-submission-into-a-collective-fight/e7fe477179bbe1e8] Source 13 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapes_of_Gis%C3%A8le_Pelicot] Source 14 [https://www.google.com/search?q=s%C3%A9gol%C3%A8ne+le+stradic+pronunciation&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS1119US1121&oq=S%C3%A9gol%C3%A8ne+Le+Stradic+p&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgCECEYoAEyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRirAjIHCAcQIRirAjIHCAgQIRirAjIHCAkQIRiPAtIBCDQzMzBqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8] Source 15 [https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241023-a-determined-gis%C3%A8le-pelicot-testifies-once-again-at-french-mass-rape-trial] Source 16 [https://time.com/7203435/what-gisele-pelicots-case-cant-change/] Source 17 [https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/murder-of-14-year-old-emily-pike-san-carlos-apache-sparks-grief-among-indigenous-nationwide/] Source 18 [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Kennedy] Source 19 [https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/the-kennedy-family/rosemary-kennedy] Source 20 [https://bookshop.org/p/books/ask-not-the-kennedys-and-the-women-they-destroyed-maureen-callahan/20861963?ean=9780316276177&next=t] Source 21 [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-missing-kennedy-rosemary-kennedy-and-the-secret-bonds-of-four-women-elizabeth-koehler-pentacoff/9514193?ean=9781610881753&next=t] https://bookshop.org/p/books/rosemary-the-hidden-kennedy-daughter-kate-clifford-larson/7084999?ean=9780544811904&next=t Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2385091/open_sms]

the stories of Amanda and Gabby

Megh and Mack tell the stories of Amanda Nguyễn and Gabby Petito submit your story here [https://linktr.ee/idpickthebear]  Resources: The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website [https://www.thehotline.org/] & Number: 800-799-7233 The National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN) Website [https://rainn.org/resources] & Number: 800-656-4673 The National Human Trafficking Hotline Website [https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en] & Number: 888-373-7888  The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Website [https://www.missingkids.org/home] & Number: 800-843-5678  The Gabby Petito Foundation Website [https://gabbypetitofoundation.org/] The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women [https://csvanw.org/focus-areas/trainings-and-education/land-body-violence/mmiwg2s/] Sources:  Source 1 [https://youtu.be/D3E5BttEnEk?si=DfMOiNX1KmNfsUaX] Source 2 [https://time.com/collection/american-voices-2017/4478049/amanda-nguyen-american-voices/] Source 3 [https://www.feminists.co/discover/amanda-nguyen] Source 4 [https://www.upworthy.com/tag/sexual-assault-survivors] Source 5 [https://amanda.website/] Source 6 [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Nguyen] Source 7 [https://alphaphi.org/news-quarterly-magazine/quarterly-magazine/30-under-30/amanda-nguyen/] Source 8 [https://alphaphi.org/news-quarterly-magazine/quarterly-magazine/30-under-30/amanda-nguyen/] Source 9 [https://www.upworthy.com/amanda-nguyen-tiktok-sexual-assault-survivor-advocacy] Source 10 [https://risenow.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/What-Were-You-Wearing_-Exhibit-DIY-Toolkit.pdf] Source 11 [https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/fashion-week/a37559316/amanda-nguyen-survivor-fashion-show-nyfw/] Source 12 [https://risenow.us/#:~:text=We%20started%20by%20fighting%20for,passed%20more%20than%2083%20laws.] Source 13 [https://www.google.com/search?q=is+domestic+violence+mo] Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2385091/open_sms]

the stories of Mary, Roxanne, and Susan

Megh and Mack tell the stories of Mary Vincent, Roxanne Hayes, and Susan Walters (formerly known as Susan Kuhnhausen)  submit your story here [https://linktr.ee/idpickthebear]  Resources: The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website [https://www.thehotline.org/] & Number: 800-799-7233 The National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN) Website [https://rainn.org/resources] & Number: 800-656-4673 The National Human Trafficking Hotline Website [https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en] & Number: 888-373-7888  The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Website [https://www.missingkids.org/home] & Number: 800-843-5678  The Gabby Petito Foundation Website [https://gabbypetitofoundation.org/] The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women [https://csvanw.org/focus-areas/trainings-and-education/land-body-violence/mmiwg2s/] Sources:  Source 1 [https://blurredbylines.com/articles/susan-kuhnhausen-walters-survivor-hitman-portland/] Source 2 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2177409/] Source 3 [https://www.wweek.com/news/2016/08/17/a-hit-man-came-to-kill-susan-kuhnhausen-she-survived-he-didnt/] Source 4 [https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14859827] Source 5 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3506568/] Source 6 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1593486/] Source 7 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Singleton] Source 8 [https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/04/13/she-had-a-name/#:~:text=Akiena%20Hayes%20is%20shy%20and,scholarship%20to%20a%20private%20school.] Source 9 [https://unquestionablycriminal.medium.com/the-untold-story-of-roxanne-hayes-a-life-cut-short-by-the-mad-chopper-killer-de383b7f3a15] Source 10 [https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/e-bay-rapist-held-in-killing-3133992.php ] Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2385091/open_sms]