In the final episode of Believe Her, Nikki reflects on the shocking outcome of her appeal and what this means for others in similar situations going forward. Justine talks to criminalized survivors across the U.S. about how and why they were incarcerated for their attempts to protect themselves or loved ones from abuse.

 

Resources:
For more information about Nikki’s case and to sign a petition supporting her clemency application, follow the We Stand With Nikki campaign on Instagram at @westandwithnikki, on Twitter at @standwithnikki and on their webpage at www.westandwithnikki.com.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, use a safe computer and contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at www.thehotline.org or call 1-800-799-7233. You can also search for a local domestic violence shelter at www.domesticshelters.org/.
If you have experienced sexual assault and need support, visit the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) at www.rainn.org or call 1-800-656-HOPE.
Ask Governor Kathy Hochul to grant Nikki clemency: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcpFz75UUqWr5JUtd5H_CrwbGk1F0ThenVbufgdg5jJPNtxw/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0Fx-dDbJO3Wvz25kJ2q334hKffYojaIxZeFJBQRnVuWdcO1RDCGH4pDbw
Have questions about consent? Take a look at this guide from RAINN at www.rainn.org/articles/what-is-consent.
Learn more about the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act at www.nysda.org/page/DVSJA. 
Learn more about criminalized survival across the U.S. at https://survivedandpunished.org/.
Read Justine’s Dec. 2020 article on criminalized survival in the U.S. at https://newrepublic.com/article/160589/women-prison-domestic-violence-survivors.
Support incarcerated survivor Tanisha Williams by visiting https://standwithtanisha.com/.
Support incarcerated survivor Tomiekia Johnson by visiting https://www.change.org/p/gavin-newsom-grant-commutation-for-incarcerated-survivor-tomiekia-johnson.
Read Sandra Brown’s writing by visiting https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004441651/BP000023.xml.
Learn more about incarcerated survivor Kelly Harnett’s story at https://www.survivedandpunishedny.org/kelly-harnett/.

 

Justine van der Leun is the host and lead reporter. This series is produced by Justine van der Leun and supervising producer Kristen Lepore. The associate producer is Giulia Hjort. The production assistant is Rory James Leech. Additional reporting by Kristen Lepore and Giulia Hjort. Mixing and sound design by Kegan Zema. Music by RRA aka Sara Abdelaal. Fact checking by Justin Kloczko. Additional audio engineering by Ivan Kuraev. Story editing by Jackie Danziger. Story consulting by Amy Metsch. The executive producers are Stephanie Wittels Wachs, Jessica Cordova Kramer, and Spiegel & Grau.

 

Believe Her is created in partnership with Spiegel & Grau. Follow them on Twitter and Instagram at @spiegelandgrau.

Follow Justine on Twitter at @justinevdl and on Instagram at @jvanderleun.

Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.

If you want to continue the conversation with other listeners, please join our Believe Her podcast community on Bookclubz at www.bit.ly/believeherbookclubz and our Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/believeher/. 

 

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To follow along with a transcript, go to www.lemonadamedia.com/show/believeher shortly after the air date.

In the final episode of Believe Her, Nikki reflects on the shocking outcome of her appeal and what this means for others in similar situations going forward. Justine talks to criminalized survivors across the U.S. about how and why they were incarcerated for their attempts to protect themselves or loved ones from abuse.
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Resources:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">For more information about Nikki&rsquo;s case and to sign a petition supporting her clemency application, follow the We Stand With Nikki campaign on Instagram at @westandwithnikki, on Twitter at @standwithnikki and on their webpage at <a href="https://westandwithnikki.com/">www.westandwithnikki.com</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, use a safe computer and contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at <a href="http://www.thehotline.org">www.thehotline.org</a> or call 1-800-799-7233. You can also search for a local domestic violence shelter at <a href="https://www.domesticshelters.org/">www.domesticshelters.org/</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">If you have experienced sexual assault and need support, visit the Rape, Abuse &amp; Incest National Network (RAINN) at <a href="https://www.rainn.org/">www.rainn.org</a> or call 1-800-656-HOPE.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Ask Governor Kathy Hochul to grant Nikki clemency:&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcpFz75UUqWr5JUtd5H_CrwbGk1F0ThenVbufgdg5jJPNtxw/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0Fx-dDbJO3Wvz25kJ2q334hKffYojaIxZeFJBQRnVuWdcO1RDCGH4pDbw" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcpFz75UUqWr5JUtd5H_CrwbGk1F0ThenVbufgdg5jJPNtxw/viewform?fbclid%3DIwAR0Fx-dDbJO3Wvz25kJ2q334hKffYojaIxZeFJBQRnVuWdcO1RDCGH4pDbw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1637340496886000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2mCSSHkf3qF6qLLJO0Bv8Z">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcpFz75UUqWr5JUtd5H_CrwbGk1F0ThenVbufgdg5jJPNtxw/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0Fx-dDbJO3Wvz25kJ2q334hKffYojaIxZeFJBQRnVuWdcO1RDCGH4pDbw</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Have questions about consent? Take a look at this guide from RAINN at <a href="https://www.rainn.org/articles/what-is-consent">www.rainn.org/articles/what-is-consent</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Learn more about the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act at <a href="https://www.nysda.org/page/DVSJA">www.nysda.org/page/DVSJA</a>.&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">Learn more about criminalized survival across the U.S. at <a href="https://survivedandpunished.org/">https://survivedandpunished.org/</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Read Justine&rsquo;s Dec. 2020 article on criminalized survival in the U.S. at <a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/160589/women-prison-domestic-violence-survivors">https://newrepublic.com/article/160589/women-prison-domestic-violence-survivors</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Support incarcerated survivor Tanisha Williams by visiting <a href="https://standwithtanisha.com/">https://standwithtanisha.com/</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Support incarcerated survivor Tomiekia Johnson by visiting <a href="https://www.change.org/p/gavin-newsom-grant-commutation-for-incarcerated-survivor-tomiekia-johnson">https://www.change.org/p/gavin-newsom-grant-commutation-for-incarcerated-survivor-tomiekia-johnson</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Read Sandra Brown&rsquo;s writing by visiting <a href="https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004441651/BP000023.xml">https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004441651/BP000023.xml</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Learn more about incarcerated survivor Kelly Harnett&rsquo;s story at <a href="https://www.survivedandpunishedny.org/kelly-harnett/">https://www.survivedandpunishedny.org/kelly-harnett/</a>.</li>
</ul>
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Justine van der Leun is the host and lead reporter. This series is produced by Justine van der Leun and supervising producer Kristen Lepore. The associate producer is Giulia Hjort. The production assistant is Rory James Leech. Additional reporting by Kristen Lepore and Giulia Hjort. Mixing and sound design by Kegan Zema. Music by RRA aka Sara Abdelaal. Fact checking by Justin Kloczko. Additional audio engineering by Ivan Kuraev. Story editing by Jackie Danziger. Story consulting by Amy Metsch. The executive producers are Stephanie Wittels Wachs, Jessica Cordova Kramer, and Spiegel &amp; Grau.
&nbsp;
Believe Her is created in partnership with Spiegel &amp; Grau. Follow them on Twitter and Instagram at @spiegelandgrau.
Follow Justine on Twitter at @justinevdl and on Instagram at @jvanderleun.
Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.
If you want to continue the conversation with other listeners, please join our Believe Her podcast community on Bookclubz at <a href="http://www.bit.ly/believeherbookclubz">www.bit.ly/believeherbookclubz</a> and our Facebook group at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/believeher/">www.facebook.com/groups/believeher/</a>.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Interested in bonus content and behind the scenes material? Subscribe to Lemonada Premium right now in the Apple Podcasts app by clicking on our podcast logo and the "subscribe&rdquo; button.
&nbsp;
Stay up-to-date on everything in the Lemonada world by becoming a superfan at <a href="https://joinsubtext.com/lemonadasuperfan">https://joinsubtext.com/lemonadasuperfan</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and all other Lemonada series: <a href="http://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors">lemonadamedia.com/sponsors</a>.
To follow along with a transcript, go to <a href="https://lemonadamedia.com/show/believeher/">www.lemonadamedia.com/show/believeher</a> shortly after the air date.

Believe Her is true crime, upside down. In September 2017, young mom Nikki Addimando shot and killed her partner, Chris Grover. She was sentenced to nineteen years to life in prison for murder. Through rare access to police audio, a month-long trial, conversations with Nikki, and original reporting, journalist Justine van der Leun lays out the killing, the evidence, and the aftermath. As this six-part series unfolds, listeners will put together different pieces of a disturbing puzzle. One thing is clear: perception ≠ reality. Believe Her is a riveting chronicle that grapples with assumptions we make about domestic and sexual violence, the long reach of trauma, and the ways in which survival is criminalized, leaving us shocked at how far people will go to avoid seeing what's right in front of them. From Lemonada Media and Spiegel & Grau.

Believe Her is true crime, upside down. In September 2017, young mom Nikki Addimando shot and killed her partner, Chris Grover. She was sentenced to nineteen years to life in prison for murder. Through rare access to police audio, a month-long trial, conversations with Nikki, and original reporting, journalist Justine van der Leun lays out the killing, the evidence, and the aftermath. As this six-part series unfolds, listeners will put together different pieces of a disturbing puzzle. One thing is clear: perception ≠ reality. Believe Her is a riveting chronicle that grapples with assumptions we make about domestic and sexual violence, the long reach of trauma, and the ways in which survival is criminalized, leaving us shocked at how far people will go to avoid seeing what's right in front of them. From Lemonada Media and Spiegel &amp; Grau.

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