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S24 Ep14: Horror Movie
*Content warning: disturbing abuse of children, disability abuse, emotional and physical violence involving children, murder, death, suicide, neglect, kidnapping, abduction, isolation, torture, distressing topics. *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources Snag your ticket for the live Home for the Holidays event here: https://events.humanitix.com/swwxtgi Check out our brand new SWW Sticker Shop!: https://brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop Support The Gathering Inn *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 "Accused killer John Free’s death was a suicide, say officials." 7 News, WWNY, March 18, 2025, https://www.wwnytv.com/2025/03/18 Aldrete, Isabella, "Audit: Seven care facilities for children fail state standards." The Nevada Independent, September 20, 2024, https://thenevadaindependent.com/article Anderson, Kayla, "New teen treatment center opens in Hawthorne." Mineral County Independent-News, December 13, 2022, https://mcindependentnews.com/2022/12/ Aurora Center for Healing. Alignable, n.d., https://www.alignable.com/hawthorne-nv Dunn, Kenneth, "Nevada health officials suspend Aurora Center license in Hawthorne." KRNV, May 9 2025, https://mynews4.com/news/local/nevada-health “FULL INTERVIEW with a former Academy at Ivy Ridge Worker.” YouTube, uploaded by 7News | WWNY | Watertown, May 2, 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch Hofmann, Will, "Asheville Academy violated NC law, will face fines after child suicides report says." Asheville Citizen Times, June 18, 2025, https://www.yahoo.com/news Jones, Andrew R., "Asheville Academy Gives Up Its License Following Two Suicides in May." Asheville.com, June 10, 2025, https://www.asheville.com/news/2025/06 Kenton, Luke, "Ex Ivy Ridge students say John Free sent ‘threatening’ messages weeks before the dorm parent was charged with murder." The U.S. Sun, May 23 2024 https://www.the-sun.com/news Kudisch, Jordan, "Asheville Academy faces $45,000 in fines after state investigation into child safety violations." Spectrum Local News, Jun. 18, 2025, https://spectrumlocalnews Legislature, OR. “ORS 419a.245 – Use of Restraints during Transport.” OregonLaws, oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_419a.245. Accessed 23 Sept. 2025. Nguyen, Jenny, et al. “Understanding Well-Being in Adult Survivors of the Troubled Teen Industry: The Roles of Moral Injury and Meaning-Making.” RANGE: Undergraduate Research Journal (2025), University of Utah, 1 July 2025, uen.pressbooks.pub/range26i1/chapter/jnguyen/ Rutherford, Diane, "Former Ivy Ridge worker denies sexual assault accusation, admits to mistakes." 7 News, WWNY, May 1, 2024, https://www.wwnytv.com/2024/05/01 Rutherford, Diane, "Grand jury indicts former Ivy Ridge worker on murder charges." 7 News, WWNY, January 6, 2025, https://www.wwnytv.com/2025/01/06/grand-jury Salamone, Olivia, "Former Ivy Ridge dorm parent John Free charged with murder weeks after detailing harrowing abuse academy victims faced." The U.S. Sun, May 22 2024,https://www.the-sun.com/news/11442849/ivy-ridge-dorm-parent-murder-arrest-john-free/ Salter, Jim. “Rules Sought for ‘gooning,’ Taking Troubled Kids to Care.” Youth Today, 30 Sept. 2022, youthtoday.org/2022/09/rules-sought-for-gooning-taking-troubled-kids-to-care/
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S24 Ep13: How Profoundly Sorry I Am
*Content warning: substance use disorder, death, distressing and mature topics, drug use, institutional child abuse, emotional, physical and sexual violence of adolescents, childhood abuse, grooming. *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources *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 "Academy at Ivy Ridge Withdraws From World Wide Association of Specialty Programs & Schools." PRNewswire, January 1, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20120925185503 Bruening, Lexi, "District Attorney: dozens of Ivy Ridge abuse complaints pour in after documentary." 7 News, WWNY, March 11, 2024 https://www.wwnytv.com/2024/03/11/district-attorney-dozens-ivy-ridge Chomik, Alexandra, "TORTURE CHAMBER What was the Academy at Ivy Ridge?" The U.S. Sun, Mar 6 2024 https://www.the-sun.com/tv/10592100/what-was-academy-at-ivy-ridge Editor, Letter to the. “Letter to the Editor: Bob Lichfield Offers Rebuttal to Allegations in Netflix Documentary.” St. George News, 27 Mar. 2024, www.stgeorgeutah.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-opinion/letter-to-the-editor-bob-lichfield-offers-rebuttal-to-allegations-in-netflix-documentary/article_c6e27554-f37b-555a-b4be-2c31f617c546.html. "Former Academy at Ivy Ridge students meet in Ogdensburg, rally outside city hall" 7 News, WWNY, April 27, 2024 https://www.wwnytv.com/2024/04/27/former-academy-ivy-ridge Hill, Michael, "Netflix docuseries on abuse allegations at New York boarding school prompts fresh investigation." InfoTelNews, April 03, 2024 https://infotel.ca/newsitem/us-boarding-academy-abuse-claims Kenton, Luke, "'ABUSER UNMASKED' Amy Ritchie is named as the Ivy Ridge ‘predator’ by four alleged victims who claim sexual abuse & sick grooming cycle." The Sun UK, March 23, 2024 https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/26880799/academy-ivy-ridge-abuser-amy-ritchie “Key to His Schools’ Success? It’s God, Founder Says.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2003, www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-13-na-toughbar13-story.html Kubler, Katherine, creator and director. The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping. Netflix, 2024 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31183637/ Mitchell, Max, "IDirector: Ivy Ridge to close until fall" Watertown Daily Times, MARCH 12, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20160530232325 “Riot at Cult School Finally Helped Close It after Abused Students Fought Back.” The US Sun, The US Sun, 28 Mar. 2024, www.the-sun.com/news/10623840/academy-ivy-ridge-riot-cult-school-closed-abuse-netflix/. Rutherford, Diane, "NYS saw serious problems at Ivy Ridge in 2006, says letter obtained by 7 News." 7 News, WWNY, Mar. 12, 2024 https://www.wwnytv.com/2024/03/12/nys-saw-serious-problems-ivy-ridge Semple, Kirk, "Melee Keeps Spotlight on Hard Life at Academy." The New York Times, June 8, 2005 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/nyregion NewsNation. “Teens' Alleged New York Boarding School Sexual Abuser Identified: Report | Banfield.” YouTube, 22 Apr. 2024 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_oKRuKXdAQ. “UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, BRUCE DUNGAN, et al., Plaintiffs v. THE ACADEMY AT IVY RIDGE, et al., Defendants.” April 22, 2008 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-nynd Warner, Greg, "Riot at Ivy Ridge School for Troubled Teens." NCPR, May 19, 2005 https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story Winters, David, "Ivy Ridge, home sold for $2.8m." Watertown Daily Times, APRIL 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20140130123642 7 News. "Former Academy at Ivy Ridge Students Meet in Ogdensburg, Rally Outside City Hall." YouTube, 27 Apr. 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRNMUgnUkNw
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S24 Ep12: Someone Who Believes Me
*Content warning: body-image abuse, disordered eating, distressing topics, suicidal ideation, institutional child abuse, childhood trauma, therapeutic abuse, grooming, abduction, self-harm, emotional and physical violence, isolation, Substance Use Disorder, sexual assault. *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources *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 Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness https://blueridgewilderness.com/ “Carlbrook: Unable to ‘pull out of nosedive.’” Sova Now, December 14, 2015 https://www.sovanow.com/articles/carlbrook_unable_to_pull_out_of_nosedive/ "The Carlbrook School”, Struggling Teens.com, October 27, 2003 https://strugglingteens.com/archives/2003/11/carlbrook1103vr.html “Carlbrook School files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.” Sova Now, February 18, 2016 https://www.sovanow.com/articles/carlbrook_school "Dan McDougal." Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness https://blueridgewilderness.com/who-we-are/our-team/dan-mcdougal Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness, Our Story https://blueridgewilderness.com/who-we-are/our-story “Evoke Entrada.” Breaking Code Silence https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/evoke-entrada/ Gilpin, Elizabeth. Stolen: A Memoir. July 20, 2021 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55898103-stolen "Introducing Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness." Struggling Teens.com, July 27, 2016 https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/BlueRidgeTherapeuticWilderness “Missing Person / NamUs #MP13098.” National Missing and Unidentified Persons System https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP13098 "Our Story: From Vision to Transformational Community." Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness https://blueridgewilderness.com/who-we-are/our-story Rensin, Emmet, “I went into the woods a teenage drug addict and came out sober. Was it worth it?” Vox, July 7, 2016 https://www.vox.com/2016/7/7/12081150/wilderness-therapy “Second Nature Uintas.” Breaking Code Silence https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/second-nature-uintas/ “Seen N' Heard (October 2001).” Struggling Teens.com, October 1, 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20170502063301/http://www.strugglingteens.com/artman/p Staff reports, "Carlbrook School closes; students asked to be out by Sunday." YourGV, October 28, 2020 https://www.yourgv.com/news/local_news/carlbrook-school-closes "Wilderness Therapy Works: Why Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness is an Industry Leader in Student Care." Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness, February 8, 2024 https://blueridgewilderness.com/blog/wilderness-therapy-works-why-blue-ridge-therapeutic-wilderness-is-an-industry-leader-in-student-care "Woodbury Reports Visits Carlbrook School." Struggling Teens.com, May 29, 2014 https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/printer_CarlbrookSchoolBN_140529.shtml
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S24 Ep11: One More Thing To Be Scared Of
*Content Warning: childhood abuse, violent abuse of children, child sex abuse, grooming, psychological and physical violence, body-image abuse, cultic abuse, body dysmorphia, disordered eating. *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources *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 “About: Why We Do What We Do.” Turning Winds https://www.turningwinds.com/about-why-we-do-what-we-do/ Tompkins, Lucy, "Fox Guards Henhouse" in Montana Programs for Troubled Teens." Montana Department of Labor & Industry, January 22, 2019 https://archive.legmt.gov/bills/2019/Minutes/House/Exhibits/buh68a08.pdf Titone, Julie, "Importing Troubled Teenagers Behavior Camps Become Big Business In Region." The Spokesman Review, June 2, 1996 https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/jun/02/importing-troubled-teenagers “Residential Treatment Centers for Teens from Idaho, located in Montana.” Turning Winds https://www.turningwinds.com/idaho/ “Seen N' Heard (July 2000).” Strugglingteens.com, July 1, 2000 https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/SnHJul00_000701.shtml Kinnaird, Keith, "Settlement possible in Turning Winds lawsuit." Bonner County Daily Bee, March 1, 2008 https://bonnercountydailybee.com/news/2008/mar/01/ “State closes youth treatment center.” The Lewis Tribune, February 25, 2002 https://www.lmtribune.com/northwest/state-closes-youth-treatment-cente “Turning Winds New Perspectives.” Strugglingteens.com, April 23, 2004 https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/TurningWindsNP_040423.shtml “Welcome to Glacier Mountain Academy.” Glacier Mountain Academy http://web.archive.org/web/20030731014815/http://www.aboutglaciermtn.com/
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S24 Ep10: My Own Mother Wasn't Going to Save Me
*Content Warning: childhood abuse, violent abuse of children, child sex abuse, grooming, psychological and physical violence, body-image abuse, cultic abuse, body dysmorphia, disordered eating. *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources *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 “About: Why We Do What We Do.” Turning Winds https://www.turningwinds.com/about-why-we-do-what-we-do/ Tompkins, Lucy, "Fox Guards Henhouse" in Montana Programs for Troubled Teens." Montana Department of Labor & Industry, January 22, 2019 https://archive.legmt.gov/bills/2019/Minutes/House/Exhibits/buh68a08.pdf Titone, Julie, "Importing Troubled Teenagers Behavior Camps Become Big Business In Region." The Spokesman Review, June 2, 1996 https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/jun/02/importing-troubled-teenagers “Residential Treatment Centers for Teens from Idaho, located in Montana.” Turning Winds https://www.turningwinds.com/idaho/ “Seen N' Heard (July 2000).” Strugglingteens.com, July 1, 2000 https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/SnHJul00_000701.shtml Kinnaird, Keith, "Settlement possible in Turning Winds lawsuit." Bonner County Daily Bee, March 1, 2008 https://bonnercountydailybee.com/news/2008/mar/01/ “State closes youth treatment center.” The Lewis Tribune, February 25, 2002 https://www.lmtribune.com/northwest/state-closes-youth-treatment-cente “Turning Winds New Perspectives.” Strugglingteens.com, April 23, 2004 https://strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/TurningWindsNP_040423.shtml “Welcome to Glacier Mountain Academy.” Glacier Mountain Academy http://web.archive.org/web/20030731014815/http://www.aboutglaciermtn.com/
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