⚠️ Trigger Warning This episode discusses domestic violence, homicide, trauma, panic attacks, and systemic failures in law enforcement and media. Listener discretion is advised.
🎧 Bonus Episode: Unraveling
It's been one week since I hit publish on Episode Twelve. One week since I said, "Season One is over." And in that week — I've unraveled.
I thought finishing would feel like relief. Like release. But it hasn't.
It's felt like grief. Like failure. Like drowning.
Because it's the end, and still — no charges. No arrest. Nothing.
Thirty-two years later, and it feels like I failed her. Like I am falling apart while the system shrugs.
This episode isn't planned. It isn't polished. It's me trying to breathe. To talk about what Season One did to me — and why I can't walk away. Because this story isn't finished — and neither am I.
🎬 The Studio That Promised and Stalled
In February 2024, I signed with a production studio that said they believed in my mother's story. They promised to build a pitch deck, to sell it to a network, to bring her case to television.
I waited. I trusted. I delivered everything they asked for.
Twenty months later — nothing. No pitch. No sale. No cameras. Just the same excuse on repeat:
"It's hard to sell a story that doesn't have an ending."
Let me be clear: My mother doesn't have an ending because the people in charge refused to give her one. That's not a creative problem. That's a justice problem.
I was gaslit and dragged along for nearly two years while my mother's story sat in storage. But that ends soon.
In under 100 days, my contract expires. When it does, her story comes back to me.
And when that happens — I will take it anywhere that will listen. Filmmakers. Journalists. Documentary students. Networks. Anyone willing to give her truth the screen time it deserves.
Because if they won't build it, I will.
💔 How You Can Help Right Now
1️⃣ Say Her Name Say it out loud. Post it. Write it. 👉 Stacy Marie Wasilishin Make the algorithm learn it.
2️⃣ Ask for Accountability You have every right to request updates and clarity. Use your voice — respectfully, publicly, and on record.
Yavapai County Attorney's Office 📧 [email protected] 📞 (928) 771-3344 ✉️ 255 E Gurley St, Prescott, AZ 86301
Sedona Police Department 📧 [email protected] 📞 (928) 282-3100
Ask clearly:
"Why was the death of Stacy Wasilishin closed without charges, and has the case been reviewed since 2020?"
Red Rock News (Larson Newspapers) 📧 [email protected]
"The narrative matters. Accuracy matters. Words shape cases."
Ask them why they aren't covering this story now that it's being publicly revisited by her daughter.
3️⃣ Sign & Share the Petition 🖋️ Justice for Stacy Marie Wasilishin — Change.org https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-stacy-marie-wasilishin Every signature proves people are paying attention.
4️⃣ Stream & Share Season One Every play counts as proof that this story matters. 🎧 Apple Podcasts | Spotify
5️⃣ Follow and Amplify TikTok → @nicolewasilishin Instagram → @nicolewasilishin Share the clips. Tag the outlets. Keep the momentum alive.
6️⃣ Support the Mission 🛒 Amazon Equipment Wishlist → https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/49E74TM4J5D8 💰 GoFundMe for Merch & Travel → https://www.gofundme.com/f/this-is-my-birthday-wish-help-me-bring-my-mothers-story-to
These links keep the merch table stocked, the equipment running, and the advocacy alive. Every magnet, every mic cable, every sticker = one more chance to say her name in public.
If you work in film, journalism, investigative audio, or documentary production — or know someone who does — contact me directly: 📧 [email protected]
When the countdown hits zero, I'm walking this story into the light.
💜 Domestic Violence Is an Epidemic 1 in 3 women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. The risk of homicide rises 75% when a woman tries to leave.
If this episode brings something up for you, please reach out:
National Domestic Violence Hotline 📞 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) 💬 Text START to 88788 🌐 www.thehotline.org
You are not alone. You deserve to be safe.
🕯️ Final Words
This show was built from grief, drywall dust, and a daughter's refusal to accept silence. It was recorded in panic and purpose. It was made by hand, by heart, by sheer stubborn love.
Season One may be complete, but the fight is not.
Because silence is not peace. Because failure is not the end. Because I am still here.
My name is Nikki Wasilishin. I am the daughter of a murdered woman. And this — this is me Unraveling.
