Content warning: coercion, blackmail, extortion, abduction, kidnapping, slavery, sociopathy, psychopathy, intimate partner violence, and attempted murder.

Megan is a loving family woman, equestrian, and survivor of abduction and attempted slavery born in Southern California. Although Megan spent many of her younger years growing her love for horses at her family’s idyllic Colorado stable, her life prior was anything but calm. In fact, Megan was originally named Fallon Daniel, and on November 21st, 1985, Megan’s birth father would attempt to extort $90,000 from the couple who would eventually adopt and raise her. After an unprecedented case that took the media by storm, Megan has joined us to share about all that’s come next for her in her journey and healing. The Broken Cycle Media team is undeniably grateful for my friend’s candor and advocacy, especially as this is the first time she’s shared her story at-large. We are also grateful for Megan’s mother, Susan, who was willing to join us for a short chat, which you will hear within this episode as well. 

Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families

https://adultchildren.org/

Andrea Ashley’s Adult Child Podcast 

https://www.adultchildpodcast.com/

Adult Child Podcast on Instagram

http://www.instagram.com/adultchildpod

Besser van der Kolk’s books

https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/resources/the-body-keeps-the-score

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker

https://www.pete-walker.com/complex_ptsd_book.html

It Didn’t Start With You by Mark Wolynn

https://markwolynn.com/it-didnt-start-with-you/

For additional resources and a list of related non-profit organizations, please visit http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources

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*Content warning: harassment, cyberstalking, workplace abuse, sexual abuse material, sexual sadism, murder, and serial murder.

Javier Leiva is a podcast host and Emmy award-winning producer. His show, Pretend Podcast, began airing in 2017 and highlights cases of fraud executed by perpetrators from cult leaders to con artists to undercover FBI agents. However, it was in June 2024 that Pretend's eighteenth season became much more personal for him. At first, accusations against Arkansas based LaDonna Humphrey barely grabbed his attention. But the more accusations he received, the more Javier realized he had to work to uncover the truth about LaDonna, a seasoned true crime podcaster and author herself. And almost immediately after Javier reached out to her for comment, he would begin to experience alleged harassment too, joining the growing list of Ladonna's accusers. The Broken Cycle media team is incredibly grateful Javier was willing to share the behind the scenes of this formative season, and all that came next for him as his own role shifted from host to victim.

Pretend Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretend/id1245307962

Javier on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/javier_ontheair

Pretend Podcast on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/pretendpod/

Pretend Podcast on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/groups/pretendradio/

For additional resources and a list of related non-profit organizations, please visit http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources

Content warning: intimate partner violence, domestic violence, officer-involved domestic violence, and murder.

Submit Your Story: https://somethingwaswrong.com/submissions/

WCN on IG: https://www.instagram.com/whatcamenext_podcast/

What Came Next featuring Hannah Vanderhorst: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hannah-vanderhorst-something-so-sinister-part-1/id1674051643?i=1000703125368

What Came Next featuring Bruce Bieber: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bruce-bieber-i-was-the-uninitiated-part-1/id1674051643?i=1000712717519

What Came Next featuring Tabatha Ross-Brown:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tabatha-ross-brown-believed-instead-of-blamed/id1674051643?i=1000655144155

[Amy B. Chesler] The Darkest Times Are All Behind Me:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amy-b-chesler-evil-lives-here-the-darkest-times-are/id1674051643?i=1000612743331

Season 7 SWW: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-was-wrong/id1447286743

Sign to Keep Jesse Winnick in Prison: https://www.change.org/p/sign-to-keep-jesse-winnick-in-prison-in-loving-memory-of-hadas-winnick

Amy on IG: http://www.instagram.com/amybchesler

Amy on Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/@amybchesler

Familicide:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/familicide-true-crime-survivor-stories-of-family-murder/id1790959014

Working for Justice: https://amzn.to/3If2Z6t

Non-fiction manuscript proposal template: https://twliterary.com/bookproposal/

For additional resources and a list of related non-profit organizations, please visit http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources

Content warning: animal cruelty, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, cold cases, gun violence, and murder.

Haley Gray is a credentialed victim advocate and podcast researcher, writer, and producer whose extensive career in podcasting has seen many phases. Over the last nine years, she has lent her skills to numerous well-known true crime podcasts with an ever-growing intent to make the true crime podcasting space a more ethical and equitable one. In this very candid conversation, Haley shared about her own journey, her growing awareness, as well as innumerable tips and takeaways for victims and those seeking to make a difference for victims. The Broken Cycle Media is incredibly appreciative of Haley’s work, mission, and all that she does to support the victim community.

About Victims’ Rights: https://www.victimlaw.org/victimlaw/pages/victimsRight.jsp

Advocacy Tips for Families: https://haleygrayresearch.com/tips-for-families/

Advocacy Tips for Advocates & Creators: https://haleygrayresearch.com/tips-for-advocates-and-creators/

Bridegan Foundation: https://www.brideganfoundation.org/

Haley Gray Research: https://haleygrayresearch.com/

Haley Gray Research on IG: https://www.instagram.com/haleygrayresearch

Light The Way Missing Persons Advocacy Project: https://www.lightthewaymissing.com/

Moms and Mysteries: https://www.momsandmysteries.com/

National Organization for Victim Advocacy: https://trynova.org/

National Advocate Credentialing Program: https://www.thenacp.org/

Petition - Grant Families of Missing Persons access to Police files after a period of 20 years: https://www.change.org/p/grant-families-of-missing-persons-access-to-police-files-after-a-period-of-20-years

Project Cold Case: https://projectcoldcase.org/

Solve the Case: https://www.solvethecase.org/about

Stalking Prevention, Awareness, & Resource Center: https://www.stalkingawareness.org/

True Crime Research Training: https://truecrimeresearchtraining.com/

For a list of additional resources and related non-profit organizations, please visit http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources

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Content warning: gun violence, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, officer-involved domestic violence, and murder.

As shared in part one of his story, Bruce Bieber is a retiree from New York who had an illustrious career in commercial construction. However, after retiring and moving to Florida to live minutes away from his three adult children, Bruce and his family would experience a horrific heartache: the murder of Bruce’s beloved daughter, Abby, on January 29th, 2022. Since Abby’s life was stolen, Bruce has made it his mission to bring awareness to OIDV, or officer-involved domestic violence. The Broken Cycle Media team is incredibly grateful Bruce was willing to share his resiliency, strength, and love for Abby, as well as his continued mission built from advocacy. This episode is dedicated in loving memory of Abigail Rose Bieber.

Blumenstein, L. (n.d.). Domestic violence within law enforcement families: The link between traditional police subculture and domestic violence among police. Digital Commons @ University of South Florida. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/1862/

Police Family Violence Fact Sheet. (n.d.). In National Center for Women & Policing. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/132808

Russell, B. L., & Pappas, N. (2018). Officer involved domestic violence. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 20(2), 134–142. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461355718774579

Telling Amy’s story. (2023, April 24). [Video]. PBS. https://www.pbs.org/video/telling-amys-story-84oxa5/

If you or someone you know is need of domestic violence related support, please visit the episode notes for resources or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. For a list of related resources and non-profit organizations that can help, please visit http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources.

Thank you again to Green Chef for sponsoring this episode. Don't forget to head to greenchef.com/50wcn and use code 50WCN to get 50% off your first month, then 20% off for two months with free shipping. 

Content warning: gun violence, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, officer-involved domestic violence, and murder.

Bruce Bieber is a retiree from New York who had an illustrious career in commercial construction. However, after retiring and moving to Florida to live minutes away from his three adult children, Bruce and his family would experience a horrific heartache: the murder of Bruce’s beloved daughter, Abby, on January 29th, 2022. Since Abby’s life was stolen, Bruce has made it his mission to bring awareness to OIDV, or officer-involved domestic violence. The Broken Cycle Media team is incredibly grateful Bruce was willing to share his resiliency, strength, and love for Abby, as well as his continued mission built from advocacy. This episode is dedicated in loving memory of Abigail Rose Bieber.

For a list of related resources and non-profit organizations that can help, please visit http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources

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Content warning:  arson, assault, fetal abduction, kidnapping, attempted murder, murder, substance use, and substance use disorder.

As shared in part one, Angelique Robledo is an incredible mother and survivor living in Arizona. She was born in Southern California, but after a pivotal move nearly four hundred miles east in her middle school years, she found herself having trouble fitting in. Several years later, and not long after finding out she was pregnant, Angelique was introduced (by a mutual friend) to a Maricopa newcomer who she seemed to have a lot in common with. Over the next several months she would get to know the also-18-year-old via text and social media; they would discuss their pregnancies and build what Angelique considered a friendship. But everything changed on February 16, 2011, when their burgeoning relationship became nearly lethal. The Broken Cycle Media team is deeply honored and grateful that Angelique was willing to so rawly share about her experiences and all that came next for her after courageously surviving an alleged attempted fetal abduction and attempted arson.

Angelique's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelique.robledo92/

Angelique's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@angeliquemonet0

Sources:

Dr. Phil Fanatic. (2025, March 12). Dr. Phil - s11 e97: Baby Snatcher: Barely escaping a fetal abduction? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbDdw19NLgI

Welner M, Burgess A, O'Malley KY. Fetal abduction by maternal evisceration: A planned homicide. Forensic Sci Int. 2021 Dec;329:111057. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.111057. Epub 2021 Oct 17. PMID: 34739916. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34739916/

For a list of related resources and non-profit organizations that can help, please visit http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources

Content warning:  arson, assault, fetal abduction, kidnapping, attempted murder, murder, substance use, and substance use disorder.

Angelique Robledo is an incredible mother and survivor living in Arizona. She was born in Southern California, but after a pivotal move nearly four hundred miles east in her middle school years, she found herself having trouble fitting in. Several years later, and not long after finding out she was pregnant, Angelique was introduced (by a mutual friend) to a Maricopa newcomer who she seemed to have a lot in common with. Over the next several months she would get to know the also-18-year-old via text and social media; they would discuss their pregnancies and build what Angelique considered a friendship. But everything changed on February 16, 2011, when their burgeoning relationship became nearly lethal. The Broken Cycle Media team is deeply honored and grateful that Angelique was willing to so rawly share about her experiences and all that came next for her after courageously surviving an alleged attempted fetal abduction and attempted arson.

Angelique's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelique.robledo92/

Angelique's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@angeliquemonet0

For a list of related resources and non-profit organizations that can help, please visit http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources

Content warning: robbery, armed robbery, gun violence, domestic violence, extortion, and corruption.

Maya is a teacher, artist, and multi-crime survivor from Los Angeles. After finishing her undergraduate degree in Spanish in 1996 (at the age of 22), Maya found herself seeking direction. But it was only a couple months after her graduation that she experienced a life-changing armed robbery. Not long after that, she would travel to Argentina and forge a new life for herself far from the San Fernando Valley. However, she would be faced with even more tumult and trauma when financial, political, and socioeconomic crises in her new home increased crime rates, exposing her to the harsh reality of a nation’s unrest. The Broken Cycle Media team is so grateful Maya was willing to share all that came next for her as a her multi-crime survivor, and Amy is especially, personally grateful for her because she’s one of Amy's best friends and cousin.

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Bank robber sues bank - UPI Archives. (1987, August 12). UPI. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/08/12/Bank-robber-sues-bank/1575555739200/

Bernstein, S. (2019, March 5). Armed Robbers hit Tarzana Bank - Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-06-29-me-19764-story.html

Cutrona, S. A. (2017). Violence And Public Policy In Argentina – Analysis. Eurasia Review. https://www.vanderbilt.edu/lapop/news/030617.Argentina-EurasiaReview.pdf

Donati, L. (2022). A Detailed Description of Corrupt Events in Argentina’s History: The role of corruption in Argentine politics, 1966 to 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2025, from https://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/b3b8ee0d-a748-4af8-99cd-5a540ffa0808/content

IBM Contends with a Scandal in Argentina. (n.d.). New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/09/business/ibm-contends-with-a-scandal-in-argentina.html

Refworld - UNHCR’s Global Law and Policy Database. (2025, April 15). Human Rights Watch World Report 2000 - Argentina. Refworld. https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/hrw/1999/en/22985

Wikipedia contributors. (2025, January 1). Historical exchange rates of Argentine currency. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_exchange_rates_of_Argentine_currency

Wikipedia contributors. (2025b, May 4). List of heads of state of Argentina. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Argentina

For a list of related resources and non-profit organizations that can help, please visit http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources

Content warning: depression, suicidal ideation, suicide, sexual assault, rape, statutory rape, and sexual abuse.

As shared in Episode 52 'What Happens Next // Part Two' (which originally aired on January 12th, 2024), Kelly Gee is a former professional hockey player and coach, and the current powerhouse executive director of the non profit organization Survivors for Change. Kelly has always been driven to make an impact, but it wasn't until surviving alleged sexual abuse at the hands of his former coach that he found his true calling: being an inspiration and motivator for survivors around the world. He hopes to utilize all that continues to come next for him in his journey for justice and peace to change present and future resources and support for all victims. The Broken Cycle Media team is extremely grateful for all of Kelly’s advocacy and continued efforts for survivors, as well as for this conversation.

Survivors for Change

https://www.survivorsforchange.org/

Survivors for Change Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/weares4c/

Survivor for Change Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/TheS4C/

The Incubation of Silence

https://vimeo.com/549070172?share=copy

The Army of Survivors

https://thearmyofsurvivors.org/

Child USA

https://childusa.org/

“I Was One of Them:’ Kelly Gee Speaks Out via The Athletic

https://theathletic.com/1956786/2020/07/28/i-was-one-of-them-survivor-of-alleged-sexual-abuse-by-hockey-coach-speaks-out/

Additional help and resources are available 24 hours a day at the National Sexual Assault Hotline, which can be reached at 1 800 656 4673  and the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. You are not alone.

For more resources, please visit http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources