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Hi Ashley and Brit,

My name is Laura, I’m an immigrant from Dominican Republic, came to visit United States two weeks before pandemic and I was unable to go back to my country, met a guy soon after that and we got married… I was really in love, I got pregnant and life was good. Two years into our marriage I found your show and I can say, that was the best thing that ever happen to me, I started listening everyday and more and more I became aware of the red flags. One day he poured alcohol over my face, I didn’t pay much attention to it, another day he broke a door, then he got loud and tried to kick me out of our house, he started threatening with taking his own life and things got really scary, at the end he went to my job and attacked me and that was it for me.. Our son at the time was only two years of age, would run and hide and thanks to you guys it didn’t take me seven times to try to escape, I didn’t want to be on your show that way, I choose to be on the good section. Last October I woke up early, took my son, went to the domestic family division and got a restraining order against him because I saved all the proof of domestic violence, I learned from you guys to keep my missing person file! After that we went to court, I got a Final Restraining Order and he can’t hurt me anymore, I finally feel safe and happy again. I got a new job, I moved and I have so many good things going on, life is way better now. I sometimes wonder, what would’ve happened if I never found your show, I have no family here, no one would be able to start looking for me if something bad happens to me, I guess maybe all crime junkies would be looking for answers but I’m glad I found your show and I have a good story to tell.