32: Surviving A Nightmare: The Tracey Thurman Story

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The Tracey Thurman case was a landmark legal case in the United States that led to a significant change in the way police departments handle domestic violence calls.

In 1983, Tracey Thurman was brutally beaten and stabbed by her estranged husband, Charles "Buck" Thurman, in Torrington, Connecticut. Despite having a restraining order against him. 

The Thurman case led to a major shift in the way police departments handle domestic violence calls, with many departments adopting more proactive policies and procedures to protect victims of domestic violence. 

The case was also adapted into a TV movie, "A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story," which aired in 1989 and starred Nancy McKeon as Tracey Thurman.

Trigger Warnings: Domestic Violence

Listen to this week’s Residue Recommendation: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/where-the-weird-ones-are/id1662017773

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Podcast, Women & Crime Season 2, ep. 41

Podcast, Once Upon A Crime Season 2, ep. 75

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