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Thank you for listening to Black Revolutionary Theater Weekly, the
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podcast for the revolutionary writing that centers Black people, identities
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and experiences in the vital examinations of our Zeitgeist.
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Murder he Tote by Mia Kogavia read by Mia Kogavia
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as Charlie Whitburn, Heather Harvey as Renee, Timothy Craig as Man,
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and Kevin Green as commercial Guide.
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Violence, homicide, burglary, murder. These are all things that we
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rightfully fear and why we regularly rely on law enforcement
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00:00:41.799 --> 00:00:44.520
to protect us. But what happens when they don't come
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in time? What happens when you're alone and scared and
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are forced to defend yourself with only your wits and intuition. Hi,
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I'm Charlie Whitburn, and this is murder he Tote Deadly Baggage.
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Tonight's story, Twenty five year old Renee Miller recounts her
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harrowing encounter.
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It was a pretty hot day in July and I
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was walking home from brunch. My friends asked if I
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wanted to catch a cab with them, But I lived
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in Williamsburg and they lived in the West Village, so
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I told them it didn't really make sense. I should
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have listened to them, I should have listened to myself.
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I was almost home when it started raining pretty heavy,
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so I ran the last few blocks to my apartment
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and went inside to dry off.
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There was this.
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Man in the door room. He was.
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Darker complexed, you know, like.
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Black, and he didn't look familiar, and he didn't look
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like you had anywhere to be. And I was just
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really nervous. So I went upstairs to my apartment and
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looked out my window, and there he was, just standing there.
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It was kind of hard to see him because it
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was still raining out, but I sat there and I
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watched him for like fifteen minutes, and my heart was pounding,
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you know. So I got up my courage and I
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went downstairs.
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Excuse me, are you waiting for someone?
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Me?
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Oh, you're just waiting on the bus.
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Well, the bus stop is over there.
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So yeah, but it's raining.
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The stoop is not a bus stop.
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It's not much protection from the rain, but it's.
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Not a bus stop. It's private property. My apartment is
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not an umbrella.
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Well to the rain.
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Clear is up.
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I'm not leaving.
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We'll return with a thrilling conclusion after this commercial break. Hey, you.
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Yes, you the scared person sitting in the dark on
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your couch. Are you sure you locked the door? Are
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you sure there could be a burglar steaking through the
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back of your door or climbing through your window to
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strangle your dog? Right this second? Quick go check? Did
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you check?
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Well?
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You wouldn't need to if you had Youngstown Brand Home
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Security System. The Youngstown System employ state of the art audio, video, KNINE, GPS, DNA,
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and in print technology to keep your family safe and secure.
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Everything that happens around your home will be tracked via
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our simple phone app that can be viewed with a
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push of a button. Watch your chosen come home from school,
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Watch the underpaid deliveryman drop kick your package onto your stoop.
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Watch your partner bring their lover over to your house.
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What's more, the young Town brand Home Security System will
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also call the police for you when it detects possible
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00:03:37.360 --> 00:03:41.360
criminal activity within your neighborhood. Those strange forumed kids from
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00:03:41.400 --> 00:03:43.919
down the block won't dare or off your law gnomes
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00:03:43.919 --> 00:03:47.319
are still your jobs, not on our watch. So what
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are you waiting for? Go to www dot ytsecuritysystem dot
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com and use code murder toote to get fifteen percent
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off your insulation costs. Buy it today before they kidnap
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your baby tonight.
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Welcome back to Murder. He tote deadly baggage. When we
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00:04:09.080 --> 00:04:11.520
last left Renee Miller, she was in a fight for
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her life against a mysterious intruder.
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My apartment is not an umbrella. Well, and to the
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rain lets up, I'm not leaving.
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I had never been so scared in my life. I
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didn't know what to do, so I pulled out my
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00:04:26.240 --> 00:04:29.319
phone to call the police. And then the black man
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pulled out his phone and started recording me and calling
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me rainy stoop sally and yelling at me and calling
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me racist. And I was so scared that I and
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maybe kind of sort of raised my voice at the police.
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Listen, you motherfuckers. This necro is on my perch, looking
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shitty as fuck, and I want him off my property
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right fucking now.
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Yeah, I'm gonna go.
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Wait, where are you going?
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Helen a cab?
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You can't get a cab.
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You're calling the police. I'd rather not get shot, so
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guess what I'm leaving.
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He turns his back and puts out his hand for
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a cab.
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At that point, my fear ratcheted, like really ramped up.
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I couldn't let him get away. I mean I couldn't
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get away from him.
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He had his hand raised and I didn't know if
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he was going to hit me. So I did the
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00:05:28.040 --> 00:05:33.879
only thing I could huh ah, I hit him with
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00:05:33.959 --> 00:05:38.639
my tote. So anyway, when the police found his body
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00:05:38.720 --> 00:05:41.720
a week later, they concluded that the tote bab taped
104
00:05:41.759 --> 00:05:44.240
to his hand was his and could have been used
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00:05:44.240 --> 00:05:47.199
to attack me. It was so heavy it could have
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been used to crush my skull.
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If I hadn't crushed his first.
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I saved my own life with luck and intuition. The
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police failed me. I don't know what could have happened
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if I wasn't so quick. There's still nights when I
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wake up in a cold sweat, dreaming of NPR tote
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bags and an attacker who winds up at the bottom
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of the Hudson. But I have Instagram and my friends
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and brush, and that makes me grateful for every day.
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It makes me grateful I survived.
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Thank you for joining us tonight on Murder Heatte, Deadly Baggage.
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Stay tuned for the season premiere of Procedure and Justice
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UFO until next Time Crime fans, Sweet Dreams.
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You've been listening to Black Revolutionary Theater Weekly, produced by
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a Black Revolutionary Theater Workshop. You can support BRTW by
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giving us a like and a follow on Twitter or
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Instagram at the VRTW and on Facebook at Black Revolutionary
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Theater Workshop. And you can help us support and serve
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more black and revolutionary artists by donating via Fractured Atlas
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for joining the crew over at Patreon
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Thank you for listening to Black Revolutionary Theater Weekly, the
2
00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:08.640
podcast for the revolutionary writing that centers Black people, identities
3
00:00:08.679 --> 00:00:12.160
and experiences in the vital examinations of our Zeitgeist.
4
00:00:15.800 --> 00:00:20.039
Murder he Tote by Mia Kogavia read by Mia Kogavia
5
00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:25.239
as Charlie Whitburn, Heather Harvey as Renee, Timothy Craig as Man,
6
00:00:25.600 --> 00:00:29.120
and Kevin Green as commercial Guide.
7
00:00:30.079 --> 00:00:38.159
Violence, homicide, burglary, murder. These are all things that we
8
00:00:38.359 --> 00:00:41.759
rightfully fear and why we regularly rely on law enforcement
9
00:00:41.799 --> 00:00:44.520
to protect us. But what happens when they don't come
10
00:00:44.560 --> 00:00:47.759
in time? What happens when you're alone and scared and
11
00:00:47.840 --> 00:00:52.039
are forced to defend yourself with only your wits and intuition. Hi,
12
00:00:52.840 --> 00:01:00.159
I'm Charlie Whitburn, and this is murder he Tote Deadly Baggage.
13
00:01:00.679 --> 00:01:04.359
Tonight's story, Twenty five year old Renee Miller recounts her
14
00:01:04.439 --> 00:01:05.599
harrowing encounter.
15
00:01:06.879 --> 00:01:09.519
It was a pretty hot day in July and I
16
00:01:09.640 --> 00:01:12.319
was walking home from brunch. My friends asked if I
17
00:01:12.359 --> 00:01:14.200
wanted to catch a cab with them, But I lived
18
00:01:14.200 --> 00:01:17.040
in Williamsburg and they lived in the West Village, so
19
00:01:17.079 --> 00:01:20.000
I told them it didn't really make sense. I should
20
00:01:20.040 --> 00:01:23.799
have listened to them, I should have listened to myself.
21
00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:28.760
I was almost home when it started raining pretty heavy,
22
00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:31.400
so I ran the last few blocks to my apartment
23
00:01:31.560 --> 00:01:32.959
and went inside to dry off.
24
00:01:33.599 --> 00:01:34.359
There was this.
25
00:01:34.599 --> 00:01:37.840
Man in the door room. He was.
26
00:01:40.519 --> 00:01:42.799
Darker complexed, you know, like.
27
00:01:44.400 --> 00:01:48.840
Black, and he didn't look familiar, and he didn't look
28
00:01:48.879 --> 00:01:50.719
like you had anywhere to be. And I was just
29
00:01:51.239 --> 00:01:54.359
really nervous. So I went upstairs to my apartment and
30
00:01:54.400 --> 00:01:58.280
looked out my window, and there he was, just standing there.
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00:01:58.879 --> 00:02:00.400
It was kind of hard to see him because it
32
00:02:00.439 --> 00:02:02.560
was still raining out, but I sat there and I
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00:02:02.599 --> 00:02:06.280
watched him for like fifteen minutes, and my heart was pounding,
34
00:02:06.359 --> 00:02:08.840
you know. So I got up my courage and I
35
00:02:08.919 --> 00:02:09.800
went downstairs.
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Excuse me, are you waiting for someone?
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00:02:15.639 --> 00:02:15.719
Me?
38
00:02:16.840 --> 00:02:18.759
Oh, you're just waiting on the bus.
39
00:02:19.280 --> 00:02:21.039
Well, the bus stop is over there.
40
00:02:20.879 --> 00:02:23.400
So yeah, but it's raining.
41
00:02:24.280 --> 00:02:26.360
The stoop is not a bus stop.
42
00:02:27.080 --> 00:02:29.639
It's not much protection from the rain, but it's.
43
00:02:29.479 --> 00:02:33.240
Not a bus stop. It's private property. My apartment is
44
00:02:33.280 --> 00:02:34.159
not an umbrella.
45
00:02:34.680 --> 00:02:35.840
Well to the rain.
46
00:02:35.919 --> 00:02:36.479
Clear is up.
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00:02:36.800 --> 00:02:37.520
I'm not leaving.
48
00:02:38.199 --> 00:02:44.120
We'll return with a thrilling conclusion after this commercial break. Hey, you.
49
00:02:44.800 --> 00:02:48.280
Yes, you the scared person sitting in the dark on
50
00:02:48.319 --> 00:02:51.000
your couch. Are you sure you locked the door? Are
51
00:02:51.000 --> 00:02:53.560
you sure there could be a burglar steaking through the
52
00:02:53.599 --> 00:02:55.719
back of your door or climbing through your window to
53
00:02:55.719 --> 00:02:59.520
strangle your dog? Right this second? Quick go check? Did
54
00:02:59.520 --> 00:02:59.879
you check?
55
00:03:00.680 --> 00:03:00.840
Well?
56
00:03:00.879 --> 00:03:03.520
You wouldn't need to if you had Youngstown Brand Home
57
00:03:03.599 --> 00:03:11.159
Security System. The Youngstown System employ state of the art audio, video, KNINE, GPS, DNA,
58
00:03:11.319 --> 00:03:15.439
and in print technology to keep your family safe and secure.
59
00:03:16.000 --> 00:03:18.319
Everything that happens around your home will be tracked via
60
00:03:18.360 --> 00:03:20.759
our simple phone app that can be viewed with a
61
00:03:20.759 --> 00:03:23.520
push of a button. Watch your chosen come home from school,
62
00:03:23.879 --> 00:03:27.719
Watch the underpaid deliveryman drop kick your package onto your stoop.
63
00:03:28.039 --> 00:03:30.879
Watch your partner bring their lover over to your house.
64
00:03:31.240 --> 00:03:34.479
What's more, the young Town brand Home Security System will
65
00:03:34.479 --> 00:03:37.319
also call the police for you when it detects possible
66
00:03:37.360 --> 00:03:41.360
criminal activity within your neighborhood. Those strange forumed kids from
67
00:03:41.400 --> 00:03:43.919
down the block won't dare or off your law gnomes
68
00:03:43.919 --> 00:03:47.319
are still your jobs, not on our watch. So what
69
00:03:47.360 --> 00:03:52.000
are you waiting for? Go to www dot ytsecuritysystem dot
70
00:03:52.000 --> 00:03:55.680
com and use code murder toote to get fifteen percent
71
00:03:55.759 --> 00:03:59.400
off your insulation costs. Buy it today before they kidnap
72
00:03:59.439 --> 00:04:00.759
your baby tonight.
73
00:04:01.879 --> 00:04:09.000
Welcome back to Murder. He tote deadly baggage. When we
74
00:04:09.080 --> 00:04:11.520
last left Renee Miller, she was in a fight for
75
00:04:11.560 --> 00:04:14.000
her life against a mysterious intruder.
76
00:04:15.000 --> 00:04:18.399
My apartment is not an umbrella. Well, and to the
77
00:04:18.480 --> 00:04:20.319
rain lets up, I'm not leaving.
78
00:04:21.399 --> 00:04:23.959
I had never been so scared in my life. I
79
00:04:24.000 --> 00:04:26.199
didn't know what to do, so I pulled out my
80
00:04:26.240 --> 00:04:29.319
phone to call the police. And then the black man
81
00:04:29.399 --> 00:04:32.720
pulled out his phone and started recording me and calling
82
00:04:32.759 --> 00:04:37.160
me rainy stoop sally and yelling at me and calling
83
00:04:37.199 --> 00:04:42.160
me racist. And I was so scared that I and
84
00:04:42.240 --> 00:04:48.040
maybe kind of sort of raised my voice at the police.
85
00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:53.519
Listen, you motherfuckers. This necro is on my perch, looking
86
00:04:53.680 --> 00:04:57.600
shitty as fuck, and I want him off my property
87
00:04:57.839 --> 00:04:59.800
right fucking now.
88
00:05:00.399 --> 00:05:01.879
Yeah, I'm gonna go.
89
00:05:02.000 --> 00:05:03.399
Wait, where are you going?
90
00:05:03.680 --> 00:05:04.360
Helen a cab?
91
00:05:04.560 --> 00:05:05.839
You can't get a cab.
92
00:05:06.680 --> 00:05:09.319
You're calling the police. I'd rather not get shot, so
93
00:05:09.800 --> 00:05:11.160
guess what I'm leaving.
94
00:05:11.839 --> 00:05:13.920
He turns his back and puts out his hand for
95
00:05:14.000 --> 00:05:14.360
a cab.
96
00:05:15.759 --> 00:05:19.360
At that point, my fear ratcheted, like really ramped up.
97
00:05:19.720 --> 00:05:22.360
I couldn't let him get away. I mean I couldn't
98
00:05:22.480 --> 00:05:23.319
get away from him.
99
00:05:23.920 --> 00:05:26.399
He had his hand raised and I didn't know if
100
00:05:26.399 --> 00:05:27.959
he was going to hit me. So I did the
101
00:05:28.040 --> 00:05:33.879
only thing I could huh ah, I hit him with
102
00:05:33.959 --> 00:05:38.639
my tote. So anyway, when the police found his body
103
00:05:38.720 --> 00:05:41.720
a week later, they concluded that the tote bab taped
104
00:05:41.759 --> 00:05:44.240
to his hand was his and could have been used
105
00:05:44.240 --> 00:05:47.199
to attack me. It was so heavy it could have
106
00:05:47.240 --> 00:05:49.040
been used to crush my skull.
107
00:05:49.199 --> 00:05:50.839
If I hadn't crushed his first.
108
00:05:51.800 --> 00:05:55.439
I saved my own life with luck and intuition. The
109
00:05:55.519 --> 00:05:58.560
police failed me. I don't know what could have happened
110
00:05:58.560 --> 00:06:01.759
if I wasn't so quick. There's still nights when I
111
00:06:01.800 --> 00:06:05.160
wake up in a cold sweat, dreaming of NPR tote
112
00:06:05.199 --> 00:06:07.759
bags and an attacker who winds up at the bottom
113
00:06:07.759 --> 00:06:12.240
of the Hudson. But I have Instagram and my friends
114
00:06:12.720 --> 00:06:16.319
and brush, and that makes me grateful for every day.
115
00:06:17.160 --> 00:06:20.759
It makes me grateful I survived.
116
00:06:23.079 --> 00:06:27.079
Thank you for joining us tonight on Murder Heatte, Deadly Baggage.
117
00:06:27.360 --> 00:06:30.519
Stay tuned for the season premiere of Procedure and Justice
118
00:06:30.800 --> 00:06:36.560
UFO until next Time Crime fans, Sweet Dreams.
119
00:06:37.399 --> 00:06:40.560
You've been listening to Black Revolutionary Theater Weekly, produced by
120
00:06:40.600 --> 00:06:44.680
a Black Revolutionary Theater Workshop. You can support BRTW by
121
00:06:44.720 --> 00:06:46.800
giving us a like and a follow on Twitter or
122
00:06:46.839 --> 00:06:51.199
Instagram at the VRTW and on Facebook at Black Revolutionary
123
00:06:51.240 --> 00:06:53.879
Theater Workshop. And you can help us support and serve
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