⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of child sexual assault and murder. Listener discretion is strongly advised.In this episode, Kay Simone uncovers the heartbreaking case of Sherrice Iverson, a 7-year-old girl whose life was tragically cut short in 1997 inside a Nevada casino. She walks through the backgrounds of Sherrice and her murderer, the events leading up to the tragedy, and the shocking details of her assault and murder. This case not only devastated a family but also changed the way we look at responsibility, accountability, and bystander intervention.

Join us as we revisit Sherrice’s story with care, compassion, and a commitment to remembering the child at the center of this tragedy.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jul-19-mn-5552-story.html

https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/once-bustling-town-primm-nevada-las-vegas-18179203.php

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39614099/leroy_iverson

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10381847/sherrice_marsha_renee-iverson

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/homicides/7-year-old-girls-murder-at-nevada-casino-still-haunts-20-years-later/

March 5, 1959, The Negro Boys Industrial School went up in flames and 21 black boys burned to death. In this episode, I take a deep dive into the history of the school and the men put in charge of running it. Over the years rumors circulated of a cover-up regarding the fire and how it started and the State of Arkansas has some explaining to do. Check out the links provided so you can read about Arkansas Secret Holocaust yourselves.

https://linktr.ee/behindthesilk

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/negro-boys-industrial-school-fire-of-1959-5500/ https://www.everand.com/read/362780580/Black-Boys-Burning-The-1959-Fire-at-the-Arkansas-Negro-Boys-Industrial-School#__search-menu_173509 https://medium.com/@teibrown/the-1959-tragedy-of-the-negro-boys-industrial-school-fire-injustice-resilience-and-the-legacy-of-45567ff8320f

https://katv.com/news/local/wrightsville-21

In 2005 Latoyia Figueroa went missing without a trace. During the duration of her disappearance her family and local bloggers banded together in the fight to get her story to mainstream news. Between July and August the city of Philadelphia was turned upside down in search of clues that could explain how a pregnant mother of 1 could vanish out of thin air. Join me as I discuss racial bias in journalism and the life and death of Latoyia Figueroa. The world is fucked up y'all, let's talk about it.