Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 3146

Tonight's special guest is Jodie Tedder from Helena, Montana, a child abuse survivor and author of the book 'A Prisoner by No Crime of My Own'. She triumphs over a hellish childhood through years of intensive therapy. Jodie walks us through her pursuit of justice for the woman who she watched be killed by her fathet in a seedy hotel room in 1968. A true-born sociopath, he strolled undetected, using religion as his disguise. Her family coat of arms was incest. The murdered woman's spirit seemed to ignite a search for answers in Jodie's adulthood, but the family would do everything to keep the secrets they helped conceal. Decades were spent chasing down leads through a private investigator, coordinating with police and confronting perps. Hospital records ultimately point to the identity of the victim and a sister's loving pursuit to find her missing sibling helps spur the investigation. They may have solved this case. The problem -- the cops need a confession or a body. No help would be found in Jodie's family. Her faith sustained her as she moved toward the dragons from her youth. The terror of reliving the incessant sexual abuse stalled her attempts as her body recalled the misery. Others tried to block her efforts with rejection and judgment. Millions suffer for crimes they did not commit. Would this victim find justice? Would peace ever live in her world again? This story is a courageous dedication to all children who have lived through childhood violence and deviance. It's all murder. Unrelenting guilt to bring this woman justice would open doors to the past that could not be closed. Her life mattered and so did her death. Her murder left a destiny to locate the truth and get the chance to bring healing and justice to cold crimes lost to time.