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Just wanted to share with yall what I planned on wearing to court when having to go testify as a witness and give my victim impact statement. It may not be my best dress, but there's a big storm and this little sentiment has brought me through some intense ones before... thx again @taylorswift @taylornation @tree-paine all of you♡♡♡

Victim Impact Statements

Victim impact statements are written or oral information from crime victims, in their own words, about how a crime has affected them. All 50 states allow victim impact statements at some phase of the sentencing process. Most states permit them at parole hearings, and victim impact information is generally included in the pre-sentencing report presented to the judge. (source)

There are many high-profile kidnapping cases in which a survivor has finally faced their tormentor(s) in court. These survivors have delivered powerful, inspiring messages that give hope to all people in horrific situations. Here is a list of 6 such victim impact statements from kidnapping survivors: (click their names to read the statements!)

Abigail Hernandez: A teenage girl from New Hampshire who was kidnapped at the age of 14 by Nathaniel Kibby during 2013. After 9 months of captivity, Kibby released Abigail. After initially lying (due to fear) about her abductor's identity, Abigail eventually revealed that Kibby was the one who kidnapped her. He was sentenced to 45-90 years in prison.

Elizabeth Smart: Elizabeth was also kidnapped at the age of 14 from her family’s home in Utah. She was taken by Brian David Mitchell in 2002. Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee, held Elizabeth captive in a remote tent in the woods of Utah. After 9 months of torture, Elizabeth was brought to a Burger King by her kidnappers--where she was recognized from her 'Missing Persons' poster by a patron who called police. Mitchell was given two life sentences, while Barzee served 8 years in prison and was eventually released in 2018.

Elizabeth Thomas: During the fall of 2016, 15 year-old Elizabeth enrolled in public school for the very first time. The young girl from Tennessee met a teacher named Tad Cummins while in school. She had been a victim of childhood abuse and Cummins preyed on her vulnerability and manipulated her into to running away with him in March 2017. The pair was found at a commune in California nearly 40 days later. Cummins was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Jaycee Dugard: Jaycee was kidnapped at the age of 11 while walking to her bus stop in 1991. She was held captive by Phillip Garrido and his wife Nancy for 18 years. Jaycee birthed two of his children. In 2009, Jaycee revealed her true identity to a college campus security officer who subsequently called police. Jaycee opted not to go to Phillip's sentencing; she instead her her mother Terry Probyn read her statement on her behalf. Phillip was sentenced to 431 years in prison, while Nancy was sentenced to 36 to life.

Jayme Closs: Jayme (13) was kidnapped from her family’s Wisconsin home by Jake Patterson (21) in October 2018. Jake killed both of Jayme’s parents in order to kidnap her. After 88 days of torturous captivity, Jayme was able to escape from Jake’s home. Jake was arrested shortly thereafter and has been sentenced to life in prison.

Michelle Knight: Ariel Castro kidnapped Michelle and two other teenage girls in the early 2000s. One of the girls escaped the home in 2013 and called police. Michelle was held captive the longest--a total of 11 years. Ariel Castro was sentenced to life and prison. He committed suicide a month into his sentence.

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im very happy for you that you got to read your victim impact statement. it’s powerful and you’re amazing. you deserve every good thing the role has to offer. I’m dweeby at nice anon msgs but I hope you’re okay and well

Thank you ❤️❤️ it was very empowering and I would do it a thousand times over. I’ve actually written several more victim impact statements just for myself… it was such a healing experience.

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This is My Victim Impact Statement. This is the Evidence.

In 2005, I brought my abuser to justice. The system failed me and my family.

In 2019, my abuser died in prison. The Prisons & Probation Ombudsman report on his death (linked below) expressed concern for the "unjustified" way he was treated.

The system gave him more compassion in his death than it ever gave me as a child.

This is my full story. This is the hypocrisy. This is the origin of Project Prometheus.

THE EVIDENCE (THE DOSSIER)

This is not just a story. This is the proof.

• THE 2005 GUARDIAN ARTICLE:

[Click here to read "Unfinished business" from The Guardian]

• THE 2019 PPO REPORT (PDF):

[Click here to read the full PPO report on the death of Clifford Fairhurst]

I am baring my soul for one reason: to expose the rot and fight for survivors who, like me, were failed by the system.

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I think they are products of the most corrupt toxic environment that was inherited on the behalf of these sickos last Time. The ones who lost their fathers by this person who is seriously deranged, who keeps utilizing the 1% influence to create a shelf of escorts.

I can see what they are attempting to do by dragging me to stay at each of these broken environments that I'm sure were all inherited within the same scandal, but I was never involved in any of it, nor did I receive any proper information about it, likely due to the defamation of impact statements at that Time or some one was already living in my assumed identity,and quite possibly still is. I never took part In the destruction of these places and it breaks my heart how selfish people are to have stolen them just to destroy them. Like shame on you and what you've done.

It doesn't matter what you attempt to do to make an impact statement now, I will never call the police for help. I plan to die in one of these. It's not like I get to really live anymore anyways.