S2: Bonus Ep 3 – Far from Over
2023-08-09 00:09:53
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Hi, I'm Molly Conger, host of Weird Little Guys, a new podcast from Coolzone Media on
iHeartRadio. I've spent almost a decade researching right-wing extremism, digging into the lives
of people you wouldn't be wrong to call monsters. But if Scooby-Doo taught us one thing, it's
that there's a guy under that monster mask. The monsters in our political closets aren't
some unfathomable evil. They're just some weird guy. So join me every Thursday for a
look under the mask at the weird little guys trying to destroy America. Listen to Weird
Little Guys on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
For decades, the mafia had New York City in a stranglehold, with law enforcement seemingly
powerless to intervene. It uses terror to extort people. But the murder of Carmichael
Ante marked the beginning of the end. It sent the message that we can prosecute these people.
Listen to Law & Order, Criminal Justice System on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or
wherever you get your podcasts.
Topics featured in this episode may be disturbing to some listeners. Please take care while listening.
I'm Andrea Gunning. This is Betrayal Season 2, Bonus Episode 3.
We're back with a bonus episode we were not expecting to produce right now. Not for another
month at least. Ashley texted us with an urgent update, and we wanted to share it with you.
My producer, Carrie Hartman, took the call.
So, Ash, tell me what news you just received and how it came to you.
I received an email letting me know that Jason was being released.
You know, one of the big issues in this podcast has been about how much incarceration, jail
time, is given to perpetrators. And it seems to me that this is falling short of the sentence
that he was given.
Yes. So, Jason was sentenced to a year, but with time served. So, he'd already served
34 days, I think. So, they automatically took that off of his year sentence. And then, I
don't know for sure, but it seems like he got some type of good behavior reduction in
his sentence as well. So, it's close to two and a half months sooner than a year.
How is your family dealing with that? And is he going to be in your community again?
I mean, we all knew he was only spending a year in there. But I think the actuality of
it, and he's going to live less than two miles from me and the children, that's really what
scares me. I think we're all just anxious.
I know when Jason was out the first time, the hardest part for both you and for Avea
was when she would see him somewhere in public. It would cause terrible anxiety for her.
Have you walked her through how to handle that if it happens now?
No. I haven't even made space for that. I just had a thought of seeing him at our grocery
store or something. I think I would turn around and walk out and act like I didn't see him.
That will be a good conversation to have with Avea because she is gaining back so much of
her confidence. It's been so amazing these last two or three months to watch her be confident
and stick up for herself. She's in such a good place right now. I almost feel like she's
not going to let it pierce her vibe. She's happy. She's getting ready to start her senior
year in high school. She's hanging out with friends again and doing all those normal things
that a 17-year-old should be doing. I just really hope that when the time comes that
she sees him because I think it's inevitable. I hope she has the confidence to look at him
straight in the eye and flip him off, something that lets him know that he has no power over
her anymore.
Is there anything you can do to help with your own anxiety in the short term?
I'm having some family and a close friend of mine come stay with us for the next week
or two just because I don't know what his mindset is. I probably never really did know
this side of him, and I don't know what his limitations are. I try not to live in the
future, but hypothetically, we go to court, family court, and they tell him he has no
supervised visits with our youngest just because I don't know what to expect. Jason has had
such a poor-me attitude about all of this. I've lost my family. I lost my career. I lost
my home. Now the only thing that has him tied to our life is our youngest daughter,
and I just don't know what he's capable of. I mean, I don't think he'd want to do anything
to jeopardize his freedom, but there's crazy people all over the place.
What should Jason do? What can he do to make you feel comfortable that you are safe and
that your kids are safe and that he will respect your boundaries?
I want him to go away. I want him to move out of the state. His mother lives in another
state. I think it's what's best for him. I mean, he still has to live a life. He's still
fairly young, and hopefully that life doesn't include meeting somebody with children. I
want to pretend that he actually died, because he did. The Jason we knew doesn't exist.
You and Jason share one daughter, your youngest, who is 10 now. What do you expect in terms
of visitation?
If I had my way, I would terminate parental rights, but based off of conversations that
I've had with my lawyer, I know that that's not an option. Because I'm still so angry
and really passionate about everything, I thought it was best to hire somebody that
can take a stance from a neutral position to decide what was best for our youngest daughter.
He'll make recommendations to the family court on what he thinks is appropriate as far as
visitation, if any.
When do you think you'll feel really safe again?
Never. Maybe when our youngest is on her own, and she's an adult, and she can make
her own adult decisions. So if she chooses to have a relationship with him at that time,
then she's an adult. But I just don't feel safe. I don't think really anybody should.
On Sunday, August 6, the Victim Notification Network, also called Vine, texted Ashley with
a message. Jason Litton was released on 8-6-23. The release reason is, sentence served. In
an emergency, call 9-1-1. And after working with Ashley for over a year, Jason is out.
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Hartman, also produced by Ben Fetterman, associate producer Kristen Melchiorri. Our iHeart team
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Hi, I'm Molly Conger, host of Weird Little Guys, a new podcast from Cool Zone Media on
iHeart Radio. I've spent almost a decade researching right-wing extremism, digging into the lives
of people you wouldn't be wrong to call monsters. But if Scooby-Doo taught us one thing, it's
that there's a guy under that monster mask. The monsters in our political closets aren't
some unfathomable evil. They're just some weird guy. So join me every Thursday for a
look under the mask at the Weird Little Guys trying to destroy America. Listen to Weird
Little Guys on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
For decades, the mafia had New York City in a stranglehold, with law enforcement seemingly
powerless to intervene.
It uses terror to extort people.
But the murder of Carmichaelanti marked the beginning of the end.
It sent the message that we can prosecute these people.
Listen to Law & Order, Criminal Justice System on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or
wherever you get your podcasts.
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