
Something Was Wrong
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Something Was Wrong is an award-winning docuseries about survivors' discovery, trauma, and recovery from crime and abuse.
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Something Was Wrong is an award-winning docuseries about survivors' discovery, trauma, and recovery from crime and abuse.
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English
Episodes
S25 Ep20: Orchestrated Complexity in the Title IX System with Dr. Jacqueline Cruz
4/23/2026
*Content Warning: sexual violence, institutional betrayal, rape, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault, and abuse.
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-Cruz, Jacqueline. (2021). The Constraints of Fear and Neutrality in Title IX Administrators’ Responses to Sexual Violence. The Journal of Higher Education, 92(3), 363–384. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2020.1809268
-Cruz, Jacqueline. “Gender Inequality in Higher Education: University Title IX Administrators’ Responses to Sexual Violence.” Google, New York University, 2020, scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=oHhHaTEAAAAJ&citation_for_view=oHhHaTEAAAAJ%3Ad1gkVwhDpl0C
Duration:00:45:23
S25 Ep19: Chapter 5: You Are Valued, You Are Loved, and You Are Here for a Reason (FINALE)
4/16/2026
*Content Warning: institutional betrayal, suicide, physical assault, sexual assault, rape, hazing, on-campus violence, gender discrimination.
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Sources:
On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. Alexandra Cooper of ‘Call Her Daddy’ Calls It Harassment.The Nation
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/call-her-daddy-alexandra-cooper-harassment-boston-university/Families of Slain Idaho College Students Sue Killer’s UniversityNBC News
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/families-slain-idaho-college-students-sue-killers-university-rcna252577Goncalves et al. v. Washington State University
https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-07-goncalves-complaint-4899-6440-6150-v.1.pdf
Reporting Is Not Supporting: Why Mandatory Supporting, Not Mandatory Reporting, Must Guide University Sexual Misconduct Policies.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2116515118Call Her Alex (Documentary Series)
https://press.hulu.com/shows/call-her-alex/
Title IX Mandated Reporting: The Views of University Employees and Students. Behavioral Sciences
https://doi.org/10.3390/bs8110106
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6262634/U.S. Department of Education: Title IX Regulations.
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-I/part-106https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/our-programs/www.advocatesforyouth.org/campaigns/know-your-ix/https://www.knowyourix.org/ Families of Idaho Students Sue WSU Over Kohberger Case.https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/families-idaho-students-bryan-kohberger-sue-wsu
Audio Sources:
"Inside the ‘Stunning’ Wrongful Death Lawsuit Families of Kohberger Victims Filed Against WSU"https://youtu.be/k6VrkRvkbmE?si=TMBLvPy-InuE9lB5"Call Her Daddy Host Alex Cooper Alleges Sexual Harassment by Boston University Soccer Coach" https://youtu.be/SzYbFdWxc20?si=pXJOVGfXKxwjCfJ2"What Does a Federal Title IX Investigation Mean for Liberty University"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urKQl7PO1Do
NBC News, "New Lawsuit Filed in Northwestern University Hazing Scandal" https://youtu.be/QwhIfGASz7g
Duration:01:11:47
S25 Ep18: Better for the Next Survivor
4/9/2026
*Content Warning: sexual violence, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, strangulation, rape, on-campus violence, institutional betrayl, gender discrimination.
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Sources:
Bedera, N. (2021). On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. University of California Press.
Duration:01:04:43
S25 Ep17: Chapter 4: Weaponizing the Patriarchy
4/1/2026
*Content Warning: sexual violence, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, strangulation, rape, on-campus violence, institutional betrayl, gender discrimination.
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Sources:
JimHopper.Comwww.jimhopper.com/pdf/foubert_2019.pdf
Journal of interpersonal violencehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16162492/
Violence against womenhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19458092/
On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence
Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny
Light sentence for Brock Turner in Stanford rape case draws outcryhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/07/us/outrage-in-stanford-rape-case-over-dueling-statements-of-victim-and-attackers-father.html
The Stanford victim’s powerful letter stunned the world. Read it herehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/06/04/you-took-away-my-worth-a-rape-victim-delivers-powerful-message-to-a-former-stanford-swimmer/
Brock Turner’s father defends son, calls sexual assault ‘20 minutes of action’https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/06/a-steep-price-to-pay-for-20-minutes-of-action-dad-defends-stanford-sex-offender/
Stanford rape case: Six-month sentence sparks outragehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36459504
Brock Turner case: Outrage over sentence highlights rape culture debatehttps://www.cnn.com/2016/06/06/us/sexual-assault-brock-turner-stanford
Stanford sexual assault case fuels national conversation on campus rapehttps://www.npr.org/2016/06/07/481137392/stanford-university-sexual-assault-case-gains-unusual-media-attention
Here is the full transcript of Brock Turner’s father’s statementhttps://stanforddaily.com/2016/06/08/the-full-letter-read-by-brock-turners-father-at-his-sentencing-hearing/
Judge under fire for Stanford rape case sentencinghttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/06/stanford-sexual-assault-judge-recall
Duration:01:08:39
S25 Ep16: Your Voice Matters
3/25/2026
*Content Warning: grooming, abuse of power, institutional betrayal, sexual violence, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault, and rape.
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Duration:00:55:17
S25 Ep15: The Truth Will Always Prevail
3/19/2026
*Content Warning: grooming, abuse of power, institutional betrayal, sexual violence, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault, and rape.
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*Sources:
-“Former University of Utah Football Player Sentenced in Rape Case.” ABC4 News Utah, 18 April 2023, www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/former-university-of-utah-football-player-sentenced-in-rape-case/
-“Former University of Utah Football Player Will Stand Trial for Alleged Rape.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2022, www.sltrib.com/news/2022/07/28/former-university-utah-football/
-“Utah Universities ‘Ignored’ Her Report of Rape against a Football Player, Student Says.” YouTube, KSL News Utah, 21 Dec. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=da_DfMm_6jU
Duration:00:56:49
S25 Ep14: My Own Personal Olivia Benson
3/12/2026
*Content Warning: grooming, abuse of power, institutional betrayal, sexual violence, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault, and rape.
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*Sources:
-“Here’s an Updated Timeline of the Slaying of University of Utah Student Lauren McCluskey and Reform That Has Followed.” The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Oct. 2018, www.sltrib.com/news/2018/10/26/timeline-extortion/
Duration:00:56:04
S25 Ep13: Chapter 3: Help Me
3/5/2026
*Content Warning: grooming, abuse of power, institutional betrayal, sexual violence, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault, and rape.
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*Sources:
-Crosset, T W et al. “Male student-athletes and violence against women: a survey of campus judicial affairs offices.” Violence against women vol. 2,2 (1996): 163-79. doi:10.1177/1077801296002002004 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12295457/
-The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/sites/default/files/hec/product/vandal.pdf
-Koss, Mary P et al. “The Scope of Rape Victimization and Perpetration Among National Samples of College Students Across 30 years.” Journal of interpersonal violence vol. 37,1-2 (2022): NP25-NP47. doi:10.1177/08862605211050103 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34911373/
-Meyer, Anneke. Feminist Media Studies, 21 Sept. 2024, www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14680777.2024.2392102
Duration:00:59:00
S25 Ep12: Trauma-Informed SANE Exams with Kayla Hartman, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, NYSAFE
3/3/2026
*Content Warning: medical trauma, sexual violence, rape, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and abuse.
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*Sources:
-“IAFN - International Association of Forensic Nurses.” International Association of Forensic Nurses - Research.Educate.Lead, 16 Aug. 2023, www.forensicnurses.org/page/IAFN/
-“Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits, Rape Kits, Consent Form.” NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services, www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/evidencekit.htm
Duration:00:50:13
S25 Ep11: Long Term Impact
2/27/2026
*Content Warning: grooming, abuse of power, institutional betrayal, sexual violence, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault and harassment.
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*Sources:
-Martinez, Ainsley. “Buss up for Promotion during Title IX Investigation.” UCentral Media, 30 Mar. 2022, ucentralmedia.com/buss-up-for-promotion-during-title-ix-investigation/
-Scavelli, Melissa. “UCO Students Allege University Didn’t Protect Them from Sexual Harassment by Professor.” KOKH, 12 May 2021, okcfox.com/news/local/uco-students-allege-university-didnt-protect-them-from-sexual-harassment-by-professor
-Stieber, Dylan. “Petition Calls for UCO Interim Assistant Dean to Be Permanently Removed.” UCentral Media, 21 June 2021, ucentralmedia.com/petition-calls-for-uco-interim-assistant-dean-to-be-permanently-removed/
-“Students React to Lawsuit against UCO, Sexual Allegations against Theatre Professor.” News9.Com, 21 May 2021, www.news9.com/story/60a5af5bede9c70bc225d950/students-react-to-lawsuit-against-uco-sexual-allegations-against-theatre-professor
-Tomlinson, Joe and Bennett Brinkman. “Legal Roundup: OC Invokes Autonomy Doctrine, Walters Request Denied, 1 of 2 UCO Lawsuits Dismissed.” NonDoc, 2 May 2024, nondoc.com/2024/04/25/legal-roundup-oklahoma-christian-invokes-autonomy-doctrine-walters-request-denied-uco-lawsuit-updates/
-Garcia, S. E. (2017, October 20). The woman who created #MeToo long before hashtags. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/us/me-too-movement-tarana-burke.html
-Kantor, J., & Twohey, M. (2017, October 5). Harvey Weinstein paid off sexual harassment accusers for decades. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/us/harvey-weinstein-harassment-allegations.html
-Farrow, R. (2017, October 23). From aggressive overtures to sexual assault: Harvey Weinstein’s accusers tell their stories. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-aggressive-overtures-to-sexual-assault-harvey-weinsteins-accusers-tell-their-stories
-Mendes, K., Ringrose, J., & Keller, J. (2018). #MeToo and the promise and pitfalls of challenging rape culture through digital feminist activism. European Journal of Women’s Studies, 25(2), 236–246. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350506818765318
-Fileborn, B., & Loney-Howes, R. (Eds.). (2019). #MeToo and the politics of social change. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15213-0
Duration:00:31:01
S25 Ep10: Connected Some Dots
2/25/2026
*Content Warning: grooming, institutional betrayal, sexual violence, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault and harassment.
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tiffanyreese.me instagram.com/lookieboo*Sources:
- Tomlinson, Joe and Bennett Brinkman. “Legal Roundup: OC Invokes Autonomy Doctrine, Walters Request Denied, 1 of 2 UCO Lawsuits Dismissed.” NonDoc, 2 May 2024, nondoc.com/2024/04/25/legal-roundup-oklahoma-christian-invokes-autonomy-doctrine-walters-request-denied-uco-lawsuit-updates/
Duration:00:43:04
S25 Ep9: Flipped the Script
2/19/2026
*Content Warning: grooming, institutional betrayal, sexual violence, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault and harrassment.
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*Sources:
-Scavelli, Melissa. “UCO Students Allege University Didn’t Protect Them from Sexual Harassment by Professor.” KOKH, 12 May 2021, okcfox.com/news/local/uco-students-allege-university-didnt-protect-them-from-sexual-harassment-by-professor
-Stieber, Dylan. “Petition Calls for UCO Interim Assistant Dean to Be Permanently Removed.” UCentral Media, 21 June 2021, ucentralmedia.com/petition-calls-for-uco-interim-assistant-dean-to-be-permanently-removed/
-“Students React to Lawsuit against UCO, Sexual Allegations against Theatre Professor.” News9.Com, 21 May 2021, www.news9.com/story/60a5af5bede9c70bc225d950/students-react-to-lawsuit-against-uco-sexual-allegations-against-theatre-professor
Duration:00:43:26
S25 Ep8: Fifty and a Feather
2/12/2026
*Content Warning: grooming, institutional betrayal, sexual violence, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault and harassment.
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*Sources:
-Garcia, S. E. (2017, October 20). The woman who created #MeToo long before hashtags. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/us/me-too-movement-tarana-burke.html
-Kantor, J., & Twohey, M. (2017, October 5). Harvey Weinstein paid off sexual harassment accusers for decades. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/us/harvey-weinstein-harassment-allegations.html
-Farrow, R. (2017, October 23). From aggressive overtures to sexual assault: Harvey Weinstein’s accusers tell their stories. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-aggressive-overtures-to-sexual-assault-harvey-weinsteins-accusers-tell-their-stories
-Mendes, K., Ringrose, J., & Keller, J. (2018). #MeToo and the promise and pitfalls of challenging rape culture through digital feminist activism. European Journal of Women’s Studies, 25(2), 236–246. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350506818765318
-Fileborn, B., & Loney-Howes, R. (Eds.). (2019). #MeToo and the politics of social change. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15213-0
Duration:00:54:00
S25 Ep7: Rethinking Mandatory Reporting and Internal Processes in Higher Education with Dr. Kathryn Holland
2/10/2026
*Content Warning: institutional betrayal, sexual violence, stalking, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, stalking, rape, and sexual assault.
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https://endrapeoncampus.org/https://itsonus.org/Know Your IX: https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/campaigns/know-your-ix/
Sources:
Dear Colleague Letter, May 26, 2011 (PDF)www.ed.gov/sites/ed/files/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201105-ese.pdfSexual Assault and Sexual Health Lab | Nebraskasashlab.unl.edu/Holland, K. J., & Cortina, L. M. (2017). The evolving landscape of sexual harassment: Research, policy, and practice. American Psychologist, 72https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000103Holland, K. J., & Cortina, L. M. (2013). When sex-based harassment becomes sexual harassment: College students’ experiences. Journal of Applied Psychology, 98https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032040Holland, K. J., & Cortina, L. M. (2016). Sexual harassment: Undermining the well-being of working women. Journal of Social Issues, 72https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12190Holland, K. J., Rabelo, V. C., & Cortina, L. M. (2014). Sex-based harassment and discrimination: Evidence of psychological harm. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 38https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684314521575Holland, K. J. (2019). Culture, power, and gender-based violence in institutions. C. B. Travis & J. W. White (Eds.)APA Handbook of the Psychology of Womenhttps://doi.org/10.1037/0000059-014
Duration:00:53:54
S25 Ep6: Humiliation Ritual
2/4/2026
*Content Warning: grooming, institutional betrayal, sexual violence, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault and harrassment.
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Duration:00:58:56
S25 Ep5: Chapter 2: Testing Me
1/28/2026
*Content Warning: grooming, institutional betrayal, sexual violence, stalking, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, stalking, rape, and sexual assault.
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Association of American Universities. Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct. Westat / Cantor et al., 2015 and 2017.
Holland, Kathryn J., Cortina, Lilia M., and Freyd, Jennifer J. Research on institutional betrayal and sexual violence in higher education, 2018–2021.
American Psychological Associationwww.apa.org/apags/resources/campus-sexual-assault-fact-sheet
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. National Academies Press, 2018.
Sable, Marjorie R., et al.; Cantor, David, et al. Multi-campus climate survey analyses examining reporting behavior and trust in institutions.
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. National Crime Victimization Survey special analyses on reporting disparities.
Wood, Leila et al. “Sexual Harassment at Institutions of Higher Education: Prevalence, Risk, and Extent.” Journal of interpersonal violence vol. 36,9-10 (2021): 4520-4544. doi:10.1177/0886260518791228
Duration:00:49:46
S25 Ep4: Institutional Betrayal: How Title IX Fails Survivors with Dr. Nicole Bedera
1/26/2026
*Content Warning: institutional betrayal, sexual violence, stalking, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, stalking, rape, and sexual assault.
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https://www.nicolebedera.com/https://bsky.app/profile/nbedera.bsky.socialOn The Wrong Side - How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violencehttps://www.nicolebedera.com/about-1
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Teaching Sociology49 https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X211022471
https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/items/4ded7343-efe3-499f-a61a-3a1bf03258e3
Bedera, Nicole. 2024. “I Can Protect His Future, but She Can’t Be Helped: Himpathy and Hysteria in Administrator Rationalizations of Institutional Betrayal.” The Journal of Higher Education 95 (1): 30–53. doi:10.1080/00221546.2023.2195771.
Violence against womenhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35938472/
On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violencehttps://www.nicolebedera.com/about-1
Feminist Criminology, 17https://doi.org/10.1177/15570851211062579
Phenomenology and Mindjournals.openedition.org/phenomenology/4128
Duration:01:10:16
S25 Ep3: She Will Do Great Things
1/22/2026
*Content Warning: sexual violence, stalking, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, stalking, rape, and sexual assault.
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Duration:00:40:09
S25 Ep2: In Shock
1/14/2026
*Content Warning: sexual violence, stalking, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, stalking, rape, and sexual assault.
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*Sources:
2019 AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct.www.aau.edu/key-issues/aau-campus-climate-survey-sexual-assault-and-misconduct.
“The Story.” The Hunting Ground, 27 Feb. 2015, thehuntinggroundfilm.com/story.html.
A National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations: Adults/Adolescents.www.justice.gov/ovw/sexual-assault-medical-forensic-examinations.
Rape and Sexual Assault Victimization Among College-Age Females, 1995–2013.www.bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/rsavcaf9513.pdf.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Final Rule.www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/19/2020-10512.
Duration:00:42:14
S25 Ep1: Chapter 1: Something is Terribly Wrong
1/8/2026
*Content Warning: sexual violence, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, stalking, rape, and sexual assault.
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*Sources
PBSwww.pbs.org/video/title-ix-at-50-1649712196/
Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobswww.insidehighered.com/news/2020/05/07/education-department-releases-final-title-ix-regulations
Journal of interpersonal violencehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37431781/
Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C., 596 U.S. ___ (2022)supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/596/20-219/
ESPNwww.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/25149259/college-athletes-three-s-more-likely-named-title-ix-sexual-misconduct-complaints
American Psychological Associationwww.apa.org/apags/resources/campus-sexual-assault-fact-sheet
Statistics: Campus Sexual Violence - Rainnrainn.org/facts-statistics-the-scope-of-the-problem/statistics-campus-sexual-violence/
U.S. Department of Educationwww.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/civil-rights-laws/title-ix-and-sex-discrimination
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Journal of interpersonal violence
Duration:00:53:09