When Blue Turns Black
True Crime
When Blue Turns Black' is a true-crime podcast with a unique twist from former Queensland Police Officer, Vonny T. This innovative podcast explores the psychological toll crime can have on those men and women in blue who are faced with it every day. Vonny T shares intimate details of her career as a Policewoman, how Post Traumatic Stress Disorder consumed her life and career, and how she found a path to recovery. She focuses on uplifting and inspiring women, for whom traumatic experiences can be especially triggering. The name of the podcast comes from her journey, with blue representing the uniform she wore and black representing the depression that came over her.
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Location:
United States
Genres:
True Crime
Description:
When Blue Turns Black' is a true-crime podcast with a unique twist from former Queensland Police Officer, Vonny T. This innovative podcast explores the psychological toll crime can have on those men and women in blue who are faced with it every day. Vonny T shares intimate details of her career as a Policewoman, how Post Traumatic Stress Disorder consumed her life and career, and how she found a path to recovery. She focuses on uplifting and inspiring women, for whom traumatic experiences can be especially triggering. The name of the podcast comes from her journey, with blue representing the uniform she wore and black representing the depression that came over her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Language:
English
Episodes
A call for help
9/27/2020
In this episode, Former Queensland Police Officer Vonny T gives a brutally honest account of not coping with the pressure and how she tried to escape the constant noise in her head and feelings of no self-worth with a failed suicide attempt. Vonny T shares this story to help others understand the mindset of a person who is feeling that way, in the hope that they may see the warning signs in either themselves or a friend/family member and encourage that person to seek help. That life really is worth it and it is okay to ask for help.
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Duration:00:26:47
Feeling the pressure
9/20/2020
In this episode, Former Queensland Police Officer Vonny T talks about feeling the pressure starting to build in her work and personal life. Vonny T describes two incidents that happened whilst she was on duty that added to her feeling more isolated than ever. These two incidents, even though of a minor nature, compounded the stress that she was under. This made the small every day challenges seem bigger and harder to overcome. Vonny T describes it as time bomb ticking away, waiting to go off.
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Duration:00:38:05
An armed hold up at the Railway Hotel
9/13/2020
In this episode, Former Queensland Police Officer Vonny T talks about attending an Armed Hold Up in progress at the Railway Hotel in Goondiwindi.
Vonny T describes attending the job in the role of a First Responder and then how his job affected her emotionally, adding to her journey with PTSD.
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Duration:00:23:55
A time to be brave.
9/6/2020
In this episode, Former Queensland Police Officer Vonny T talks about the job that was the initial trigger for her journey with PTSD.
On the 24th of December, 2000, Vonny T attended two jobs in company with a male Sergeant at Albany Creek in Brisbane.
The first job was the sudden death of a male person who's family members tried to resuscitate him.
They then attended another residence where they were confronted by a man in an extremely agitated state who threatened Police whilst armed with a spade, pick axe handle, weight lifting bar, and an axe. The man refused to drop his weapons and continued advancing on Police who shot him.
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Duration:00:43:04
Murder in the country
8/30/2020
On the 16th of March, 2014, Former Queensland Police Officer Vonny T attends the scene of a violent rape and murder of a 24-year-old woman on the banks of the MacIntyre River in Goondiwindi, The woman, Alexis Jeffrey, a mother of several young children, had been out at the pub the night before and she failed to return home. Vonny T shares intimate details about her experience as the responding officer to the crime scene and how these events triggered a downward spiral with PTSD as she struggled to come to terms with the brutality and senselessness of the murder.
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Duration:00:37:19
Coming Soon.
8/19/2020
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Duration:00:00:33