The investigation instantly turned urgent. He is currently housed in the Sterling Correctional Facility in the barren, remote northeastern corner of Colorado. Mason. He wore a black. They said her record would be expunged. It was possible that Michael had committed the rapes. For me it seems like people read me differently than I see myself, Marie said in the written piece about her struggle. No one really explained why she was being moved, or what was going on. She did and then he straddled her, putting the knife near her face. Her story hadnt hurt anyone no suspects arrested, or even questioned. Search warrant. Giving Marie's story further gravitas is a highly-praised performance by breakout Booksmart star Kaitlyn Dever in the lead role. He tied her hands loosely behind her. Thus the results couldnt be entered into the FBIs nationwide DNA database to check for a match to a suspect. So did Zachor & Thomas, the law office that handled the prosecution of Marie on Lynnwood's behalf. Marie said no. Tuesday 7:00am - 9:00pm He said nothing about doubting Maries story, according to Masons written summary. It didnt sound real to me. The detectives second interview with Marie was designed to elicit a confession of false reporting. The false reporting charge arose from a self-imposed rush.. Thats awful. Aaron Hassell, the detective on the Lakewood case, raced back to his office. But there was not enough genetic material to identify a single individual. With Marie now proven honest, Lynnwood police conducted an independent investigation into the handling of her case. Netflixs Unbelievable tells the story of a horrifying crime and stunning miscarriage of justice. They needed more information. Just keep working! Galbraith insisted. 4231 196th St SW. Lynnwood, WA 98036. commented on the changing definition of rape used by the FBI. After a five-week crush, there were few leads and no suspects. Police found shoe prints in the soft, damp soil outside the womans bedroom. He said he believed she had made the story up a spur-of-the-moment thing, not something planned out. Galbraith returned to the crime scene. Hendershot asked one of her departments crime analysts to scour nearby agencies for similar crimes. Its too late for that, he replied. It was a small, single-story home with gray siding half a block from a gas station, an auto body shop and a carniceria in a beat-down neighborhood. In 2008, Marie's case was one of four labeled unfounded by the Lynnwood police, according to . A newNetflix series, which takes on the real-life tale of how a serial rapist was tracked down and captured, dedicates a lot of its screen time to one of his victims in particular:a teenage girl who wasnt believed when she came forward with her story to the extentinvestigators actually charged her with filing a false report. He was alone. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! Someone else is going to get hurt, Galbraith worried to herself. She was very bubbly and full of energy, but she also had her moments where she could be very intense, Peggy says. Marie received Zithromax and Suprax for possible exposure to sexually transmitted diseases, and an emergency contraceptive pill. Investigators found a pair of Adidas ZX 700 shoes in OLearys closet. She clutched a bag of her belongings in one hand. WARNING: This article could contain triggering descriptions of sexual assault. Marie said that after the rapist left she had managed, with her feet, to retrieve some scissors from a cabinets bottom drawer; she cut herself free, then tried calling Jordan. He moved deliberately. They were tough for cops and prosecutors. That seemed very strange, Shannon says. But it was so strange because I sat down next to her, and she was telling me what happened, and I got this Im a big Law & Order fan, and I just got this really weird feeling, Peggy says. Both had smudges on the back in the same place perhaps a bumper sticker that had been torn off. By late January, the detectives decided they needed to broaden their scope. He would rifle a targets personal documents. [9], Armstrong's editor Joe Sexton and Miller's editor Bill Keller had worked together at The New York Times. The analyst shot Hendershot a message, You need to come to talk to me right now.. The article was written by Ken Armstrong and T. Christian Miller. Detectives receive additional training about rape victims. She asked to take a polygraph testthough such tests do not provide reliable evidencebut declined when Rittgarn threatened jail and loss of housing if she failed it. In this written statement, she described calling him while still tied up. She reports entering foster care at age six or seven.". The stranger wore gloves. Then she drove her to St. Anthony North Hospital. On her way, she crossed a bridge. Could the detectives connect OLearys Mazda with the blurry image of the white Mazda in the surveillance footage from Golden? Marie had been sexually and physically abused in early life and was in foster care for most of her childhood. Marie and Shannon would walk in the woods, or take out the boat, then, at days end, crash in Shannons home. I was mad at God, she says. Lynnwood, Washington 98037. You might be surprised", "Golden Globes: Full List of Nominations", "Critics' Choice Awards 2020: Fleabag, Watchmen, When They See Us, Unbelievable Among TV Nominees", "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Wins Best Picture, Netflix And HBO Among Top Honorees Full Winners List", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=An_Unbelievable_Story_of_Rape&oldid=1113526009, This page was last edited on 1 October 2022, at 22:55. Mike Carter: 206-464-3706 or mcarter@seattletimes.com. Our personalities didnt match at first either, Marie says. He held a knife. In 2011, two Colorado detectivesplayed in the series by Collette and Weverpooled their resources together on the hunt for what they suspected was a serial rapist. As we see in the series, Marie "reported being raped in her apartment by a man who had bound and gagged her." They tailed the pair to a nearby restaurant, and watched them eat. He stole her pink Sony Cyber-shot camera and used it to take pictures of her. Galbraith spotted the victim standing in the thin sunlight outside her ground floor apartment. And the Westminster widow had told Hendershot that her attacker wore a white T-shirt during her assault. "Theres a lot of detail about his background, his life and about what he did, and if you were writing a true-crime novel, you would put all that stuff in there," said Miller during the Longform interview. A week later, Galbraith, Hendershot and Aurora Detective Scott Burgess gathered around a conference table in the Westminster Police Department. Afterward, she smiled. Hendershot asked for a comparison. On August 11, 2008, Marc Patrick O'Leary raped an eighteen year old at knife point in Lynnwood, Washington. In the predawn hours, a white Mazda pickup truck appeared 10 times. Investigating Marie's report, police found evidence of an assailant and abrasions to Marie's vagina and wrist. .css-gk9meg{display:block;font-family:Lausanne,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;padding-top:0.25rem;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-gk9meg:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(max-width: 48rem){.css-gk9meg{font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.15;margin-bottom:0.25rem;}}@media(min-width: 40.625rem){.css-gk9meg{font-size:1rem;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:0.625rem;}}@media(min-width: 64rem){.css-gk9meg{font-size:1.25rem;line-height:1.2;}}@media(min-width: 73.75rem){.css-gk9meg{font-size:1.25rem;line-height:1.2;}}Celebrities Who Voice Cartoon Characters, 'The Mandalorian' Season 3 is About to Commence, The Underworld Crossover of the Century Is Coming. The three went to the Lynnwood police station, where the detectives escorted Marie to a conference room. I didnt want to give him the satisfaction. 7. Hidden inside a piece of stereo equipment in his closet, detectives found a collection of womens underwear. "I wanted to talk about it and get it out.. Unexpectedly, a man came to the door. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! I think its listen to your victim. Now, we're extra careful that we get the right closure on it.. After repeated interrogation by the police, who do not believe her, she says that her report was false. If this could affect you, please read with caution. The two women who had helped raise Marie talked on the phone. However, at the age of 18, Marie's foster mum, Peggy Cunningham, enlisted her in a program called Project Ladder, which allowed Marie to move into her own one bed flat, help her get a job and become self-sufficient. A second came from the victim in Golden. HOURS. She remembers being hungry and eating dog food. Miller had discovered that a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) database to identify serial murderers and rapists was mostly unused in the cases of rape, as most police departments fail to upload sexual assault reports. We were really sad that we werent able to have her with us, Shannon says. A damning report found the police handling of the case "nothing short of the victim being coerced into admitting that she lied about the rape," the ProPublica and Marshall Project article said. The first day of the first year of high school fills many students with anxiety. Hes going to be hard to find, she thought. [3] Armstrong appeared on Utah Public Radio in November 2016, discussing the article on Access Utah. But she did go online and look up what happened to the woman in Kirkland. [23][24][3], Armstrong and Miller adapted their article and additional research into a 304-page book, A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America. It was all a blur. But he did say Marie had told him: When she tried calling him that morning, she had used her toes, because she was tied up. Tearfully, she described her past all the foster parents, being raped when she was 7, getting her own place and feeling alone. She didnt have to be pushed out the door to school. She has left the state, although she wants her new location to remain secret. Where do you go when youre 5 and already thinking about handcuffs? He had since broken into her place twice, both times through that same glass door. He tied her hands. So nobody else would get hurt, she said. And Zoloft is an adult drug I was on that at 8, she said, according to the article. Wanting independence, she moved into a program in Lynnwood, Washington entitled Project Ladder designed to help young people transition from foster care to living by themselves. And I think the agency just thought, She can handle it. So., At first, Marie didnt want to live with Peggy. She trusted her victims memory. D.M. And at the hunts end, before he committed, he would take a final pass through the home, or what he called precombat inspection, to make sure there werent any weapons within the targets reach. Peggy, too, was mystified by Maries demeanor. She saidshe found it strange that Marie wanted the same bedspread set that she had before the rape. The search results can point you to the official or complete court record. "Then, confronted by police with inconsistencies in her story, [Marie] had conceded it might have been a dream. The trail started in Aurora, east of Denver, on Oct. 4, 2009, with the 65-year-old woman. [17], "An Unbelievable Story of Rape" was published on December 16, 2015. [16], The University of Colorado Boulder reported in 2016 that law enforcement officials had requested to use the article in training. Just after noon, the agents saw a woman and a man who looked like OLeary leave. After finally falling asleep, she was awakened by a man with a knife and then tied up, blindfolded, gagged and raped. She was charged with filing a false report, later forced to pay $500, and The Seattle Post-Intelligencer wrote a piece about her called, Police: Lynnwood rape report was a hoax., I was mad at God, Marie said. News coverage, criminal justice guidelines and court transcripts were also consulted. T. Christian Miller joined ProPublica in 2008 as a senior reporter. That night, Hendershot drove to break the news to her victim, the 59-year-old widow in Westminster. The Army veteran was stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Tacoma, Washington, between November 2006 and September 2009, when he targeted Marie in Lynnwood, Washington, in August. In 2008, Maries case was one of 10 rape reports the department fielded; with so few, the Criminal Investigations Division didnt have a separate sex crimes unit. She would need to go on supervised probation. OLeary pleaded guilty to 28 counts of rape and associated felonies in Colorado. It had cost her the newfound independence she was savoring after a life in foster homes. "But we jointly decided that this story wasnt about [OLeary], it was about the police and their investigation and Marie. She reports entering foster care at age 6 or 7. A Lakewood patrol car had snapped a picture of OLeary standing by his white Mazda in the driveway of his house only two hours after the August attack on the widow in Westminster. Before, she told the detective she had tried calling Jordan after cutting the laces. The samples narrowed the field of suspects to males belonging to the same paternal family line. You should get help, the woman, a house mother at a local fraternity, told the man. The criminal citation was signed by Sgt. Masons experience, when someone asked if they were in trouble, almost always, they were. David Galbraith was used to such bleak stories. A risk management decision was made, a lawyer for Lynnwood told The Herald in Everett, Washington. I ran home. At home she avoided the bedroom, choosing to sleep on the couch with the lights on. It adapts "An Unbelievable Story of Rape". By the time she exited the bathroom, he had gone. This was never meant to happen. She asked that her current location not be disclosed. Marie has two brothers and a sister on her mothers side. She claims the officers interrogated her and put words in her mouth.. Galbraith suggested that she and the victim escape the icy gusts in a nearby unmarked patrol car. On Aug. 12, the day after Marie reported being raped, Sgt. That mother would often leave her in the care of boyfriends. The report also added that Marie was sexually and physically abused.". Rarely do misdemeanors draw notice. And Zoloft is an adult drug I was on that at 8.. Marie never did. She sent images of the shoe prints to crimeshoe.com, a website that promised to move an investigation from an unidentified scene-of-crime shoeprint to detailed footwear information in one simple step. The site, now defunct, identified the prints as having been made by a pair of Adidas ZX 700 mesh shoes, available in stores after March 2005. And then, finally, in January 2011 came the attack on the 26-year-old in Golden, about 15 miles southwest of Westminster. She wrote instead that she had dreamed the incident, now unsure of what happened. She enjoyed chatting with people, free from pressure to sell. After OLeary was linked to Maries rape, Lynnwood Police Chief Steven Jensen requested an outside review of how his department had handled the investigation. She looked calm, unflustered. Police, walking around Maries apartment, discovered that the rear sliding glass door was unlocked and slightly ajar. He stuffed cloth into her mouth to muffle any sound. . He was 32 years old and 220 pounds. Cities: Lynnwood WA, Livingston MT Possible Relatives: Kirsten Marie Gilliam, Jo Darlene Hagen. There was something about how she said it just made me question whether or not shed actually been raped, Shannon said on Anatomy of Doubt.. I didnt want this time to be like that, Marie said of her attack on This American Life, comparing it to her first rape. But not enough.. There were few slots, but Marie secured one. awoke in her Lynnwood apartment to find a man holding a kitchen knife. In October 2008, one of Marie's foster parents saw a report of a woman in Kirkland, Washington, raped in the same way as Marie. The same person was at work. Marie Adler was born on 01 Jan 1990. She would need to keep straight, breaking no more laws. She went to analternative high school where she met her boyfriend, Jordan Schweitzer, who later told the journalists behind the piece that she was just a nice person to have around. They mentioned that he had stolen their underwear. Those investigations often boiled down to an issue of consent. And to top it all off, police refuse to believe her when she comes forward. Mason. The first person she called after the attack was her former foster mom Shannon McQuery, who immediately didnt believe her. They also appeared similar to prints from a pair of Under Armour gloves that a Lakewood investigator, on a hunch, had discovered at a Dicks Sporting Goods. And much like the detectives, who hunted the rapist separately before joining forces, Miller and Armstrong initially reported the story on their own before collaborating. In the snow, they found a trail of footprints leading to and from the back of the apartment through an empty field. Police technicians were swarming the apartment. 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