Stolen Voices of Dole Valley - Podcast Rankings and reviews

This is only the second or third time I’ve felt compelled to write a response to a podcast in over a decade of pretty heavy podcast consumption. I was surprisingly shocked and saddened by the producer’s strong judgement of the reaction of a young man (a 19 yo in the 1970’s) who allegedly encountered a girl in the woods, bloody and tied to a tree. I don’t think it’s at all fair to label him “a coward” for his decision to run home for help, instead of approaching the woman in the moment. In my judgement, it’s cruel to treat him this way- without any acknowledgment of his experience. It’s not like he found a girl alone who had slipped and bumped her head on a rock. In this situation, someone else, a very dangerous person, was obviously involved. I don’t think the witness should feel any “guilt” at all- that lies with the horrible person who took the girl. Regrets are understandable. I hope the witness hasn’t been as hard on himself and the producer. I believe he deserves compassion- it must have been a terrible and terrifying experience.

I appreciate the host pushing back a bit and offering a different perspective.

If the team finds this now much older man, I hope he’ll be treated with kindness, compassion and appreciation should he choose to give an interview.

Another top quality podcast from Lemonada but the excessive drama in the narrator's delivery is over the top.

Binged the first two episodes back to back. I couldn’t believe Norma’s story!! Her determination is powerful. Looking forward to the next one.

I can’t deal with stories that are just gruesome and exploitative but so far I’ve loved all the previous ones Lemonada has done, because they are gripping but have a positive human point to them, so hoping this is going to be just as great as blind plea or believe her