In her first podcast interview, Tara Proffitt tells her heartbreaking and incredible story.

When Tara was a child, she knew her Mum was carrying a secret. Her gut instinct told her it was the same one that she was carrying... and one day her mother told Tara everything and her worst fears were confirmed - they had both been abused by a man who was supposed to love and protect them.

But on the 12th of May 2015, Tara received a phone call that would turn her life upside down... and from that moment on, she took on a extraordinary fight for justice.

This is REAL.

To pre-order 'The Reckoning' by Tara Proffitt and Ann Cusack, see here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reckoning-Tara-Proffitt/dp/1917439814

To follow Tara on social media, you can find her here:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tara_proffitt18/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tara.hayes.927

If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this podcast, please see the below organisations that offer support, advice and information:

https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/ - For people who have been the victim of sexual abuse (UK)

https://www.rainn.org/ - Sexual Abuse Support USA

https://www.nasasv.org.au/support-directory - Sexual Abuse Support Australia

https://www.rcni.ie/useful-links/ - Sexual Abuse Support Ireland

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When schoolteacher and former singer Trudi Burgess began a relationship with gardener Robert Easom, it seemed like a chance at happiness after the devastating loss of her husband. But behind closed doors, Robert slowly began to manipulate Trudi.

Over the course of eight years, Trudi would endure a relentless pattern of coercive control, intimidation, and escalating violence.

On 17 February 2025, everything reached a horrifying breaking point. When Trudi finally found the courage to say she was leaving, the man she trusted flew into a violent rage. Within minutes, an assault would leave her with a catastrophic injury that would change her life forever.

But Trudi is now sharing her story to help others and inspiring people across the world.

This is REAL.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-care-for-our-mum-trudi

If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here via my Patreon, thank you:

https://patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast

If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations:

https://havendas.org.uk/ - UK

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK

https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims

https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK

https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland

https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men

https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland

https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men

https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA

https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men

https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia

https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia

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In July 2010, a 50-year-old nurse who lived and worked in London, was subjected to an extraordinary act of violence that left her dead and the multiple people who witnessed it traumatised. But many people don't know her story, because it has received little media coverage.

Today, to mark International Women's Day, we're going to look at the case of Donna Drepaul, a woman who was killed by a jealous man and highlight the on-going epidemic of violence against women and girls, which the UK government have no labelled a 'National Emergency'.

This is REAL.

If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here via my Patreon, thank you:

https://patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast

Here is the link to the femicide census report, titled '2000 Women'

https://www.femicidecensus.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2000-Women-full-report.pdf

https://www.femicidecensus.org/about/

https://x.com/CountDeadWomen

If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations:

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK

https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK

https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland

https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland

https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA

https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia

https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia

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