There are podcasts about true crime and stories of how those podcasts have helped to solve them. But for one Ohio woman, it was her love of a podcast that took it a step further and helped prevent — or at least hinder — one crime.
In a graphic post on Facebook, Hannah Sydney Thees explains that on June 22, while taking her dog for a walk in Cincinnati, she was tackled by a stranger who tried to sexually assault her. At nine months pregnant, Thees used all the strength she had to resist, punching her assailant’s face and poking his eyes. Part of what prompted her strength, she says, was the two “hilarious and brilliant” female hosts of a true crime comedy podcast she’s devoted to called My Favorite Murder.
“I feel like I’ve learned so much from listening to this weekly podcast, and I think that it may have helped to prepare me for a situation like this. And I’m not going to lie, as I was being attacked, I could faintly hear their voices in the back of my mind…
