33 episodes
Betrayal iHeart True Crime
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4.1 • 4.6K Ratings
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Ashley Lytton was a typical mom and wife in suburban Utah with three children until she discovered her husband’s horrifying secret. It was a shocking crime that would alter Ashley’s life and jeopardize the safety of her children. This season of Betrayal will focus on one mother’s fight to find justice for her daughter and protection from a predator too close to home. Once we hear her story, we learn the same crime is happening every day in households all over the country. It’s a betrayal of our families, communities and everything we value in society. Season Two lays the issue bare through the family’s story and takes an honest look at a huge problem most people don’t want to even want to acknowledge.
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S2: E1 - Hidden
We meet Ashley Lytton, a suburban mother of three in Salt Lake City, Utah, who stumbles upon photos in her husband’s computer that she knows are going to change the course of her life. After a harrowing day of dramatic events, she reports him to the authorities.
If you would like to reach out to the Betrayal Team, email us at betrayalpod@gmail.com
To report a case of child sexual exploitation, call The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's CyberTipline at 1-800-THE-LOST
If you or someone you know is worried about their sexual thoughts and feelings towards children, find help at stopitnow.org
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S2: Bonus - SNEAK PEEK of Betrayal – The Perfect Husband Docuseries on Hulu
Betrayal listeners, we have some exciting news to share! ABC News Studios has turned Betrayal Season 1 into a documentary. This is a sneak peek of the three-part docuseries . You can stream, Betrayal – The Perfect Husband starting July 11th on Hulu.
If you would like to reach out to the Betrayal Team, email us at betrayalpod@gmail.com.
To report a case of child sexual exploitation, call The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's CyberTipline at 1-800-THE-LOST
If you or someone you know is worried about their sexual thoughts and feelings towards children, reach out to stopitnow.org
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S2: E2 - Blood Ties
Ashley is interviewed by her local police department and finds out more about what her husband had been doing while isolating himself from the family. During a police interview, she learns devastating details about his crimes; the worst detail is that they involve her daughter.
If you would like to reach out to the Betrayal Team, email us at betrayalpod@gmail.com
To report a case of child sexual exploitation, call The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's CyberTipline at 1-800-THE-LOST
If you or someone you know is worried about their sexual thoughts and feelings towards children, find help at stopitnow.org
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S2: Bonus Ep 1 - More on "What Went Wrong?" with the New York Times
New York Times investigative reporters Michael Keller and Gabriel Dance share more about what tech companies and the government are doing and aren’t doing to confront the vast trading of child sexual abuse material across the internet.
If you would like to reach out to the Betrayal Team, email us at betrayalpod@gmail.com.
To report a case of child sexual exploitation, call The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's CyberTipline at 1-800-THE-LOST
If you or someone you know is worried about their sexual thoughts and feelings towards children reach out to stopitnow.org
In the UK reach out to stopitnow.org.uk
Read the article by Michael Keller and Gabriel Dance, The Internet Is Overrun With Images Of Child Sexual Abuse. What Went Wrong?
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S2: Bonus Ep 2 – A Stranger in the Share House
A Canadian ex-pat living in Australia is stunned to discover that her lovely new boyfriend has very dark and illegal interests.
If you would like to reach out to the Betrayal Team, email us at betrayalpod@gmail.com.
To report a case of child sexual exploitation, call The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's CyberTipline at 1-800-THE-LOST
If you or someone you know is worried about their sexual thoughts and feelings towards children reach out to stopitnow.org
In the UK reach out to stopitnow.org.uk
In Australia reach out to stopitnow.org.au
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S2: E3 - Ruins
Chaos ensues once Ashley’s husband is arrested, and the news becomes public. As a mother of three, she is left to pick up the pieces for her family. We learn the range of penalties on the table are not what we expect them to be.
If you would like to reach out to the Betrayal Team email us at betrayalpod@gmail.com.
To report a case of child sexual exploitation, call The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's CyberTipline at 1-800-THE-LOST
If you or someone you know is worried about their sexual thoughts and feelings towards children, find help at stopitnow.org
Where to Find Jessica Baum and her book Anxiously Attached: www.jessicabaumlmhc.com/anxiously-attached
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Customer Reviews
So many ads
There’s a huge amount of ads in every episode and the bonus episodes so it’s hard to listen to.
For the bonus episodes, I would add them to the end of the season unless they are a part of the main family’s story. It’s been hard to follow season 2 for this reason, for me.
Informative, moving and well paced
This really worthwhile podcast tells the stories of different women and their families who discovered secrets about their spouses or fathers. It also has expert analysis and testimony by psychologist and those in law enforcement which made it very interesting. I had no idea this problem was epidemic and so it was deeply disturbing to learn about and how more needs to be done to root these perverts out and to lock them up.
Shameful
First of all, please stop referring to the predator as “Spence”. To say it’s insensitive to his victims to refer to him affectionately is an understatement. In addition, the hosts continue to call what he did “sexual assault”. He RAPED a child and he also raped Hope. I can’t listen further so those are the two I've noticed so far but please have the guts to be honest about the severity of what he has done. Lastly, I don’t know if it was poor editing or what but Jennifer’s conversation with Hope came across as anything but sympathetic. He preyed on Hope’s insecurities and led her into a relationship he made her think was consensual but was absolutely not. Then you went further to say you understand the band members side of the story! Because “they are a family”!? She IS a band member and they treated her like garbage by putting her through that. I really hope you try to do better but I won’t be sticking around to listen and find out.