This week Tori tells us the story of Mary Elizabeth Bailey, an 11 year old girl who was forced to shoot and kill her mother's abuser. Tori will tell us about the horrific abuse both Mary and her mother experienced at the hands of Wayne Wyers, as well as the trial after his murder and Mary today. This episode contains discussions of domestic violence, sexual abuse, child abuse, elder abuse, murder and verbal abuse. Please listen with care.
Thanks to this week's sources:
https://people.com/crime/people-magazine-investigates-mary-bailey-mothers-orders/
My Mother’s Soldier by Mary Elizabeth Bailey
Mother’s Orders (People Investigates Season 6 Episode 2)
Resources for people experiencing abuse:
https://www.thehotline.org/
https://www.pcadv.org/
https://www.findhelp.org/
