Indelibly Marked
Indelibly Marked shares raw, unfiltered life stories that inspire healing, growth, and change. Guests open up about trauma, redemption, and transformation—often revealing testimonies never spoken aloud before. These powerful conversations remind us that every scar tells a story worth hearing.Real testimonies and stories that leave a forever lasting imprint on the listeners minds and hearts
The Call That Changed Everything | Swayde - The Life & Times Pt.5 Finale
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In the final episode, Swayde shares the devastating moment he learned of his father’s death.
From organizing the funeral to facing grief, leadership, and deep depression, he opens up about the darkest season of his life.
Through therapy, inner child healing, and spiritual growth, he found purpose and direction. He now uses his story to teach that your skills are transferable and that your past does not define your future.
This is a powerful message of healing, leadership, and building a legal legacy.
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Betrayed, Prison & Redemption | Swayde - Th Life & Times Pt.4
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Part 4 reveals the darkest chapter of Swayde’s journey.
He opens up about the indictment, betrayal, and his first week in federal prison. He shares the emotional toll of being a father behind bars and the strain it placed on his family.
From setbacks to working multiple jobs, this episode highlights resilience, rebuilding, and the mindset that led him back to success through real estate.
This is a story about responsibility, growth, and redemption
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The Rise, The Money, The Paranoia | Swayde - The Life & Times Pt.
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In Part 3, Swayde details his rise in the streets and the mindset that came with it.
From close calls and betrayal to luxury cars, real estate, and major success, he explains how the hunger for more pushed him deeper.
But success also brought paranoia, pressure, and danger. He shares powerful stories about loyalty, competition, and the mentality that kept him alive.
This episode is about ambition, risk, and the cost of fast success.
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Kicked Out at 15… I Chose The Streets | Swayde
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In Part 2, Swayde explains how being kicked out of his home changed the direction of his life.
Instead of going to his father and causing more conflict, he chose to survive on his own. He entered the streets, learning the hustle . His mother and father instilled the hustler mentality in him .
From the Charlie Parker Square Projects to gang files and violence, he shares stories of loyalty, loss, and survival. This episode also explores his journey through school, juvenile detention, art, and the dangerous distractions of street life.
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Inner Child Healing - The Chaos Witnessed | Swayde - The Life & Times Pt.1
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In Part 1 of Swayde – THE LIFE & TIMES, Swayde opens up about the moment that changed everything… losing his father.
He takes us deep into his childhood, witnessing the emotional and physical battles between his parents. Although they loved each other deeply and always stood ten toes for one another, their unhealed trauma shaped his environment.
That pain pushed Swayde toward the streets as an escape. But now, years later, he is doing the work — inner child healing, therapy, and self-awareness.
This episode sets the foundation for a powerful story of trauma, surviv...
The Voice Behind 911: Dispatcher Gaby’s Untold Story of Trauma & Survival
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In this episode of Indelibly Marked, popular 911 dispatcher Gaby (@9 shares her unfiltered testimony — revealing the trauma that shaped her long before she ever answered a 911 call.
Born in Mexico, Gaby opens up about growing up in an abusive household where her father was unfaithful and physically abusive toward her mother. After her mother left and remarried, Gaby describes a painful shift in her home life — one where she was emotionally and verbally mistreated by both her mother and stepfather.
She speaks candidly about being called foul names, being overly controlled, and being deprived...
Losing a 5 Year Old Child to Cancer (R.I.P E’Niyah Jones ) | Nana Robinson
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At just 4 years old, Nana lost her father — with only fragments of memory and painful stories about how he died. What followed was a childhood marked by chaos, addiction, instability, and survival.
Raised in a drug-infested home filled with addiction, Kick-ins by The Law , and constant turmoil, Nana and her brother lived with their grandmother, who could not walk. As children, they were forced into adult roles — acting as caretakers, CNAs, and maids far too young. Despite the hardship, Nana deeply loved her grandmother and learned invaluable lessons about strength, compassion, and endurance.
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Raised in Chaos, Drawn to Danger — How She Broke the Cycle | Ivionce Burnett
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In this Indelibly Marked episode, Ivionce opens up about growing up in a home split between a militant, physically abusive father and a more lenient but unprotected mother — and how, as a child, she found herself stepping into adult conflict far too early, defending her mother with whatever she had.
She reflects on the trauma of witnessing her father at his breaking point, speaking about meeting his end, and the deep emotional scars left behind by her parents’ divorce. She recounts the shock of discovering her father had another child — a truth her mother...
Mother vs Daughter: Phyllis & Kamilah Johnson CPS Fight & Family Torn Apart
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In this episode of Indelibly Marked, Kamilah Johnson returns alongside her mother, Phyllis Johnson — though they arrive separately and with unresolved conflict between them.
Phyllis appears on the show to address and defend herself against claims Kamilah previously made online, including allegations that Phyllis assisted Child Protective Services (CPS) during a case involving Kamilah’s son, Mi’Aani. Phyllis shares her account of what occurred to her knowledge with CPS, hospital staff, and the legal system, as well as her perspective on Kamilah’s parenting, the decisions she believes led to the situatio...
Bump Jonas: Finding Family, Losing Innocence, & Fighting the System
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Bump Jonas ( @sprinklesumsalt ) opens up like never before.
From thinking he was the oldest child until age nine… to discovering three older siblings he never knew existed — this revelation changed the entire way he viewed the world. Guided by his big sister who acted more like a mother, Bump learned how to move through the streets of Houston, Texas with awareness and discipline. His sister not only taught him the game of survival but also sparked his lifelong love for hip-hop.
Bump feels that trust is everything — and how that loyalty shaped the way...
Grew Up Feeling Unwanted Even With Both Parents Alive | Rai’Yana Howard
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Rai’Yana sits down with Indelibly Marked to open the deepest wounds of her childhood — the kind she grew up believing she wasn’t allowed to talk about.
Raised between a mother battling heavy drug addiction and a father who worked constantly but expressed his pain through physical and verbal abuse, Rai’Yana spent most of her early life feeling unwanted in the very places that were supposed to protect her.
Even though her father removed her from her mother’s addiction, the environment he brought her into left scars of its own.
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The World Was Better When Crackheads Were Around” 😂 | Wild Comedian Takes
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this episode of Indelibly Marked, comedians and viral creators Kahleigh Lucas Sr. and Armon Lasker sit down for one of their funniest and most unpredictable conversations yet.
What starts as a wild cultural take quickly turns into personal stories from their own lives — stories that reveal how humor helped shape their perspectives growing up.
The two also discuss their journey creating the viral Interrogation Series on social media — starring Kahleigh, JuJu, and more — and how relatable characters and real-life experiences helped fuel its success.
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• Raw storytelling
• Cu...
Relationship With The Cartel | Wild Stories |
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The Robert Taylor Series Episode 3 - The Rise & Fall
The suspense reaches its peak . Robert Taylor exposes his dangerous ties to the cartel, including taking some dangerous risk with cartel money . From cartel dealings to a $20 million indictment, prison time, and unbelievable survival stories, this finale shows why Robert is one of the most gifted storytellers to ever sit on Indelibly Marked. Stay tuned until the end for a behind-the-scenes cartel story that will leave you speechless.
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$20 Million Indictment : The Rise & Fall / Life & Death | Robert Taylor
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Robert Taylor returns for Part 4 THE FINALE - and dives deeper into the high-stakes world he once lived in.
He shares intense, never-before-told moments from his cartel connections — dangerous situations, courtroom battles, and life-or-death decisions that tested his loyalty and faith.
While in prison, Robert crossed paths with Southwest T and other high-profile figures from BMF, exchanging stories about power, pain, and survival. After release, his journey took him to Houston, where he witnessed a tragedy involving a well-known hip-hop family , which had him reflecting on the loss of his own little bro...
Skydiving to Find God | Robert Taylor’s Journey from Prison, Gangs & Trauma
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The Robert Taylor Series Episode 1 - Closer to GOD
On his 40th birthday, Robert Taylor took a leap of faith—literally. Fresh out of prison and carrying the weight of gang ties, cartel dealings, and family loss, he booked a skydiving session to reconnect with God and release decades of pain. Robert opens up about outliving his father, losing his brother, struggling with fatherhood, and how one Skydive became the most spiritual and therapeutic experience of his life.
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Robberies, Revenge & Regret | Robert Taylor on Kansas City Gang Life
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In Part 2 of The Robert Taylor Series - Kansas City Gang Files
Robert Taylor pulls no punches as he reflects on his gang life in Kansas City. From robberies to missions, to his best friend’s murder—Robert reveals the highs, the lows, and the dark consequences of a life in the streets. A raw, emotional, and suspenseful testimony of pain, loyalty, and survival that leads directly into his shocking cartel stories in Part 3.
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From Gang Leader to Pastor | Jessie Vassie’s Shocking Testimony
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Jessie Vassie’s story is nothing short of unbelievable. Raised under a strict father who struggled with heavy drug use before becoming a pastor, Jessie found himself drawn deep into the streets. As the leader of the infamous gang Rated R, he lived through street wars, drug trafficking, and betrayal—including being shot in the face by one of his own homeboys.
He opens up about gang life, prison time, wins and losses in the streets, and how he finally walked away from that world. Today, Jessie is a pastor of W.U.N, u...
Abandonment, Anger, Violence, & Redemption | Koreyon Robinson’s Testimony
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Koreyon Robinson is more than a mentor—he’s a survivor. Growing up in the streets of Kansas City, Koreyon battled anger issues that led him to padded rooms as a child. Behind the rage were deep abandonment wounds from tough relationships with both his parents.
In this raw and unfiltered episode of Indelibly Marked, Koreyon shares his journey through trauma: being molested as a child, hypersexual behaviors that followed, struggles with his mother and father, and the pain of almost losing his mother to cancer. He also opens up about several near-death expe...
Big Court Opens Up About Loss, Loyalty, and Life Beyond the Streets
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Courtney Richardson, better known as Big Court of the Holdin’ Court Podcast, recently opened up about a deeply personal moment in his life — the death of his close friend, O.G. Big Court admitted that he hadn’t cried in a long time, but losing O.G. broke that wall. What hurt the most was that disagreements had caused distance between them before his passing, leaving him with pain and regret.
Beyond reflecting on loss, Big Court shared both funny and raw stories from his life in the streets, including dangerous run-ins that tested...
Seeing Murder , Kidnapped by Killers ,& More – Untold Story of Dennis Ortiz
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From rivers filled with dead bodies to a daring escape from kidnappers — Dennis Ortiz’s life reads like a movie, but every word is real.
In this jaw-dropping episode of Indelibly Marked, Dennis takes us deep inside the brutal realities of life in Guatemala, where cartel and MS-13 violence rule the streets. He witnessed his first murder at just 9 years old, saw friends fall into the same deadly lifestyle, and lived through the fallout of his step-grandfather killing a cartel bodyguard.
His mother fought to get him to the United States for...
Loss Guardians - Dad, Grandma & Uncle in One Year – Danielle Watkins Story
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Danielle Watkins’ life changed forever at just 11 years old.
In one devastating year, she lost her father to an allergic reaction during Mardi Gras, her grandmother to grief over her son’s death, and her uncle to lingering injuries from a gunshot wound.
She opens up about dangerous moments growing up — including being shot at with her father — toxic relationships, and the heartbreak of learning at 18 that the man who raised her wasn’t her biological father. Her real father had died by suicide when she was just 2 years old… something her loving Dad a...
They Started Pulling Guns On Me & Things Got Deadly | Anthony Adams Rule Sr.
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Anthony “Skip” Adams Rule Sr. Of @SpotliteNews opens up like never before on Indelibly Marked. As a tall, athletic teen, he was constantly targeted by bullies—until he learned how to fight. But when fists stopped working for the opposing people and guns came into the picture, everything changed.
A star athlete in both football and basketball, Skip found himself battling not just opponents, but his own internal rage. A fight in school—and a real conversation with his principal—uncovered the real root of his anger: not having his father.
He shares a hea...
Trafficked in America & Victim of Much More | Helen Ortiz
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Helen Ortiz @IFBBProHelenOrtiz opens up like never before—sharing one of the most shocking and inspiring life stories we've ever heard. Born in the third-world conditions of Guatemala, Helen endured unthinkable trauma: a deranged, alcoholic father who violated her, witnessing brutal murders as a child, and surviving a corrupt legal system that offered no protection. Her own son was kidnapped and held hostage at just 8 years old.
Desperate for freedom, Helen escaped Guatemala by riding La Bestia—the infamous “Train of Death”—into the U.S., only to be human trafficked in California for...
I Wasn’t White / Mexican Enough |Gabriel Garcia Identity & Redemption Story
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Growing up as a mixed-race kid with an Irish mother and a Mexican father, Gabriel Garcia never felt like he truly belonged. He wasn’t “Mexican enough” for some, and definitely not “white enough” for others. That rejection led him down a path he knew better than to take — trying to fit in by running with the wrong crowd, chasing acceptance where he could find it.
Raised in a good household by his mom and His Adoptive Father ( His biological father wasn’t around til he was older ) , Gabriel struggled with his identity, batt...
From Chaos to Clarity: How I Found Peace in My Pain | Darion Moore Part 2
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Darion Moore opens up about growing up in the brutally racist and violent streets of Mississippi, raised by his grandmothers while his mother served time in federal prison. With his father absent until his 30s and a family line tangled in crime—his grandfather a pimp, and his father in and out of jail—Darion’s early life was marked by deep abandonment and silence.
When his mother was released and they relocated to Kansas City, she became his anchor and best friend. But the pain he carried inside found its way out th...
Haunted by the Job: Johnnie Hill Shares Ghost Encounters & Family Impact of Forensics Work | Indelibly Marked”
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In Part 2 of his testimony, Johnnie Hill dives even deeper into what it’s like living as a Forensics Technician — and the heavy cost it brings to his marriage, family, and mental health.
Alongside his wife Tiffany Hill, Johnnie opens up about:
What it’s really like being married to someone in this line of workThe disturbing ghost stories and unexplainable encounters he’s hadThe moment he realized his career was also his callingThe strain of carrying so many people’s last moments homeHow faith, therapy, and family con...Buried 2 Sons & Buried Rage: Michael R. Williams’ Story of Pain | Let Me Cry
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In this gripping episode of Indelibly Marked, Michael R. Williams ( @lilmike8169 ) lays his life bare. He recounts the unimaginable pain of losing two sons in one year —a grief so deep it shook his soul and sparked a years-long fight with God.
Growing up caught between cultures as both Black and Mexican, Michael struggled to find where he belonged. That struggle led him into the streets—gang life, robberies, violent fights, close calls, and the pain of watching friends die or disappear into the system. He opens up about his battles with anger...
Molested By My Mother / A Man Raped Me At Gunpoint | Apostle Rashida Inez
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In one of the most intense and redemptive episodes of Indelibly Marked, Apostle Rashida Inez shares the testimony she never thought she’d survive—let alone speak aloud. She opens up about being touched by the very mother she once adored, how it altered her view of women, and the battles with sexual trauma she faced at 13 , with someone forcing themselves in her and again at gunpoint as an adult. Rashida reveals how pain pushed her away from God and into a lifestyle of man-eating, casinos instead of church, and eventually a near-fatal head on c...
From the Trap to Transformation: Rickey L. Turner’s Raw Survival Story
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Rickey opens up about a life built on survival—hustling from age 15 to 28, selling through college, navigating the highs and horrors of street life. He recounts getting robbed at gunpoint, being chased by police, watching friends die, and living as a cautious but dangerous hothead. He admits to putting people he loved in risky situations while trying to protect his own.
But he also shares the influence of the late great Kansas City legend, Calvin Wainwright—a man who gathered the youth, created unbreakable bonds, and became an extended father to many. Calv...
Wild N' Out Star Bobb’e J Thompson Gets Too Real : “Why God?” | The Testimony You’ve Never Heard
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You’ve never heard @WildNOut star Bobb’e J Thompson like this. In this powerful episode of Indelibly Marked, Bobb’e opens up about the drug raids, police brutality, and trauma he witnessed growing up — from seeing his father and brothers arrested, to navigating survivor’s guilt and the pressure to save everyone around him.
He shares how watching movies with his grandma planted the seed for Hollywood, but even success came with loss — from peers lost to drugs, to the devastating death of his best friend. With a felony charge, a child on the...
17 Bullets, Prison, and a Cry to God | Veandre “Dre Youngn” Grayson’s Story
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"God, what do you want from me?"
In this gripping episode of Indelibly Marked, Veandre Grayson—also known as Dre Young @DreYoungn_816 opens up about his life inside and outside of the Kansas City street world. Though he came from a good home, he started sneaking into trouble early on, and one choice led to another.
He recalls the first time a gun was pointed at him… and how that moment changed his relationship with fear forever. Over the years, he’s been shot 17 times, spent time in prison, and even co...
5 Star G.T.A | Poor Rich Pesos on Life, Loss & Leaving the Streets
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This ain’t about hype — it’s about healing.”
In this raw and revealing episode of Indelibly Marked, rapper Poor Rich Pesos @Poorrichpesos takes us inside a life that once felt like a GTA 5-star chase — helicopters overhead, cops in pursuit, and a car full of something he wasn’t supposed to have.
He opens up about hitting a $60K lick, losing a brother to gun violence, and visiting loved ones behind bars. But this isn’t glorification — it’s a warning, and a testimony.
Now focused on music and stepping awa...
"He Died on Live: Dehe’Miah Price’s Raw Story of Loss, Regret & Redemption"
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Dehe’Miah Price shares a heart-wrenching account of losing his brother to violence—killed by someone they once called a friend. As he stood at the scene of the tragedy, a chilling live video of his brother’s final breath was sent to his phone. In this deeply emotional conversation, Dehe’Miah opens up about the guilt he carries, his thirst for revenge, and the pain of unresolved family tensions.
He dives into his turbulent relationship with his father—marked by violence, distance, and emotional scars—and contrasts it with the love and connecti...
I Was a Crack Baby… Now I Feed the Streets | Shelle West’s Story of Purpose
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was born into chaos… but she found purpose through pain.”
In this emotional and inspiring episode of Indelibly Marked, Shelle West opens up about being born a crack baby, with a mother battling addiction and disappearing in and out of treatment. Raised by her 10-year-old brother under the care of her elderly grandmother, Shelle was a child surviving in adult circumstances.
Through fights, arrests, and jail time, Shelle lived a wild life — but her heart never hardened. At just 18, she became the full-time caregiver for her grandmother. And when tragedy struck...
Broken to Bonded | Rahsheda Jeree’s Testimony on Family, Loss & Healing
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In this deeply personal testimony, Rahsheda Jeree opens up about her journey through trauma, loss, and ultimately — healing and redemption.
She reflects on the early years of her life, living with her big sister while her father served time in federal prison. After his release, she moved in with him, only to face the devastating reality of watching him battle — and lose — a 30-day fight against kidney failure.
But her story doesn't end in sorrow. Instead, it becomes a testimony of transformation.
After her father's passing, Rahsheda began to rec...
The Silent Killer That Took My Mother Was .. | Jalen Gladney
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At just 8 years old, Jalen Gladney lost his mother to carbon monoxide poisoning—and he’s been silently carrying that pain ever since. In this deeply moving episode, Jalen opens up for the first time about the grief he never truly processed, the absence of his father, and the near-death experience that convinced him his mother is still watching over him.
He speaks candidly about using weed and lean to cope with the pain .
He opens up about the confusion of being seen as a “villain” when he feels like he’s only...
A Runaway to A Rising Star: Sovi Haze Story
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Sovi Haze has lived a life most couldn’t imagine. The oldest of four, born to a mother battling addiction, Sovi was thrust into survival mode at just 12—stealing food to feed her siblings after their mother was sent to prison. After being adopted by her step-grandmother, she went from caring for 4 kids to being 1 of 13 in a household filled with chaos, judgment, and emotional abuse. She was told she’d never amount to anything. She ran away, got labeled a “runaway kid” all over East Las Vegas—until a new family took her in and she i...
Talks Her Life & Prison | LaTisha Collier @WEtvOfficial Love After Lockup
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Latisha speaks on being locked up in a prison with a woman who murdered her husbands , being in an abusive relationship, her upbringing , her criminal history , her children , the love of her life , and more …
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From Crack Baby , Foster Kid , Gang Ties , To Being Top Chef | Chef Roi / Leroi Pouncil
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Leroi speaks about the effects of being a crack baby , being in The Foster System , being involved in street gangs , the effect of his brother being locked in prison for murder ect ... To becoming one of the most sought - after Chefs alive #indeliblymarked #storytelling #testimony #streetlife #story #gangster #drugprevention #crack #foster #fosterchild #chef #cheflife #chefs #topchef #topchefvip
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Nurse Neglects Suffering Baby To Be On TikTok And Then …| Breonda Raquel Ortega
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Bre recounts shocking tear jerking testimony about her experience with her child’s birth at this hospital . The full story will have you in tears .
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