Crime Junkie

By FIG #2: Natalie Fitzgerald, McKenna Lively, Noah

George, Rachel Feldman, and Hunter Leppek
Death
● In most cases human trafficking victims end up dead
● Bodies never found or recovered
Human Trafficking In America

● Women are 71% more prone to Human Trafficking (Males 29%)

● Prone to areas that are populated (Myrtle Beach)

Ashley Flowers
● Voice of Crime Junkies
● Started December 2017 - has posted episodes weekly since
● Roughly 30 hours of prep for one episode (write, edit, research, prepare)
Individual vs. Society
● Brittnee Dexler vs. Human Trafficking
● Definition
○ A conflict occurs when an individual goes
against the society (mother). Usually its an
external conflict.
○ Brittnee has a conflict with human traffickers
and was never found
Human Trafficking Around the World
● India #1
a. 14 million victims
● China #2
a. 3.2 million victims
● Pakistan #3
a. 2.1 million
● America
a. 57,700 victims
Love
● Mother’s love for her child
○ Prefers safety over “fun”
○ Still searching for justice today
● Community’s love
○ Police department and FBI searching
○ Brittney’s loved ones meticulously searching
swampland for any signs of her.
● Most simply: the love for another fellow
human and the lengths we are willing to
go for them are illustrated well within
this podcast.
Trafficking Rates in South Carolina
● In 2019, South Carolina had 678
reported trafficking victims
○ 2018 had 188 victims, meaning that the
number of trafficking victims has gone up
nearly 360% in South Carolina.
● Horry County had the highest number of
victims.
○ Horry County encompasses the Myrtle Beach
area, where Brittanee was taken.
● Officials accredited successful reports
to the public’s awareness
○ As a result, local companies are trying to
raise awareness of the issue.
 Human Trafficking is All Around Us
● Forced labor trafficking makes up
less than 10% of convictions.
● Forced prostitution (Brittanee’s
case) is 22%
● Takeaway: the issue is way more
widespread than some may
think.
○ Human trafficking occurs all around
us: and most of the time, we aren’t
even aware.
Noy Thrupkaew TED Talk ○ Solution: Be more aware of the
issue, and promote awareness.
Good vs. Evil

● Good
○ Parents
○ Police
○ FBI
● Evil
○ Kidnappers
○ Trafficking
● Struggle Between the Two
Human Trafficking Statistics and Prevention

● 20-40 Million
● .04% reported/identified
● 71% women

● Stay in groups
● Avoid truck stop on interstates
● Doesn’t feel right, it isn’t right
● Zip ties or honey
Written by Women, For Women

● Ted Talks link

● “18 great books, podcasts and
movies — all from women — to
read, stream and watch this fall”
● Courage and resilience
Fear
~Fear surrounds us
~In this instance human
traffickers are more
common and this needs
to be on people's minds.
Failure

~When someone falls

victim to a crime we as
humans tend to replay
what we could have done
to stop it
~This was probably hard
on her Mom
Survival

● “The act or fact of living or

continuing longer”

● Survival was a critical aspect in

Brittnee’s case

● Brittnee was forced to fight for her

life
Always Remain Aware

● Even if we don’t see it, human

trafficking exists all around us

● It’s important to recognize that

human trafficking can happen to
anyone

● Always remain aware of your

surroundings