Review of Silenced: The Radio Murders - REMOVE the “Untouchable”

REMOVE the “Untouchable” Episode

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“This Podcast was incredibly touching & compassionate about victims’ stories… until the “Untouchable” episode destroyed ALL credibility & journalistic integrity. Why include an unverifiable outrageous conspiracy, fueled by pure gossip — that contradicts literally EVERYTHING the actual investigation uncovered; by platforming QAnon conspiracy theorist, Diana Washington Valdez? Dear Podcast creators: Read my entire review, then try justify WHY you put allowed this episode to air. FIRST: all involved in making this podcast (listeners as well) need to listen to this extremely relevant episode by the QAnon Anonymous Podcast (ANTI-QAnon podcast) on this very topic: **Episode 159: QAnon VS Butterfly Sanctuary** You’ll see MANY parallels to Diana Washington Valdez’s unfounded conspiracy theories in the “Untouchable” episode, where she arbitrarily blames the Juarez Femicides on an “Elite Cabal of foreign Businessmen kidnapping young girls for illegal sex parties” (surprised she left the “ritual” part out… prob sounded too “Satanic Panicky” to include). The episode I recommended above explains WHY & HOW people like Diana are weaponizing real victims’ stories to pedal Satanic Panic/Blood Libel conspiracy theories; destroying countless innocent people’s lives in Texas bordertowns; all in the name of “building the wall — while giving the real culprits a free pass to continue these Femicides! In “Untouchable”, Diana was allowed to posit absurd claims without any pushback, that these Femicides are the result of alleged “sex parties” thrown by CEOs/Executives of major UNAMED corporations that apparently own factories in Juarez. She holds responsible an “untouchable Elite CABAL” (gotta appreciate how Diana subtly throws in those Antisemitic dogwhistles with surgeon-like percision) whom she believes travel to Juarez (of all places when these corps own hundreds of factories in over a dozen countries…) to commit sex crimes. CEOs need to go to Juarez to commit sex crimes? Ok lady. The REASONABLE explanation for the correlation between victims & their employment at that sweatshop factory (which you never even called out as a SWEAT SHOP during an entire episode dedicated to the working conditions & horrible pay) — is called MIDDLE MANAGEMENT. Ya know, the same local male managers who’ve been known to abuse their power & sexually assault female workers at sweatshops worldwide since the first one opened. To go from first-hand witness accounts building a valid explanation for the Femicide, to unfounded heresay that Diana conveniently blocks the host from verifying stating, “if you know whose involved, they’ll kill you” — MAKES NO SENSE. Did you want your podcast to be salacious or honest? Was your intention to turn grief into hate? Because everyone knows that’s the end result when you post an episode like “UNTOUCHABLE.” Now, once you listen to the Podcast episode I suggested, you’ll see how Ms. Washington has played a major role in destroying the lives of anyone living near the border in Texas that dares to want to keep land, run a non-profit organization, and/or is opposed to “building the wall.” A family owned Butterfly conservatory has been permanently closed due to death threats, violent attacks, stalking, hacking, theft, and assaults on the family by QAnon & MAGA supporters who falsely accused them of being involved in “sex trafficking” and “helping the cartel smuggle Mexican migrants into America” simply because their privately-owned land sat too close to that “Border wall” that was allegedly being built. The same exact “wall” project that sent Steve Bannon to prison (before he was pardoned), for defrauding donors (mostly Mercer money made to look like individual donations via GoFundMe) — by stealing the money & never building anything. There was no Eminent Domain filed to legally obtain this family’s land — just out-of-state right-wingers scare them into abandoning it… or straight-up killing them… so this non-existent “wall” that was going to “fix everything” Diana Washington went on and on about, could be built by a private corporation on the take. I have to question WHY an ethical Journalist would include ANYTHING that can’t be verified & lacks any documentation or evidence to speak of. It destroys the entire case—and effectively demoralizes listeners, activists, survivors, and desecrates all of these victims. It fuels hatred, keeps women in danger, and is literal DISINFORMATION. Please consider revising this episode, or removing it entirely. Now that you hopefully see the real world consequences of Ms. Washington’s propaganda you platformed, hopefully you will have compassion for all the innocent people being destroyed on both sides of the Rio Grande. Regardless of what you knew then, you knew her “testimony” was of absolutely NO JOURNALISTIC value, and should’ve been left on the editing room floor. I’ll revise my rating when you at least address this problem to listeners. Until then, it pains me to rate this anything but 5-stars — all because you put lives in danger & misled listeners with that pointless irresponsible episode.”

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