Tears of the Silenced
An Amish True Crime Memoir of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brutal Betrayal, and Ultimate Survival
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Tears of the Silenced
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Cassandra Campbell
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Misty Griffin
About this listen
A true crime memoir: When Misty was six years old, her family started to live and dress like the Amish. Misty and her sister were kept as slaves on a mountain ranch where they were subjected to almost complete isolation, sexual abuse, and extreme physical violence. Their stepfather kept a loaded rifle by the door at all times to make sure the young girls were too terrified to try to escape. They also knew that no rescue would ever come because only a couple of people even knew they existed and did not know them well enough to care.
Amish sexual abuse: When Misty reached her teens, her parents feared she and her sister would escape and took them to an Amish community where they were adopted and became baptized members. Misty was devastated to once again find herself in a world of fear, animal cruelty, and sexual abuse. Going to the police was severely frowned upon. A few years later, Misty was sexually assaulted by the bishop. As Misty recalls, "Amish sexual abusers are only shunned by the church for six weeks, a punishment that never seems to work. After I was assaulted by the bishop I knew I had to get help and one freezing morning in early March I made a dash for a tiny police station in rural Minnesota. After reporting the bishop I left the Amish and found myself plummeted into the strange modern world with only a second-grade education and no ID or social security card. To all abuse survivors out there, please be encouraged, the cycle of abuse can be broken. Today, I am a nursing student working towards my master's degree and a child abuse awareness activist. This is my story."
Contains mature themes.
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- Crazycats
- 29-07-20
Thoughtful
Not the normal book I would listen too but how sad how can anyone suffer so much in a life time, the cruelty of people in the world especially to the young and vulnerable really makes you wonder, this book was so sad. Well done to Misty Griffen for telling her story and always listen to your instincts and report to the the athorities the narrator was first class.
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- Gemma Monday
- 03-11-23
Gripping and harrowing.
Amazing story told by a very brave and fascinating lady. I couldnt stop listening. I highly recommend this inspiration book.
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- C S.
- 13-12-23
Wow! What a story!
Brilliant narration - think same lady who narrated “where the crawdads sing”... And the story was incredible. Harrowing and shocking at times. Just wished Brian had gotten his comeuppance!
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- ellen standley
- 16-07-22
brave brave lady
fantastic book, couldn't stop listening. Misty is a very brave lady. so proud of you
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- CMS
- 22-11-23
Interesting and eye opening
A really interesting listen. Illuminating about the Amish community and about police reluctance to get involved with issues they cannot easily find proof about.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-02-24
Amazing listening
Loved how true it felt the Amish have I think always been a but of jokes but this story brought the people into the story
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- Mae West
- 06-12-23
Fascinating story
Shows very clearly how such cults operate. It's all about power to the males and silencing of female voices. Truly horrific abuse of children at the same time. What makes multiple women turn a blind eye to sexual abuse of their children?
Terribly difficult for anyone to get out when they have their eureka moment, or to thrive as they haven't the necessary life skills and are conditioned by years of grooming behaviours.
Ms Griffin does an excellent job of detailing how these perpetrators drag the women into their twisted narrative. Bears all the hallmarks of cult conditioning and Stockholm syndrome.
And how come the law bends over backwards to accommodate and boulster up the systematic abuse of women and children?
Eye-opening.
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- allison smitham
- 10-01-22
Eye opener
loved reading this book. definitely opened my eyes to the Armish . I find that there is so much child abuse going on in this world. so much more than others realise. The story was very well written and well dictated. Definitely worth a read. I hope Misty and her family have a very successful life and hope that her story continues to give the Armish children strength and hope that they too can change their lives if ever they wish to.
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- Sammi
- 03-05-24
eye opening story read beautifully
informative book, read in an emotive way. Truly eye opening account of a secretive, seemingly peaceful, community and what can happen behind closed doors.
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- karen cotton-church
- 06-01-24
sad, and amazing
I am glad I did not pass this book aside, all I can say is the young lady and Author of this book is a brave cleaver, through shearing her very sad and lonely story I hope will do what she was able to do and stand up to the Abusers and prove that you can change your course of life and that dreams do come true.
GOD BLESS MISTY, HER SISTER, and forgive the Abusers.
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