Trader Joe's hostage survivors meet to talk and heal | Forensic Files

for me I was taking LS shopping for clothes for high school she was gonna start high school and you know few weeks
and um I was having low blood sugar so I had asked her to pick up a piece of fruit when we left and she had forgotten
him and I was like she probably forgot so when I said oh I'm having low blood sugar I said did you bring the piece of
fruit and she said no and I said okay well what's up Trader Joe's so that night like at 12:30 1:00 o'clock after
we finished talking to a friend she and I were talking to a friend about what had happened um we were standing at her
door and she turned to me and she said and she said you know I told the woman I was standing with that it was my fault
you were in there and I was like and I before I could say anything to her like you know whatever I was trying to think
of what to say to her she said you know but then you wouldn't have been there to
make a difference okay I don't have to say anything

Six months after a gunman held more than 30 shoppers hostage at a Trader Joe’s in Los Angeles, some of the survivors get together to talk and help each other heal. Listen as survivor MaryLinda Moss tells the group about a meaningful conversation she had with her daughter, Elise, after the incident.

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Brief Summary

A mother shares a poignant story about shopping with her daughter and a late-night conversation on responsibility and connection.

Key points

A Moment of Accountability. Reflecting on a past incident, she admits her fault in the situation.
The Impact of Presence. She realizes the importance of being present in difficult moments.

Episode highlights

A Moment of AccountabilityReflecting on a past incident, she admits her fault in the situation.“I told the woman it was my fault.”0:34Feb 17, 2019

Episode quotes

I told the woman it was my fault.

A moment of self-reflection and accountability.

0:34WatchFeb 17, 2019

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