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Falling in love with a prisoner sentenced to life

Season 1, Ep. 408

Ashleigh (not her real name) is a kind of woman we've all heard about many times, but don't often get to hear from.


A couple of years ago, Ashleigh received a letter from an inmate who is serving a life imprisonment conviction for his involvement in a double murder. They soon fell in love with each other.


Ashleigh joins us today to talk about their relationship, about the realities of courtship under the ever-present eye of corrections, and about her hopes for the future.


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Lifeline  on 13 11 14


13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)


1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732


CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram 

Guest: Ashleigh (not her real name)

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard


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Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 


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