I Finally Brought Myself to Listen to the Jermain Charlo Podcast, and Sobbed
The Stolen: The Search for Jermain podcast debuted in February, but I wanted to prepare my mind to take in the information. I knew it would induce a lot of anger and emotion, so I didn t want to dive right into it. Though we share the same last name, I don t actually know Jermain Charlo, or her close family. But as a Native woman, I do know the pain of losing a number of family and friends to violence.
The Spotify podcast is hosted by Native journalist Connie Walker, who does an incredible job with her own investigation and interviews, from what I ve heard so far. It s the only coverage of Jermain s case I have heard from the perspective of a Native, and Connie s angle is helpful in understanding how Jermain may have felt in certain situations, or how people may have felt about Jermain in different locations of Western Montana.
On Tuesday February 9, 2021 at approximately 12:25 PM the Missoula Police Department responded to the report of an armed robbery at Blackjack Pizza located in the 2400 block of Brooks St.