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she told us that in no way was she trying to protect gianni or the other men, in the white van, from that noise. she said she had no choice, gianni forced her into the marriage. so, how do you get into that situation? it sounds almost, how does that happen? i was, again, i was 20, i was not very sophisticated, in terms of being streetwise. but why say yes? why say yes? i feared for my life. when i was told i had to marry him, that s when i learned that gonzalo ramirez had been killed. and i thought to myself, oh my goodness, if they are able to do that to him what are they going to do to me if i don t follow what they say. patricia says besides being naive, she was also extremely vulnerable. she described herself as haunted, a victim of an alleged rape in college and sexual abuse as a child. she questioned her own judgment and wondered how she could ve ever dated gianni in the first place. after all, he was accused of a horrendous murder, one that included butchering
i was, again, i was 20, i was not very educated, in terms of being streetwise. but why say yes? why say yes? i feared for my life. when i was told i had to marry him, that s when i learned that gonzalo ramirez had been killed. and i thought to myself, oh my goodness, if they are able to do that to him what are they going to do to me if i don t follow what they say. patricia says besides being naive, she was also extremely vulnerable. she described herself as haunted, a victim of an alleged rape in college and sexual abuse as a child. she questioned her own judgment and wondered how she could ve ever dated gianni in the first place. after all, he was accused of a horrendous murder, one that included toturing the victim. i didn t know that people were capable of that. of course, you read things in the newspaper, you see things on tv,