S07 E01: The Catalyst

Welcome to Season Seven of Nobody Should Believe Me. Andrea revisits the case of Maya Kowalski—the story at the center of the Netflix film Take Care of Maya–and the family’s high-profile lawsuit against Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. What became widely framed as a story about “medical kidnapping” began when hospital staff reported suspected medical child abuse after Maya arrived with a history of extreme ketamine treatments.

How did a case of horrific abuse become a story about evil doctors kidnapping children?

Featuring:

• Ethen Shapiro, Attorney for Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital

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