S26 Ep5: A Restoration (Chapter 1 Finale)

**\*Content Warning**:  fire, stalking, breaking and entering, domestic violence, religious abuse,  sexual assault, sexual harassment, religious abuse, and friendship betrayal.  **\*Marie’s Go Fund Me:** https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-maries-family-recover-after-house-fire  **Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:**  somethingwaswrong.com/resources    **SWW Sticker Shop!**: https://brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop  **SWW S26 Theme Song & Artwork:**  - The S26 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart instagram.com/okaynotgreat/ **Follow Something Was Wrong:** - Website: somethingwaswrong.com - IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast - TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast **Follow Tiffany Reese:** - Website: tiffanyreese.me - IG: instagram.com/lookieboo **\*Sources**:  01. CBSNews.com Staff. "Falwell: I Blew It." *CBS News*, 18 Sept. 2001, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/falwell-i-blew-it/. 02. Falwell, Jonathan. *Thomas Road Baptist Church*, 23 Mar. 2025, Lynchburg, VA. Sermon. 03. Finley, Ben. "Liberty University Will Pay $14 Million, the Largest Fine Ever Levied Under the Federal Clery Act." *AP News*, 5 Mar. 2024, https://apnews.com/article/liberty-university-clery-act-fine-ac7f365762fb8ac8a4abb86cf4613d33 04. Forgey, Quint. “Falwell Takes Indefinite Leave from Liberty University.” *POLITICO*, 7 Aug. 2020, https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/07/falwell-indefinite-leave-liberty-university-392607 05. “Liberty University Board Confirms Falwell’s Indefinite Leave and Prevo as Acting President.” *Liberty News*, Liberty University, 21 Aug. 2020,https://www.liberty.edu/news/2020/08/21/liberty-university-board-confirms-falwells-indefinite-leave-and-prevo-as-acting-president/ 06. “Liberty University Appoints Acting President.” *Liberty News*, Liberty University, 10 Aug. 2020,https://www.liberty.edu/news/2020/08/10/liberty-university-appoints-acting-president/ 07. “Liberty University will pay $14 million fine for student safety violations.” *Associated Press*, 5 Mar. 2024, https://apnews.com/article/liberty-university-clery-act-fine-ac7f365762fb8ac8a4abb86cf4613d33 08. “Liberty University fined record $14 million under federal crime-reporting law.” *Reuters*, 5 Mar. 2024, https://www.reuters.com/world/us/liberty-university-fined-record-14-million-under-federal-crime-reporting-law-2024-03-05/ 09. Lovelace Jr., Berkeley. “Jerry Falwell Jr. Takes Indefinite Leave of Absence From Liberty University.” *CNBC*, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2020. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/08/jerry-falwell-jr-takes-indefinite-leave-of-absence-from-liberty-university.html 10. Marie June. *\[Victim Impact Statement].* Facebook, 17 October 2025, https://www.facebook.com/marie.columna/videos/1786260958697179/ 11. “Meet the Chancellor.” *Liberty University Inauguration*, Liberty University, https://www.liberty.edu/inauguration/meet-the-chancellor/ 12. Olasky, Marvin. "Falwell's Mountains." *WORLD*, 2 Apr. 2021,https://wng.org/articles/falwells-mountains-1617336494 13. Sherman, Gabriel. “Inside Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Unlikely Rise and Precipitous Fall at Liberty University.” *Vanity Fair*, 24 Jan. 2022 https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/08/10/liberty-university-names-acting-president-after-jerry-falwell-jr-placed-leave-absence/ 14. Thomas Road Baptist Church. *Publications, Record Group 4*. Liberty University Archive, 26 Oct. 2012,https://pimcore.liberty.edu/imports/coldfusion/1420/documents/archivefindingaids/TRBC\_RG-04.pdf 15. "Timeline: A Half-Century of Falwell's Ministry." *NPR*, 15 May 2006, https://www.npr.org/2006/05/15/5519116/timeline-a-half-century-of-falwells-ministry. 16. Thomas Road Baptist Church. *“Power Source - Pastor Matt Wilmington.”* *YouTube*, uploaded by TRBC, 26 October 2026, https://www.youtube.com/live/1duKACTTT-I?si=udx64irM12EAuRIG