Episode 31 - Chrystul Kizer

At 17 years old, Chrystul Kizer was arrested for the murder of Randall Volar III. But, you see, Chrystul’s circumstances led her to kill. It is an unfortunate consequence of what she had been through; a life Chrystul had no other way of escaping. Chrystul’s defense team contends that Randall Volar III had been sex trafficking Chrystul since she was 16 years old and that she acted in self-defense against a man who had brutalized her for far too long.

 

https://chicagobond.org/2020/06/22/community-groups-pay-400000-bond-to-free-trafficking-survivor-chrystul-kizer-in-kenosha-wi/

Defense Fund: https://fundrazr.com/81gAq7?ref=ab_f9Jdo7_ab_1Wu2d3BUKNs1Wu2d3BUKNs

Petition: https://www.change.org/p/drop-all-charges-against-incarcerated-trafficking-survivor-chrystul-kizer?fbclid=IwAR3W8l7rjfJ7GQUD2DvzBXmBDm-Z4Y4oZI36MZttzn5OqLf7aG4DXilpk98&use_react=false

https://polarisproject.org/

 

References:

Holcombe, Madeline (2020-06-24). "A teenager accused of killing her alleged sex trafficker is released from jail on $400,000 bond". CNN. 

Brooks, Ryan (2020-06-23). "Chrystul Kizer, A 19-Year-Old Sex Trafficking Victim Who Killed Her Abuser, Has Been Released From Jail". BuzzFeed News.

Contrera, Jessica (2019-12-23). "She met her abuser at 16. Then, police said, she killed him". The Washington Post.

Fortin, Jacey (2020-06-23). "Chrystul Kizer, Teen Charged With Killing Sexual Abuser, Is Released on Bond". The New York Times.

O'Connell, Oliver (2020-06-23). "US trafficking victim leaves jail after two years as activists raise $400,000 bail". The Independent.

 "Activists, celebrities call for Chrystul Kizer's release in sex trafficking murder case: Amid the pressure, a Wisconsin district attorney took to Facebook to defend his office's decision to prosecute Kizer, now 19". The Washington Post

 "Milwaukee Teen Accused of Killing Her Abuser Freed on Bond After 2 Years". Time.