Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror

I feel sorry for Samantha and other female victims who have been stalked, sexually assaulted or kidnapped.

I'm more so upset at the lack of EMPATHY in some of these reviews.

First of all, why do you all assume that Hulu would put a fake documentary on their streaming platform! That's ignorant to even post or think that. The story is definitely true.

Second of all, It's obvious that some of you that are posting negative comments clearly didn't watch and pay attention to the documentary or maybe just plain dumb and heartless. Just a lot of NEGATIVE NANCY'S posting reviews that make absolutely no SENSE.

Lastly, I pray that Samantha is seeking the professional help that she needs. I admire her strength to tell her story to the world. We live in a very judgmental world where a bunch of know-it-alls think their life is better. I'm sure Samantha was scrutinized for coming forward. She is a victim who needs love and support. No one can tell her how to feel or how to tell her story. I hope she continues to bring awareness to situations like this because it's very SERIOUS and should not be overlooked.

Dear Samantha,

I don't even have the words express how sorry I am for the years of pain you endured - the stalking, the abuse, the emotional torment. I am in awe of your strength and resilience. It's more than anyone should ever have to bear.

The emotional impact is overwhelming, filled with a desperate anger and a hope that it will just finally go away. It seems to have arrived the moment everything else was exhausted-when there was nothing left to give.

I am so terribly sorry for all you have had to endure. There was a moments a flicker, where you may have lost your life. That reality is horrifying.

I hope with my heart that you are well. May bright lights shine upon your path, and may God bless you with love and peace.

The viewers who are giving this a low score and saying it's impossible for something like this to happen or the victim is unlikable are the actual problem and why things like this continue to happen. As a woman who went through something similar but not nearly as scary as Samantha, I also did not immediately seek help for the situation because I was told I didn't have enough evidence and I believed no one would believe me. It's a sad time in our world when people not only judge a victim and basically victim shame but also do not believe her because of these judgements. And just because you can't find a ton of info online about it means it didn't happen? This started over a decade ago. Yes, the sentencing itself was recent but the events leading up to it were during a time when the internet and social media were not as rampant. Get your head out of the sand and maybe get off the internet for a while and try to imagine a time when you didn't rely on it for every single thing. Sad sad people out there.

Sam is strong, and naive at the same time, until her friends point out what he was doing. It is sad the police questioned her truth, and the DA, laughed it off in the beginning, then finally.

I would like to thank Sam, for opening herself up to the world, she will save many women from men like him.

Most of these negative reviews are from men, who are either stalkers, and women who for some reason dismiss this sort of behavior by men, because, "but he is so nice." I have spoken to my manager, she dismiss my complaint. I have spoken to HR, he listened.

I tell everyone if anything happens to me, they all have his name.

Someone complained about the cussing in the show. All I have to say is, I hope you are never stalked, track, or kidnapped, because cussing will be the last think you care about.

One reviewer that said they found nothing about this story on the internet until a few days around the date of the release of the documentary. They need to learn how to search the internet better. On 12 Oct 2022 there was a local news story published online on a Chicago news channel and there was also at that time (2022) a GoFundMe created to support the victim in this story. Over $32,000 has been raised.

I feel like I understand the victim Samantha in this story because I've had to 'pretend' to save my own life several times. The best way in my opinion to cope with the aftermath is to put it behind you and this could appear to some people as detached. Well I challenge anyone to go through a similar circumstance, survive through your own wits, and then not distance yourself from the act. You need to do it to keep your sanity. The worst thing you can do is let an unfortunate situation traumatize you forever and ruin the rest of your life. My motto is 'Never let them win'. Don't let them take more from you than they already have.