Claire thought she was meeting someone new when she was set up on a blind date — until she realized years later (and a wedding ring), Jake, was the same man she’d met briefly a decade earlier at a college bar, the “beautiful stranger” he never stopped talking about. Their love story came full circle: they built a life together, bought a home, and dreamed of their future.

But one tragic day changed everything. When Jake went to collect his belongings from his ex’s house, Claire got the call no one ever wants — he’d been shot. What followed was a nightmare: confusion, misinformation, and media headlines that painted Jake as a criminal instead of a victim.

Now, as he faces charges for trying to enter his own home, Claire speaks out about how the system — and the public — often treat people with a record as guilty until proven innocent. She shares how damaging false narratives spread online, how judgment replaces truth, and why justice should begin with facts, not assumptions.

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