TraumaTies21 Jan 2025

Ethics in Trauma Storytelling Across Media with Kathy Kleiner Rubin

Serial killer Ted Bundy would abduct a victim from a parking lot. But who did he take? In the media, the victim would simply be named, followed by a comma… and another name.

Kathy Kleiner Rubin has seen her name, followed by a comma, in many narratives about Bundy. He attacked her in her sorority house in 1978. She has a message for the media: “Understand that there were two parts to the story.” In this visit with hosts Bridgette Stumpf and Lindsey Silverberg, Kathy also shares her message to other survivors of trauma: “Walk away from what traumatized you, and look forward to doing things, even if it's walking to an island that you'll never reach. But take baby steps way out in the ocean.”

Tune in for more of Kathy’s insights. And for more about her inspiring story, read her book, “A Light in the Dark: Surviving More than Ted Bundy.”

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