Who is Nikki addimando and what did she do?
In September 2017, Nikki Addimando, a young mom of two, shot her partner of nine years, Chris Grover. Nikki was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for murder but she claims she was acting in self-defense.
What has Justine van der Leun said about Nikki addimando?
Journalist Justine van der Leun (inset) has a new podcast about Nikki Addimando’s case. “It [dying] is probably the only way I would have been believed,” she said. In July, the Supreme Court Appellate Court reduced Addimando’s sentence to 7 & 1/2 years under the Domestic Violence Survivors Act.
What was addimando’s sentence?
Addimando has had the sentence reduced to 7 1/2 years on the murder charge and 3 1/2 years in prison on the weapons charge.
What did Christopher Grover say to Nikki addimando?
On Sept. 28, 2017, Christopher Grover pointed a gun at his partner and the mother of his two children, Nikki Addimando, and told her that he was going to kill her and then shoot himself. “And then,” he said, “your kids will have no one.” It wasn’t the first time he had threatened her.
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Nikki Addimando is a young mom in prison for murder. But she claims that she was acting in self-defense. This is the story we don’t tell, the one where the woman doesn’t die. Hosted by journalist Justine van der Leun, Believe Her -- Lemonada Media’s first true crime series -- premieres October 21, aligned with Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
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In the final episode of Believe Her, Nikki reflects on the shocking outcome of her appeal and what this means for others in similar situations going forward. Justine talks to criminalized survivors across the U.S. about how and why they were incarcerated for their attempts to protect themselves or loved ones from abuse.
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Believe Her is true crime, upside down. In September 2017, young mom Nikki Addimando shot and killed her partner, Chris Grover. She was sentenced to nineteen years to life in prison for murder.
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A 12-person jury convicted Nikki of murder, but they didn’t see the whole picture. Many key pieces of this puzzle didn’t make their way into the courtroom. In this episode, Justine follows up on disturbing gaps in the evidence.