7: The Resurrection of Jake

Blink | Jake Haendel's Story

Sony Music

True Crime

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Alone and abandoned in a hospital, Jake is forced to focus on his recovery. That is, until a single phone number suddenly pops into his mind. A phone call sets off a chain of events that will reconnect him with his past and lead to staggering revelations.

Content warning: Drug use/abuse, addiction, death and dying, medical trauma, sexual abuse, emotional distress & mature content.

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Hosted and produced by Corinne Vien
Co-created by Jake Haendel
Original composition by Michael Marguet

Transcript

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0:00.0	Blink is intended for mature audiences as it discusses topics that can be upsetting,
0:05.5	such as drug use, sexual assault, and emotional and physical violence.
0:10.6	Content warnings for each episode are included in the show notes.
0:14.3	Resources for drug addiction and domestic abuse can be found in the show notes
0:18.2	and on our website, blinkthepodcast.com. The testimonies and opinions expressed by guests in the show notes and on our website, blink the podcast.com.
0:22.1	The testimonies and opinions expressed by guests of the show are their own and do not
0:26.4	necessarily reflect the views of myself or affiliates of this podcast.
0:31.1	A quick update on Blink.
0:33.3	Many of the interviews you've heard so far were conducted a few years ago, but since then,
0:38.1	there have been some major developments. So I'm tracking down a few more key people to bring you
0:43.0	the most complete version of Jake's story to date, and Blink will return April 13th to finish
0:48.9	out this 14 episode series. Thank you for your patience, and thank you for listening to Blink.
0:57.4	Every time I sit down with Jake, his stories come to life in vivid detail. He doesn't just
1:02.6	recount what happened. He paints the full picture, the agony of his injuries, the feel of the
1:09.0	room around him, the voices that broke through the sterile
1:12.3	hum of hospital machines. He tells me that this obsession with detail comes from years of being
1:17.3	unheard, and then, when he could speak again, years of being misunderstood. But what makes
1:23.8	Jake's story truly stand out, aside from about a thousand things,
1:28.2	is that it isn't just his memory filling in the blanks.
1:31.9	This story has receipts, a staggering paper trail of medical records, legal documents, and countless screenshots.
1:40.6	Proof collected by Jake and those who lived through this nightmare alongside him. The Jake's life is anything but ordinary.
2:30.3	Jake's life is anything but ordinary.
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