8: Dude, Where’s my Sperm?

Blink | Jake Haendel's Story

Sony Music

True Crime

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

As Jake lay locked-in and unable to move or speak, a sperm sample was taken without his explicit consent, sparking a complex legal and ethical battle that would stretch far beyond his hospital bed, and Jake’s fight to reclaim what was his. Content warning: Drug use/abuse, addiction, death and dying, medical trauma, discussions of consent, marital rape, sexual assault, emotional distress & mature content. Resources can be found on our website, blinkthepodcast.com Blink is part of The Binge - subscribe to The Binge to get new episodes of Blink one-week early and all episodes completely ad-free. Just Hit ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Blink show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com. The Binge – feed your true crime obsession. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices . . . . . Hosted and produced by Corinne Vien Co-created by Jake Haendel Original composition by Michael Marguet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Blink is intended for mature audiences as it discusses topics that can be upsetting, such as drug use, sexual assault, and emotional and physical violence.
0:10.4	And in this particular episode, there's discussion around rape, consent, and pregnancy loss.
0:16.9	Content warnings for each episode are included in the show notes.
0:20.6	Resources for drug addiction and domestic abuse can be found in the show notes and on our website,
0:26.3	blinkthepodcast.com. The testimonies and opinions expressed by guests of the show are their own
0:32.1	and do not necessarily reflect the views of myself or affiliates of this podcast.
0:40.6	We've all been left on a massive cliffhanger.
0:45.0	Jake had three requests in his divorce.
0:47.7	And in this episode, we're focusing on that third request.
0:51.7	Jake wanted his sperm back.
0:54.1	Sperm that was supposedly taken while he was locked in, completely unable to move or speak or
1:00.6	consent.
1:01.8	And if you're thinking, wait, what?
1:05.1	Good.
1:06.0	You should be.
1:07.2	Because what the fuck?
1:30.3	Yeah. because what the fuck? The The Throughout Jake's years in hospitals, he's done an incredible job piecing together his timeline, both from his own memory and also from his
2:01.1	medical records. But one compressed into a few podcast episodes, that timeline can get quite
2:06.1	confusing. So here's a quick recap. Jake was diagnosed with acute toxic progressive
2:12.5	leucco encephalopathy in May of 2017 at Massachusetts General Hospital, MGH.
2:18.9	He was later transferred to Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital, then to a nursing home, Parsons Hill,
2:24.7	where he took a fall and then was sent to UMass Memorial briefly, and then back to
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