Tracie Lechman

Back from Broken

Colorado Public Radio

Society & Culture

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Tracie Lechman's recovery story starts with a troubled relationship: Her high school boyfriend committed a horrific crime in which four innocent people lost their lives. The fallout left Tracie entangled in the criminal justice system, struggling with addiction and haunted by trauma. Her story is about how recovery can be a long journey, but illustrates that life does get better once you seek help.

Back From Broken is a show about how we are all broken sometimes, and how we need help from time to time. If you’re struggling, you can find a list of resources at BackFromBroken.org.

Host: Vic Vela
Lead producer: Jo Erickson
Editor: Dennis Funk
Producers: Luis Antonio Perez, Rebekah Romberg
Music: Daniel Mescher, Brad Turner
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Rachel Estabrook

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Martin Skavish, Kim Nguyen, Francie Swidler.

BackFromBroken.org
On Twitter: @VicVela1

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Vic. Before we get started, I want to warn you that in this episode, I speak with someone who was greatly affected by a mass shooting in Colorado in 1993.
0:12.6	I spoke with our guests a few months ago, but in light of the attack at a grocery store in Boulder, a team of editors, producers, and myself took pause to
0:22.8	decide if we should release this interview. We know that this conversation about someone impacted
0:29.3	by a similar crime may be difficult to hear right now, especially in the weeks after multiple
0:35.3	shootings have occurred in states across the country.
0:38.9	So by all means, come back to this episode at a later time if you don't feel like you're ready.
0:44.9	But let me say why we're moving forward with this episode.
0:49.3	This is a story about a different kind of victim in a mass shooting.
0:53.7	Not someone remembered on the news
0:55.8	for their heroism or anything like that. Quite the opposite. Today's guest is a victim and at the
1:03.0	same time bears some responsibility. And she takes full account for her actions nearly three
1:09.3	decades ago.
1:16.9	And let me say, she was not there at the shooting and wasn't part of whatever led up to it.
1:23.2	But she was prosecuted and did pay a significant price for her involvement in the crime's aftermath.
1:31.8	Colorado Public Radio has covered numerous angles of mass shootings, and you could find that coverage on CPR.org.
1:38.3	But Back from Broken is a show about people recovering from the greatest challenges of their lives.
1:41.6	And this episode is definitely that.
1:47.6	We appreciate the trust you place in us to tell tragic stories in an empathetic,
1:54.3	fair, and professional manner. We thank you for listening, and I hope you still take that away from today's episode. One last thing. This episode does contain strong language and discussion of suicide and violence, which may not be suitable for all listeners.
2:11.6	On Back from Broken, we often talk about recovery from alcohol or drug addiction and mental health issues.
2:21.5	Today, we're going to get into something different.
2:24.5	In this episode, how a lapse of judgment and bad decisions changed a young woman's life.
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