logo
episode-header-image
Jan 2022
1h 14m

I Think This is Hell

iHeartPodcasts
About this episode

Ventnor City, NJ: Jeffrey Lopez grew up steps away from the Atlantic Ocean with a house full of brothers who loved to fight. His mother, Rosibel, escaped war-torn El Salvador in hopes of raising her family in peace—and her son’s deployment to Sangin was a nightmare come true.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Up next
Feb 2022
The End of the Road
Asheville, NC: Teresa Bradley still lives in the house where she grew up and where she raised her twin sons, Michael and Timothy Dutcher. In the final visit of the journey, Teresa and Tim tell the story of Michael’s life and how his death continues to haunt their family. Learn mo ... Show More
1h 28m
Sep 2022
BONUS: One Last Climb
Camp Pendleton, CA: Patrol Base Fires veterans Manuel Mendoza, John Bohlinger, Michael Minor, and Noah Southworth reunite at their former Marine base on California’s Pacific Coast to place a new memorial marker for their deceased comrades.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i ... Show More
43m 34s
Recommended Episodes
Oct 2022
At War With My Teen
What happens when a household is in total meltdown and filled with constant battles? Meet a mother who is afraid of her 17-year-old son and the stepfather who says he's caught in the middle. But is the boy the only one to blame for the chaos in the house? For more information: h ... Show More
44m 42s
Jun 2024
S9E13: Feels Like Home
One day in June of 2014, at the height of the Syrian civil war, Rami made a daring escape from an ISIS militia. But that meant he had to leave his home country, maybe forever. His journey from that moment — into Turkey, then to California, and then to Rhode Island — was something ... Show More
36m 46s
Nov 2021
S4 – 5: Standoff
Nicholas and Alexandra found themselves in an endless cascade of battles. Comfort and rest was in short supply. Every path before them seemed to lead to the same dead end. But one voice promised to guide them home. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetw ... Show More
40m 41s
Apr 2025
The Tunnel Near My House Was Closed For Decades—Last Week I Heard Screaming
In the sweltering heat of a cursed summer, a boy seeks escape from the violence at home—only to discover that some places trap more than just your body. Author: Jake Bible * * * EXPLICIT CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to i ... Show More
35m 34s
Sep 2022
6. A monster with a heart
Pablo Escobar's family tells how the pursuit of the capo caught up with them. They were cornered and could not leave the country to take refuge from the violence. This angered Escobar who would use his family to play the victim during new negotiations with the government. Learn m ... Show More
19m 7s
May 2023
There's a Way Out
In this episode, we take a look back at Damon’s life before SNCTM — a story that is both spectacular and harrowing. Damon and his younger sister Hadria reflect on growing up in the Bay Area in the 1970s, in an environment laced with alcohol, drugs, neglect and abuse. These early ... Show More
46m 16s
Feb 2024
Adopted Twin, Beaten, Strangled, Starved And Locked In A Room: The Exclusive Interview
Tina says her sons lived in a “house of horrors” with their biological father, Jeff, and his wife, Sandra, with reports to Child Protective Services that “fell on deaf ears.” Son Ian and Christa, also from the home, tell of horrific abuse they endured. More information: https://d ... Show More
45m 8s
Oct 2018
Ghosts of War
In this episode, Sapphire takes you to haunted battlefields all over the world. First in Bulgaria, where Vasil has a close encounter with the legendary Samodiva. Then, to an abandoned civil war railway in Louisiana, an unsettling military base in Singapore, the uninhabited home o ... Show More
35m 53s