The Mayor of Maple Ave en Copyright 2021 September 2018, 26-year-old Shawn Sinisi landed at the Pittsburgh Airport after a late-night flight from Arizona. No one was there to pick him up — he was alone with a simple suitcase of belongings, having been abruptly kicked out of one of the top drug rehab facilities in the country. He was supposed to be recovering from an addiction that had consumed most of his young life. Instead, he hit the streets to score then walked into a McDonald’s bathroom and dialed a friend to talk him through his misery while he shot a needle into his arm. She remembers his voice trailing off. The dope was laced with fentanyl. That night, Shawn became the first known and documented victim of Jerry Sandusky’s sexual abuse to die. Most of the last decade has been about accurately recognizing and dealing with sexual abuse — bringing it to light, and holding people accountable. What’s missing is treating those who are struggling with the effects. As a society, we talk about drug abuse and we talk about sexual abuse, but often those are in silos – separated from one another. Shawn’s story brings both together and highlights the complexities of this trauma and the system failures that are not being addressed. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4146b8ae-3b47-11ec-bfdd-e76d1a666a2e/image/MayorMapleAve_cover_3000x3000.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress The Mayor of Maple Ave serial The Mayor of Maple Ave Penn Live, Advance Local & Meadowlark Media September 2018, 26-year-old Shawn Sinisi landed at the Pittsburgh Airport after a late-night flight from Arizona. No one was there to pick him up — he was alone with a simple suitcase of belongings, having been abruptly kicked out of one of the top drug rehab facilities in the country. He was supposed to be recovering from an addiction that had consumed most of his young life. Instead, he hit the streets to score then walked into a McDonald’s bathroom and dialed a friend to talk him through his misery while he shot a needle into his arm. She remembers his voice trailing off. The dope was laced with fentanyl. That night, Shawn became the first known and documented victim of Jerry Sandusky’s sexual abuse to die. Most of the last decade has been about accurately recognizing and dealing with sexual abuse — bringing it to light, and holding people accountable. What’s missing is treating those who are struggling with the effects. As a society, we talk about drug abuse and we talk about sexual abuse, but often those are in silos – separated from one another. Shawn’s story brings both together and highlights the complexities of this trauma and the system failures that are not being addressed. September 2018, 26-year-old Shawn Sinisi landed at the Pittsburgh Airport after a late-night flight from Arizona. No one was there to pick him up — he was alone with a simple suitcase of belongings, having been abruptly kicked out of one of the top drug rehab facilities in the country. He was supposed to be recovering from an addiction that had consumed most of his young life. Instead, he hit the streets to score then walked into a McDonald’s bathroom and dialed a friend to talk him through his misery while he shot a needle into his arm. She remembers his voice trailing off. The dope was laced with fentanyl. That night, Shawn became the first known and documented victim of Jerry Sandusky’s sexual abuse to die.


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]]> Meadowlark Media carls@meadowlark-media.com Listen Now: Firecracker. When police saw what was left of Carol Ryan’s body, dumped in the driveway of a suburban compost site in September of 1996, they wondered what weapon could cause that level of devastation. The truth was grislier than anyone imagined, and the unsolved mystery of Carol’s murder has haunted Central New York for 27 years. From Syracuse.com, this six-part series outlines how Carol spent the hours leading up to her murder, how first responders bungled the crime scene, the challenges police have faced in trying to find her killer, and how DNA technology could break open the case any day. “Firecracker” is available exclusively and ad-free on Wondery+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:01:49 -0000 Listen Now: Firecracker. trailer Penn Live, Advance Local & Meadowlark Media When police saw what was left of Carol Ryan’s body, dumped in the driveway of a suburban compost site in September of 1996, they wondered what weapon could cause that level of devastation. The truth was grislier than anyone imagined, and the unsolved mystery of Carol’s murder has haunted Central New York for 27 years. When police saw what was left of Carol Ryan’s body, dumped in the driveway of a suburban compost site in September of 1996, they wondered what weapon could cause that level of devastation. The truth was grislier than anyone imagined, and the unsolved mystery of Carol’s murder has haunted Central New York for 27 years. From Syracuse.com, this six-part series outlines how Carol spent the hours leading up to her murder, how first responders bungled the crime scene, the challenges police have faced in trying to find her killer, and how DNA technology could break open the case any day. “Firecracker” is available exclusively and ad-free on Wondery+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices When police saw what was left of Carol Ryan’s body, dumped in the driveway of a suburban compost site in September of 1996, they wondered what weapon could cause that level of devastation. The truth was grislier than anyone imagined, and the unsolved mystery of Carol’s murder has haunted Central New York for 27 years. From Syracuse.com, this six-part series outlines how Carol spent the hours leading up to her murder, how first responders bungled the crime scene, the challenges police have faced in trying to find her killer, and how DNA technology could break open the case any day. “Firecracker” is available exclusively and ad-free on Wondery+.

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]]> 374 Chapter IX The Return to Maple Avenue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 01 Sep 2022 11:44:02 -0000 Chapter IX full 1 9 Penn Live, Advance Local & Meadowlark Media The Return to Maple Avenue. The Return to Maple Avenue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The Return to Maple Avenue.

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]]> 1684 Chapter VIII And Josh said, "Mom, he's gone." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 18 Aug 2022 16:30:00 -0000 Chapter VIII full 1 8 Penn Live, Advance Local & Meadowlark Media And Josh said, "Mom, he's gone." And Josh said, "Mom, he's gone." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices And Josh said, "Mom, he's gone."

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]]> 2315 Chapter VII "You told me yourself on Wednesday that he would die. He would not survive on the outside if he did not have the proper detox. And you yanked that from him, and now you're telling me you're just going to boot him out and send him back with no trauma help whatsoever?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 04 Aug 2022 10:27:00 -0000 Chapter VII full 1 7 Penn Live, Advance Local & Meadowlark Media "You told me yourself on Wednesday that he would die. He would not survive on the outside if he did not have the proper detox. And you yanked that from him, and now you're telling me you're just going to boot him out and send him back with no trauma help whatsoever?" "You told me yourself on Wednesday that he would die. He would not survive on the outside if he did not have the proper detox. And you yanked that from him, and now you're telling me you're just going to boot him out and send him back with no trauma help whatsoever?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices "You told me yourself on Wednesday that he would die. He would not survive on the outside if he did not have the proper detox. And you yanked that from him, and now you're telling me you're just going to boot him out and send him back with no trauma help whatsoever?"

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]]> 3325 Chapter VI In the past, Shawn had been very careful to hide the gory details of his addiction from his family. But today is different. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:06:34 -0000 Chapter VI full 1 6 Penn Live, Advance Local & Meadowlark Media In the past, Shawn had been very careful to hide the gory details of his addiction from his family. But today is different. In the past, Shawn had been very careful to hide the gory details of his addiction from his family. But today is different. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In the past, Shawn had been very careful to hide the gory details of his addiction from his family. But today is different.

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]]> 3726 Chapter V As hard as Shawn was trying to lead a normal life, at best he was only halfway. And that’s probably why he was so focused on Josh and Katelyn’s wedding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 07 Jul 2022 10:22:32 -0000 Chapter V full 1 5 Penn Live, Advance Local & Meadowlark Media As hard as Shawn was trying to lead a normal life, at best, he was only halfway. As hard as Shawn was trying to lead a normal life, at best he was only halfway. And that’s probably why he was so focused on Josh and Katelyn’s wedding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices As hard as Shawn was trying to lead a normal life, at best he was only halfway. And that’s probably why he was so focused on Josh and Katelyn’s wedding.



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]]> 3845 An Inside Look: Sara Ganim Speaks with Dan LeBatard This week we take a break from Shawn's story to gain an inside look at the origins of its reporting. Join us as Sara Ganim speaks Dan LeBatard on his show "South Beach Sessions" about how she broke one of the biggest sports scandals in history by being plugged in as a small-town reporter and just how she came about wanting to tell the story of The Mayor of Maple Avenue. This conversation was first published in November 10, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:52:32 -0000 An Inside Look: Sara Ganim Speaks with Dan LeBatard full Penn Live, Advance Local & Meadowlark Media This week we take a break from Shawn's story to gain an inside look at the origins of its reporting. Join us as Sara Ganim speaks Dan LeBatard on his show "South Beach Sessions" about how she broke one of the biggest sports scandals in history by being plugged in as a small-town reporter and just how she came about wanting to tell the story of The Mayor of Maple Avenue. This week we take a break from Shawn's story to gain an inside look at the origins of its reporting. Join us as Sara Ganim speaks Dan LeBatard on his show "South Beach Sessions" about how she broke one of the biggest sports scandals in history by being plugged in as a small-town reporter and just how she came about wanting to tell the story of The Mayor of Maple Avenue. This conversation was first published in November 10, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This week we take a break from Shawn's story to gain an inside look at the origins of its reporting. Join us as Sara Ganim speaks Dan LeBatard on his show "South Beach Sessions" about how she broke one of the biggest sports scandals in history by being plugged in as a small-town reporter and just how she came about wanting to tell the story of The Mayor of Maple Avenue. This conversation was first published in November 10, 2021.

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]]> 3054 Chapter IV ""He stole my childhood from me. I don't know who I am anymore" Please note that this chapter contains profanity and graphic depictions of child abuse and sexual assault that some people may find distubring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:50:55 -0000 Chapter IV full 1 4 Penn Live, Advance Local & Meadowlark Media "He stole my childhood from me. I don't know who I am anymore" ""He stole my childhood from me. I don't know who I am anymore" Please note that this chapter contains profanity and graphic depictions of child abuse and sexual assault that some people may find distubring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ""He stole my childhood from me. I don't know who I am anymore"

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]]> 1460 yes Chapter III Shawn was nearing the end of his 30-day stay at The Ranch, and from what Marianne could tell, he hadn’t truly been sober for very much of it. She felt the promise of this fancy rehab facility atop a hill slipping through her fingertips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 09 Jun 2022 07:28:15 -0000 Chapter III full 1 3 Penn Live, Advance Local & Meadowlark Media Shawn was nearing the end of his 30-day stay at the ranch, and from what Marianne could tell, he hadn’t truly been sober for very much of it. She felt the promise of this fancy rehab facility atop a hill slipping through her fingertips. Shawn was nearing the end of his 30-day stay at The Ranch, and from what Marianne could tell, he hadn’t truly been sober for very much of it. She felt the promise of this fancy rehab facility atop a hill slipping through her fingertips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Shawn was nearing the end of his 30-day stay at The Ranch, and from what Marianne could tell, he hadn’t truly been sober for very much of it. She felt the promise of this fancy rehab facility atop a hill slipping through her fingertips.

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]]> 2786 Chapter II "I need to know what's going on. What is going on with him that he's nodding off like that?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:05:06 -0000 Chapter II full 1 2 Penn Live, Advance Local & Meadowlark Media "I need to know what's going on. What is going on with him that he's nodding off like that?" "I need to know what's going on. What is going on with him that he's nodding off like that?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices "I need to know what's going on. What is going on with him that he's nodding off like that?"

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]]> 3570 Chapter I "Don't you remember that camp? Don't you think it was weird? Something happened… he changed." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 26 May 2022 07:00:00 -0000 Chapter I full 1 1 Penn Live, Advance Local & Meadowlark Media "Don't you remember that camp? Don't you think it was weird? Something happened… he changed." "Don't you remember that camp? Don't you think it was weird? Something happened… he changed." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices "Don't you remember that camp? Don't you think it was weird? Something happened… he changed."

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]]> 3535 Start Here September 2018, 26-year-old Shawn Sinisi landed at the Pittsburgh Airport after a late-night flight from Arizona. No one was there to pick him up — he was alone with a simple suitcase of belongings, having been abruptly kicked out of one of the top drug rehab facilities in the country. He was supposed to be recovering from an addiction that had consumed most of his young life. Instead, he hit the streets to score then walked into a McDonald’s bathroom and dialed a friend to talk him through his misery while he shot a needle into his arm. She remembers his voice trailing off. The dope was laced with fentanyl. That night, Shawn became the first known and documented victim of Jerry Sandusky’s sexual abuse to die. Most of the last decade has been about accurately recognizing and dealing with sexual abuse — bringing it to light, and holding people accountable. What’s missing is treating those who are struggling with the effects. As a society, we talk about drug abuse and we talk about sexual abuse, but often those are in silos – separated from one another. Shawn’s story brings both together and highlights the complexities of this trauma and the system failures that are not being addressed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 Nov 2021 15:28:00 -0000 Start Here full 1 Penn Live, Advance Local & Meadowlark Media Most of the last decade has been about accurately recognizing and dealing with sexual abuse — bringing it to light, and holding people accountable. What’s next is treating those who are struggling with the effects. Shawn’s story brings both together and highlights the complexities of this trauma and the system failures that are not being addressed. September 2018, 26-year-old Shawn Sinisi landed at the Pittsburgh Airport after a late-night flight from Arizona. No one was there to pick him up — he was alone with a simple suitcase of belongings, having been abruptly kicked out of one of the top drug rehab facilities in the country. He was supposed to be recovering from an addiction that had consumed most of his young life. Instead, he hit the streets to score then walked into a McDonald’s bathroom and dialed a friend to talk him through his misery while he shot a needle into his arm. She remembers his voice trailing off. The dope was laced with fentanyl. That night, Shawn became the first known and documented victim of Jerry Sandusky’s sexual abuse to die. Most of the last decade has been about accurately recognizing and dealing with sexual abuse — bringing it to light, and holding people accountable. What’s missing is treating those who are struggling with the effects. As a society, we talk about drug abuse and we talk about sexual abuse, but often those are in silos – separated from one another. Shawn’s story brings both together and highlights the complexities of this trauma and the system failures that are not being addressed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices September 2018, 26-year-old Shawn Sinisi landed at the Pittsburgh Airport after a late-night flight from Arizona. No one was there to pick him up — he was alone with a simple suitcase of belongings, having been abruptly kicked out of one of the top drug rehab facilities in the country. He was supposed to be recovering from an addiction that had consumed most of his young life. Instead, he hit the streets to score then walked into a McDonald’s bathroom and dialed a friend to talk him through his misery while he shot a needle into his arm. She remembers his voice trailing off. The dope was laced with fentanyl. That night, Shawn became the first known and documented victim of Jerry Sandusky’s sexual abuse to die.


Most of the last decade has been about accurately recognizing and dealing with sexual abuse — bringing it to light, and holding people accountable. What’s missing is treating those who are struggling with the effects. As a society, we talk about drug abuse and we talk about sexual abuse, but often those are in silos – separated from one another. Shawn’s story brings both together and highlights the complexities of this trauma and the system failures that are not being addressed.

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