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Mamma's Got Your Back

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Single mom, Katie Houghton-Ward, fears for her family’s safety.

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Storyteller

Katie Houghton-Ward

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Not for the Faint of Heart

Original Air Date

June 11, 2019

Recorded Date

November 12, 2018

“I heard something outside and I thought to myself, 'My god, what am I gonna do if there's somebody out there that's gonna come in here and they're gonna attack me and my children?'”

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