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<title>Who’s Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey Part 3: Anthony</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>He Crossed LaDonna Humphrey. Then She Tried to Ruin His Life. After Anthony Christopher fired LaDonna Humphrey, she campaigned to […]</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>He Crossed LaDonna Humphrey. Then She Tried to Ruin His Life.</h4>
<h5>After Anthony Christopher fired LaDonna Humphrey, she campaigned to take him down and destroy his clinical therapy practice.</h5>
<h6>Anthony Christopher Hires LaDonna Humphrey</h6>
<figure style="width: 648px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb" src="https://speakerhub.com/sites/default/files/user/profile_picture/2019/09/19/anthony-christopher.jpg" alt="Anthony Christopher fired LaDonna Humphrey. Then she got revenge. " width="648" height="648" aria-hidden="false" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Anthony Christopher fired LaDonna Humphrey. Then she got revenge.</figcaption></figure>
<p>Anthony Christopher’s clinical therapy practice served children, specifically foster children. In 2018, LaDonna Humphrey started bringing five of her children, four of whom she had adopted and one she was in the process of adopting, into the clinic. She mentioned to Anthony that she was struggling with the most recent adoption and was looking for work. So Anthony hired her and created a new position just for LaDonna. Things went downhill from there.</p>
<h6>Anthony Fires LaDonna</h6>
<p>According to Nae Heintz, who worked at the clinic, LaDonna had issues from the start. She wouldn’t show up to meetings. It was always something: a flat tire, a sick kid. Negative work reviews seemed to go nowhere with her. Then, she ran an illegal background check on another employee. These kinds of reports are supposed to be for licensed investigators only. This report included the employee’s social security number and bank accounts. Then, Nae says LaDonna ran an illegal background check on her, using the information to destroy Nae’s career. Before the end of her 90-day probation period, Anthony fired LaDonna Humphrey.</p>
<h6>LaDonna Humphrey Tries to Get Even</h6>
<p>According to Anthony, LaDonna Humphrey did not take the firing well. She started sending fake emails to the community and board members with allegations about how Anthony was running his practice. She tried to destroy his credibility. Then, she sent an email to the board president outing Anthony’s sexual preference, including a picture of him kissing his ex on the cheek. Remember, this is Arkansas, where many nonprofits are church-run or affiliated. As a result, Anthony lost his position on the board and lost his practice. But this was only the beginning of this fight. Despite having employed her for less than three months, her attacks would define years of his life. In the Arkansas Business magazine, you can read more about Anthony Christopher’s legal battles with LaDonna Humphrey.</p>
<p>In this episode, you’ll hear from LaDonna Humphrey herself – recordings from the police investigation into her dealings with Anthony Christopher and his clinical therapy practice.</p>
<h4>Haven’t started the series yet? Go back to <a href="https://pretendradio.org/episode/whos-afraid-of-ladonna-humphrey-part-1-alecia/">part 1</a>.</h4>
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<title>Who’s Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey Part 5: Daniel</title>
<link>https://pretendradio.org/episode/whos-afraid-of-ladonna-humphrey-part-5-melissa-witt/</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Briana Brady]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Season 18]]></category>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Is LaDonna Humphrey Targeting Melissa Witt’s Ex for Fame? Melissa’s ex-boyfriend, Daniel Watson, has never been officially named as a […]</p>
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<h2>Is LaDonna Humphrey Targeting Melissa Witt’s Ex for Fame?</h2>
<h5>Melissa’s ex-boyfriend, Daniel Watson, has never been officially named as a suspect in the police investigation, but that hasn’t stopped LaDonna from casting suspicion in his direction.</h5>
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<h3>It Began With a Hypnosis Session</h3>
<p>In 2022, Alecia Lockhart found herself in a hotel room with LaDonna Humphrey, two Fort Smith police detectives, a witness in the Melissa Witt case, and a hypnotist. During the hypnosis session, the witness claimed to remember hearing a woman yelling at someone named Daniel in a parking lot, telling him to stay away from her. This was precisely the information the unofficial investigators hoped for, suggesting that her ex-boyfriend, Daniel Watson, was involved. LaDonna’s team was confident that the police would soon arrest Daniel. However, the arrest never happened.</p>
<h3>LaDonna Does Everything but Name Daniel</h3>
<p>Despite the apparent lack of police interest in Daniel, LaDonna didn’t relent. Although she never mentioned Daniel Watson by name on her podcast, in private, LaDonna expressed her belief that he murdered Melissa Witt. LaDonna danced around the subject in her podcast and book, insinuating his involvement without explicitly naming him. At one point, she even contacted Daniel directly. They had dinner, during which LaDonna grilled him about Melissa Witt, seemingly trying to extract a confession and failed. Subsequently, LaDonna Humphrey was cited as the sole source <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/11191799/melissa-witt-killer-strange-behavior-roommate-fears-shooting/">in a Sun article</a> claiming that an old roommate of Daniel confirmed Watson’s involvement in the murder.</p>
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<h3>The Maura Murray Connection</h3>
<p>In 2006, LaDonna contacted the Maura Murray family to involve her nonprofit in the search for their missing daughter. LaDonna suggested offering a reward through her organization, but the Murrays became wary of her legitimacy for various reasons. After receiving a few dead-end tips, they decided to part ways. Ten years later, LaDonna would reenter their lives.</p>
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<h4>This is part five of a multi-part series. Go back and listen to our <a href="https://pretendradio.org/episode/whos-afraid-of-ladonna-humphrey-part-1-alecia/">first episode of Who’s Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey?</a></h4>
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