Solved Murders - True Crime Stories - From False Accusation to Freedom Rebuilding a Life from Pain, Lies, and Survival #77

Episode Date: July 9, 2025

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I was born and raised in a provincial town in Peru. Life was simple, the kind of place where everyone knew everyone. When I was 18, my entire world turned upside down because of something I never saw coming. My cousin, who was my age and someone I grew up with like a sibling, accused me of raping her. We had been close since we were little. Every family reunion, every vacation, every lazy Sunday afternoon, she was there. But when her home life started falling apart, she changed. Depression took hold of her like a shadow swallowing her whole.

It started slowly, mood swings, yelling, emotional breakdowns, and soon she was lashing out at everyone, especially me. She'd scream at me for not having her problems, for living like everything was fine while she felt like she was drowning. I tried to help, I really did. I listened. I stayed up late to talk. I offered distractions, fun, advice. But after a while, I could feel my own sanity slipping. So I distanced myself. Not coldly, just gradually. I stopped calling. I didn't go to

family gatherings. I figured maybe that was what we both needed. Months passed without a word from her. And then, one day, my father showed up at my door. I was confused, I hadn't seen him in a while, and he looked furious. Before I could even say anything, he slapped me. My father had never hit me before. My mom, sure, but only when I really messed up. This? This was rage.

I asked him what the hell was going on, and he slapped me again. Then he said the words that made my stomach drop, your cousin said you raped her. I stood there frozen. I couldn't believe it. I felt like I was falling. He told me that my uncle, her dad, found out she'd been self-harming, and when he confronted her, she said it was because of me. She blamed me for everything.

And despite her not pressing any charges, because there was no evidence, of course, the damage was done. My dad told me my uncle wanted to kill me. He called me a monster, an abuser, a piece of trash. And then he kicked me out of the house. My mom didn't say a word. She just stood there, staring at the floor. I packed what little I had, my lip bleeding from the hit, and walked out.

Thank God I had been working a few odd jobs and had some money saved up on my debit card. I took a bus to the Capitol. alone confused angry terrified I found a small room to rent in a rough part of the city those first couple of years were hell

I was alone I worked any job I could get sometimes two or three at once just to survive I dated here and there nothing serious because I didn't trust anyone when I turned 20 my girlfriend at the time helped me get a job at the KFC

where she worked. I started off taking delivery orders. It wasn't glamorous, but it paid the bills. And with the bonuses, sometimes I made more than I expected. At the same time, I was studying business administration at a technical institute, trying to give myself a future. Time moved on. I worked hard, harder than I ever thought I could. I got promoted to supervisor, then to manager. My degree helped, sure, but I earned it with sweat and patience. When I was 25, I reconnected with a woman I knew from school. She had become a lawyer. We started talking, then dating, and two years later we got married.

It wasn't some fancy, showy thing, we kept it small. Just a civil ceremony and a few close friends. I didn't invite any family. Why would I? As far as I was concerned, I had no family. My wife and I now have a son. He's one year old, and I love him more than life itself. We've built a peaceful home together.

A new life. I had finally moved on, or so I thought. Today, everything unraveled again. It started with a knock at my door in the afternoon. I opened it and froze. It was my parents. I hadn't seen them in over ten years. I didn't even know how to react.

Not fear, just fury. My dad asked if they could come in. I told him no. So we walked to the park down the street. They sat me down and told me my cousin had committed suicide. She had left a letter. In it, she confessed everything. Said the man who actually abused her was her mom's brother,

and that she blamed me because he told her to. It was all a cover-up. I sat there listening, not moving, not reacting. I didn't feel sad. I didn't cry. I told them, calmly, to leave. That they were dead to me, that I never wanted to see them again. As I stood up to walk away, my dad grabbed my shoulder. He said we needed to talk more. I said no. He kept him. He kept insisting. I told him no again. Then he reached out again, and something in me snapped. I turned around and punched him. One punch, and blood started pouring from his nose. He just stood there, eyes wide. Weak. This was the man who raised me. This was the man who believed a lie and threw me out into the street. My mom gasped and covered her mouth. I don't know what came over me. I charged him,

knocked him to the ground, kept hitting. When he shielded his face, I aimed for his head, his forehead, anywhere I could reach. I was crying. Not out of sadness, out of rage. It felt like every punch was a decade of pain being released. My mom didn't stop me. She just stood there, frozen and sobbing. When I finally stopped, my hand was throbbing. I think I might have broken a knuckle. Night had fallen. The streets were mostly empty, there was a big soccer game on TV, so no one was out.

My mom finally helped my dad up and flagged down a taxi. She didn't say a word. She just cried, carried him away, and disappeared into the night. I'm not going to lie, if she had. had stepped in while I was beating him, she probably would have ended up the same way. Later that night, she messaged me. She said they had tracked me down through an old university friend of mine who found me on social media. She told me my dad needed surgery, septum reconstruction, dental surgery for four broken teeth. The total cost. About $4,000. Not exactly a fortune,

but a lot in Peru. I told her I didn't care. Not a single cent was coming from me. I said if they ended up like my cousin, that was their problem. They deserved every ounce of pain. She kept begging for forgiveness, saying she was scared back then, that she should have stood by me. She said my dad felt the same, that he deserved what he got. I told my wife everything. She already knew the basics, how I'd been disowned, falsely accused.

After I explained the latest events, she just nodded. Then she said something that stuck with me. She told me, your father died the day he threw you out. That man at the park was just a stranger with his face. That line hit me hard. It made sense. It gave me peace. I agreed with her.

She said if they tried to press charges, we'd say it was self-defense. Peru recently passed a law allowed. even lethal force for self-defense. We'd be covered. Having a lawyer for a wife has its perks. I feel free now. Lighter. Like I finally cut the last string tying me to that nightmare of a past. My parents aren't poor, they'll find a way to pay for his surgery. I just hope they're not stupid enough to come near me again. This is my home now. If they show up again, I won't hesitate to defend it. I won't hesitate to protect my family. I know that sounds brutal.

But I've been through too much to let them hurt me again. They started all this. I was just a kid trying to help someone. I was just trying to survive. And now that I've built something good, I'll destroy anything that tries to ruin it. I won't apologize for how I feel. I'm happy. I'm genuinely happy that they're suffering.

It's what they deserve. I look at my son and my wife and feel nothing but gratitude. I'll protect them with everything I have. And if that means keeping my parents out of my life forever, even violently, so be it. I'm writing this now just to get it out of my system. Like pulling poison from a wound. And you know what? It worked.

I feel better. The end.