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Tully, Bo:
University of Montana football player who was a housemate of Grizzly quarterback Jordan Johnson when Johnson allegedly raped Cecilia Washburn in February 2012.

Van de Wetering, Josh:
Missoula lawyer who represented Calvin Smith at the 2011 UM University Court hearing that found Smith guilty of raping
Kaitlynn Kelly. Van de Wetering also served as Cecilia Washburn’s personal attorney after she accused Griz quarterback Jordan Johnson of raping her in February 2012.

Van Valkenburg, Fred:
Prosecutor in charge of the Missoula County Attorney’s Office during the Missoula rape scandal.

Voorhees, Rhondie:
University of Montana dean of students who replaced Charles Couture when he retired in July 2012.

Vreeland, Brian:
Missoula police officer who interviewed Kerry Barrett on the night she was allegedly sexually assaulted by Zeke Adams in September 2011.

Washburn, Cecilia*:
University of Montana student who was allegedly raped by Griz quarterback Jordan Johnson in February 2012.

Williams, Keely:
Allison Huguet’s close friend who was allegedly raped by Lewis Ronan in Portland, Oregon, in 2008. Williams was sleeping in a nearby bedroom when Huguet was raped by Beau Donaldson in September 2010.

Williams, Pat:
After representing Montana as a U.S. congressman from 1979 to 1997, Williams was appointed to the Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education in 2012.

Witt, Greg*:
Friend of Kaitlynn Kelly who urged her to invite Calvin Smith up to her dorm room on the night that Smith raped Kelly in 2011.

Wolken, Cynthia:
Missoula city councilwoman who held a public forum in January 2012 to discuss the rash of unprosecuted rapes in Missoula.

I am immensely grateful to Allison Huguet, Keely Williams, Hillary McLaughlin, Kerry Barrett, Kaitlynn Kelly, Kelsey Belnap, and Laura Summers for talking to me and trusting me to tell their stories. They are strong, courageous women.

For their important contributions to this book, I owe special thanks to Kevin Huguet, Beth Huguet, Margie Huguet, Joanne Fargo, Guy Baker, David Lisak, Josh Van de Wetering, Terry Trieweiler, Becky Hall, Sarah Sand, Rebecca Roe, Mike Meloy, Kimberly Hult, Bill Meyer, Michelle D’Arcy, Trisha Dittrick, Martin Shapiro, Catherine Rebish, Stephanie Morrow, Janet Foss, Bill Briggs, Pat Joseph, David Roberts, and Sharon Roberts.

At Penguin Random House, I am deeply indebted to Bill Thomas, Alison Rich, Kathy Trager, Rose Courteau, Bette Alexander, Andy Hughes, Kathy Hourigan, Maria Carella, John Fontana, Lorraine Hyland, John Pitts, Suzanne Herz, Beth Meister, Janet Cooke, Sonny Mehta, Carol Janeway, LuAnn Walther, Kate Runde, Catherine Tung, Amy Metsch, Anne Messitte, Russell Perreault, John Siciliano, Dan Zitt, Anke Steinecke, Laura Golden, Bill Shannon, Nancy Rich, Joelle Dieu, Serena Lehman, Deborah Foley, and Pauline James. Thanks to Bonnie Thompson for copyediting the manuscript.

For providing counsel, support, and inspiration over the years, thanks to Steve Rottler, Dave Jones, Roger Briggs, Roman Dial, Peggy Dial, Neal Beidleman, Amy Beidleman, Ron Harris, Mary Harris, Sally La Venture, Mike Pilling, Kerry Kirkpatrick, John Winsor, Bridget Winsor, David Trione, Michael Moore, Laura Brown, Helen Apthorp, Pamela Brown, Ed Ward, Matt Hale, Chris Gulick, Deborah Shaw, Nick Miller, Mark
Fagan, Sheila Cooley, Sam Brower, Tom Sam Steed, Carine McCandless, Mark Bryant, Tom Hornbein, Harry Kent, Owen Kent, Ruth Fecych, David Rosenthal, Charlie Conrad, Jonathan Southard, Masood Ahmad, Chip Lee, Erica Stone, Richard Blum, Greg Child, Chris Reveley, Annie Finley, Chris Wejchert, Monty McCutcheon, Martin Shapiro, Ray Meyers, Judy Nogg, Craig Brown, Denny Sedlack, Dan Janosko, Eric Ackerman, Christian Somoza, Scott Van Dyke, Lori Smith, Eric Zacharias, Coco Dughi, Jenny Feiger, Jeremy Rodgers, Ania Mohelicki, Marie Tillman, Sean Penn, Eddie Vedder, Amy Berg, Erica Huggins, Lance Black, Dan Stone, Charley Mace, Rick Accomazzo, Gerry Accomazzo, Dave Turner, Geoff Friefeld, Conrad Anker, Jenni Lowe-Anker, Steve Swenson, Pamela Hainsworth, David Quammen, Jimmy Chin, Renan Ozturk, Chai Vasarhelyi, Doug Chabot, Genevieve Chabot, Mike Alkaitis, Josh Jespersen, Jeremy Jones, Cecilia Perucci, Roberto Santachiara, Brian Nuttall, Christine Durnan, Drew Simon, Alexandra Martella, Eric Love, Josie Heath, Margaret Katz, Carol Krakauer, Karin Krakauer, Wendy Krakauer, Sarah Krakauer, Andrew Krakauer, Bill Costello, Tim Stewart, Robin Krakauer, Rosie Lingo, Ali Stewart, Shannon Costello, Maureen Costello, Ari Kohn, Miriam Kohn, Kelsi Krakauer, A. J. Krakauer, Devin Lingo, Zay Lingo, and Abilene Rose Lingo.

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——. “Griz QB Allowed Back at Practice by Legal Misunderstanding, Says Woman’s Attorney.”
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——. “Justice Department Investigating 80 Missoula Rapes; County Attorney Blasts Feds.”
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——. “Lead Detective in Johnson Case: City Revised Policy on Sexual Assaults.”
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——. “Missoula Police: 2nd Attack May Be Linked to Alleged Sex Assault Involving UM Football Players.”
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——. “Student Says She Was Sexually Assaulted by UM Football Players; County Filed No Charges.”
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——. “3 UM Football Players Allegedly Involved in Sexual Assault on Campus.”
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——. “TRO Dismissed Against Griz QB; New Civil Agreement Forbids Contact with Accuser.”
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——. “UM Dean Implicated 4 Football Players in Gang Rape, Emails Reveal.”
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——. “UM Student Accuses Grizzlies Quarterback of Rape.”
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——. “UM Vice President Sought to Punish Alleged Rape Victim, Emails Reveal.”
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——. “University of Montana Helps High-Profile Athletes Find Top Lawyers.”
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——. “Woman Claims Sexual Assault by Griz QB; Court Issues TRO.”
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