Boston Parking Garage Stranger Rape Win

SEASON 8 EPISODE 11

11.6.2025

Guests: Kira Wahlstrom

Type of Survivorship: Sexual Assault by Stranger

Other Themes: Justice & Law Enforcement, Societal Structures

Brutally raped by a stranger in a hotel parking garage, Kira Wahlstrom was faced with a choice: remain nameless or speak her truth. Choosing the path of justice, she sues the hotel for failing to protect her from this man, who had raped an employee just 11 days prior. Kira elects to have her face and name associated with the case, and after 6 years of fighting, she wins, setting an incredible precedent in the state of Massachusetts. Now a survivor advocate, Kira continues to share her story and fight for survivors, and is currently working on a film about her case.