It's time to hear from Larry, and we've got the tape. In 2014, the doctor was interviewed by a police detective after another patient reported him for sexual assault. You'll hear for yourself how Larry lies, manipulates and convinces police to believe him instead of the victim.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In the end, Larry Nassar's survivors were believed. But is that enough?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Epilogue: No Pretty Bows

The world watches as more than 200 women and girls confront Larry Nassar at his sentencing hearings. "Little girls don't stay little forever," says one survivor. "They grow into strong women that return to destroy your world."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Finale: The Reckoning

Even some of Larry Nassar's victims found it hard to believe they themselves were abused. This is the story of a patient who supported him for years, despite the allegations. Hear what it took for her to finally accept the truth.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

'What Have You Done?'

Many parents were in the room when Larry Nassar abused their daughters. They had no idea it was happening. That's because Larry didn't just manipulate his victims, he manipulated their parents, too.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Parents

Larry Nassar's world starts to fall apart in the summer of 2016, thanks to three things: a tough Michigan detective, a team of journalists in Indiana, and a homeschooling mom from Kentucky. In this episode, you'll hear Larry's facade collapse - on tape.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

How He Got Caught

Gaslighting

Sometimes the people who don't believe you are the people who love you the most. This episode will take you into Larry Nassar's basement, through the memories of a young girl - a family friend who he abused for years.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Basement

In this episode, we take you back to 2004 - 13 years before Dr. Larry Nassar would admit in court that he sexually abused children. This incident with a teenager will show you not just what Larry was doing to so many of his patients, but how he got away with it again and again.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

How He Got Away

How did former Olympic gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar sexually abuse hundreds of girls and women for decades? To understand how he got away with it, we have to begin with the doctor in his prime, when everyone thought of him as Larry, the good guy.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Good Guy

How did Larry Nassar, an Olympic gymnastics doctor, get away with abusing hundreds of women and girls for more than two decades? Believed is an inside look at how a team of women won a conviction in one of the largest serial sexual abuse cases in U.S. history. It's a story of survivors finding their power in a cultural moment when people are coming to understand how important that is. It's also an unnerving exploration of how even well-meaning adults can fail to believe.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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