JANE DOE 9, Lizzette Martinez
JANE DOE 9, Lizzette Martinez
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JANE DOE #9
A Surviving R. Kelly Victim Speaks Out

Author: Lizzette Martinez, Keelin MacGregor

Narrator: Tamika Katon-Donegal

Unabridged: 9 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/30/2021

Synopsis

In January of 1995, seventeen-year-old Lizzette Martinez met Grammy-winning musician and record producer R. Kelly at Aventura Mall in Florida where he was performing. At first, it seemed that her hopes of becoming a professional singer were about to come true when he offered to help boost her career. However, this mentorship quickly turned into sexual grooming, leading to years of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.After struggling to free herself of the relationship and rebuild on her own, Lizzette’s successful new life, far away from the entertainment industry, was interrupted in 2017 by allegations against R. Kelly by other women. This led her to coming forward to the authorities with her own history of abuse by the music icon.In January 2019, Lizzette participated with other survivors in a documentary series with Lifetime called Surviving R. Kelly. It should have been a healing experience, but instead it left them feeling abandoned and fearful for their lives.In August 2021, Kelly went on trial in New York on racketeering and sex trafficking charges and was found guilty of all charges.In Jane Doe #9, listeners get a no-holds-barred look at Martinez’s relationship with Kelly, her efforts to break free and pursue her dreams, and courage to take on her abuser and seek justice.

About Lizzette Martinez

Lizzette Martinez is the survivor and silence-breaker featured in the Emmy-nominated documentary Surviving R. Kelly, Parts 1 & 2. She was one of the first women to come out about the singer publicly to BuzzFeed in 2018. Puerto Rican and from a musical family, Lizzette, an aspiring vocalist, was seventeen when she met R. Kelly at a Miami mall. Her story has been featured on Good Day LA, Access Hollywood, E News, the New Yorker, The Wrap, Inside Edition, Univision, and numerous other media outlets. She lives in Miami and has started a nonprofit organization, Delia’s House, which offers safe homes for victims and survivors of abuse.

About Keelin MacGregor

Keelin MacGregor is an editor and first-time author who grew up in the publishing industry, reading manuscripts from an early age. She has spent the last several years creating proposals and reviewing manuscripts for literary agents and authors, as well as freelance editing and writing posts and content for social media. Based in Seattle, she enjoys being part of the local aerial circus community—spending an unusual amount of time upside down—and reading everything she can squeeze in throughout the day. JANE DOE #9 is her first published book.

About Tamika Katon-Donegal

Tamika Katon-Donegal is a talented actress and voiceover artist who received her bachelor's degree in theatre from the University of Southern California. She has appeared in films such as Dr. Strange and Rocketboy. Her experience in improv and stand-up comedy helps her tell stories with humor, passion, and honesty.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Valerity (Val) on October 28, 2021

This was a very real and gut wrenching read from a survivor of J. Kelly and his predations going back a very long time. It details how he enticed and then attacked the then-underaged Lizzette Martinez. Along with how he strung her along by promising to help her with her music career. This is a very......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen Riggs on October 20, 2021

JANE DOE #9 This is an unforgettable memoir, Lizzette Martinez’s shares her story about how she had a hard upbringing with no stability or security coming from either of her parents and sexual abuse from when she was young. In January of 1995 Lizzette was 17-year-old and has hopes of becoming a profe......more

Goodreads review by Theresa on March 20, 2022

This book hit me hard with Lizzette’s personal experience. I wanted to hug her the whole way through! I think it’s so incredibly important to know what she went through, and that she finally got her chance to speak the truth. As someone who enjoys documentaries, I was appalled with her experiences w......more

Goodreads review by Peggy on November 02, 2021

This is heartbreaking! I have followed the story as it as come to light but reading this book... nothing compares! She is a survivor of something she should never have had to go through! My heart breaks for all the victims!......more

Goodreads review by Kellyann on April 18, 2022

This makes me so sad. I was definitely a fan of r.kellys when I was younger. And alot like lizzette and the other survivors suffered sexual abuse at a young age. I watched the documentaries and it makes me so mad that the women were further abused by the industry. I am so proud that despite all the......more

Quotes

“Lizzette Martinez’s story embodies the fire energy that gives light and life to survivors all around her! Survivors need to see strength and perseverance despite opposition, and Lizzette models just that.” Melissa Schuman, actress and singer

“Lizzette has been very courageous and persistent in her battle to make sure that R. Kelly was held accountable. I am honored to represent her.” Gloria Allred, women’s rights attorney and National Women’s Hall of Fame inductee, praise for the author

“In [my] twenty-one years of reporting on R. Kelly abusing his wealth and fame to prey on so many girls and young women…Lizzette Martinez has always struck me as one of the strongest and most courageous…She is an inspiration.” Jim DeRogatis, music critic, journalist, and author of Soulless: The Case against R. Kelly

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