Seven Seconds On Broadway with Elizabeth Ponte

About this episode

Retired detective Elizabeth Ponte shares her personal story of resilience after a life-changing incident in law enforcement.

Twenty-five rounds in seven seconds can change everything, even if you “look fine” afterward. We’re joined by retired detective Elizabeth Ponte, who shared her story for the first time publicly with Chapter Blue in March of 2025, and is our closing feature to Women's History Month in 2026. Nearly nine years in law enforcement, years spent in special victims and high-crime investigations, and the undercover ambush that left her shot in her trigger finger and forced to rebuild her life from the...

People in this episode

Host: Tyra Valeriano

Guest: Elizabeth Ponte

Topics covered

• law enforcement
• personal story
• recovery
• Women's History Month
• mental health

Keywords

• law enforcement
• recovery
• personal story
• Women's History Month
• mental health
• Elizabeth Ponte
• detective

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