"The Court Watson Story Part One"

About this episode

Sean investigates the events involving Court Watson and William Ivey Long on Roanoke Island.

SEASON 3 Episode Sixteen. "The Court Watson Story Part One" Synopsis: Sean investigates what happened between Tony award-winning Broadway costume designer, William Ivey Long, and college student, Court Watson, on Roanoke Island some twenty years ago. Thank you to Court Watson and Adam Stocker. Content warning: Content dealing with sexual harassment and sexual assault. If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, help is available by contacting the Nationa...

People in this episode

Host: Sean

Guest: Court Watson

Topics covered

• sexual harassment
• sexual assault
• Broadway
• costume design
• investigation

Keywords

• Court Watson
• William Ivey Long
• sexual harassment
• sexual assault
• Roanoke Island

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Adam Stocker

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