[cbsdfw.com] 5 years after her daughter's murder, Fort Worth mother shares her new life's mission

While the date of April 10 may seem insignificant, five years ago today the world changed for a Fort Worth family. "The first April 10 and the second April 10 and so on... they were hurdles. Honestly, every 10th of every month for several years were hard," Tracy Matheson said.

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[fox4news.com] North Texas serial rapist admits to murdering two women

A North Texas serial rapist and murderer will spend the rest of his life behind bars after admitting he's guilty of two murders. Reginald Kimbro was set to go to trial next week for the 2017 rape and murder of 22-year-old Molly Matheson.

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[dallasnews.com] Serial rapist who killed Plano, Fort Worth women is sentenced to life in prison

A Plano man accused of killing two Dallas-area women after committing a string of rapes across the state was sentenced to life in prison Friday.

[dallasnews.com] ‘You are the heroes in this story’: Survivors, relatives see justice after serial rapist’s sentence

Dallas-area women reported Reginald Kimbro to authorities before he killed in 2017. They said they waited years to get justice and lamented that he wasn’t stopped sooner.

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[wfaa.com] Families of victims give impact statements

Reginald Kimbro pled guilty on Friday, March 18, to the April 2017 rapes and murders of Molly Jane Matheson, a 22-year-old Fort Worth woman, and Megan Getrum, a 36-year-old Plano woman. He has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for both cases. Getrum's murder case was handled in Dallas County.

[fortworthreport.org] Victims families address serial killer

Molly Jane Matheson and Megan Getrum did not die in vain.

Their lives and deaths will have an impact on the way law enforcement approaches victims of sexual assault, according to several individuals who gave victim impact statements in the 213th District Court Tuesday morning.

[star-telegram.com] Molly Jane Matheson's father gives victim impact statement at Reginald Kimbro trial

Molly’s dad, David Matheson, said as he took the stand in the courtroom that he had nothing to say to the man who murdered his daughter. Instead, he thanked prosecutors and the Fort Worth Police Department for helping bring justice for Molly.

[star-telegram.com] Molly Jane Matheson's mother gives victim impact statement

Molly Jane Matheson’s mother said her daughter’s killer “had accomplices along the way who are responsible for growing you from a serial sexual predator into a serial, murderous rapist.”

[nbcdfw.com] Family Members Address Reginald Kimbro After Conviction

In a crowded Tarrant County courtroom, families, some of whom have waited nearly a decade, received their chance to address Reginald Kimbro directly.

Kimbro pled guilty Friday in violent sexual attacks on 6 women over 5 years in 4 counties. Two of those victims, 36-year-old Megan Getrum of Plano and 22-year-old Molly Matheson of Fort worth were killed just days apart in April 2017.

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[wfaa.com]This Fort Worth non-profit designs cozy, soft interview rooms in law enforcement offices for sexual assault victims

FORT WORTH, Texas — What do you picture when you think about an interview room at a police department?

“The traditional model of interviewing a victim is in cold, stark and sterile environment, where the law enforcement sits across the table from the victim and asks what, what, when, where," Tracy Matheson said.

Matheson's 22-year-old daughter, Molly Jane Matheson, was raped and killed in 2017. Tracy Matheson said she started Project Beloved on the one-year anniversary losing her daughter.

[dallasnews.com]Mother of murder victim brings soft interview room to Mesquite police department

When Tracy Matheson set up the soft interview room at the Mesquite Police Department on Aug. 27, she wished she didn’t have to. The Fort Worth resident wishes the other 30 rooms she has created around Texas and the nation weren’t needed to help sexual assault survivors as they recall one of the most traumatic moments of their lives for investigators.

[cityofmesquite.com]Mesquite Police Department debuts new interview room for assault victims

On Aug. 27, the Mesquite Police Department debuted its new Soft Interview Room for victims of sexual assault and other violent crimes. The room featuring living-room style chairs, decorative lighting, a rug and artwork was sponsored by Project Beloved - The Molly Jane Mission.

[Starlocalmedia.com.com]Mesquite PD to have interview room for assault victims

The Mesquite Police Department debuted their new soft interview room on Aug. 27 on the third floor of the police station.

The room underwent a $3,500 remodeling by Project Beloved, a nonprofit that advocates for sexual assault victims.

[Fox News]Soft Interview Room #32

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[kltv.com]Angelina County Sheriff’s Department creates ‘Soft interview room’ for sexual assault survivors

ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - The Angelina County Sheriff’s Department implemented a soft interview room to grant comfort to survivors of traumatic events such as sexual assault.

This practice was put into effect in 2019 with the help of Project Beloved and Family Crisis Center of East Texas. Recently, the Family Crisis Center of East Texas donated new cameras to put into the room to allow survivors to only have to say their story once. Serena Holland, a detective at Angelina County Sheriff’s Office, said that the soft interview room has brought a good response so far.

[loudountimes.com]LCSO opens first 'soft' interview room with help from Texas nonprofit

Victims and witnesses of trauma will now be offered a more comforting environment in which to meet when being interviewed by law enforcement, thanks to a recent collaboration between the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas nonprofit Project Beloved.

The LCSO announced its first “soft” interview room for victims of violent crime at its Leesburg headquarters on July 14.

It is the 30th such room Project Beloved has helped create in the U.S. since the nonprofit launched in 2018, according to LCSO Director of Media Relations and Communications Kraig Troxell.

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[maestrovision.com]9 Elements to Consider When Designing a Trauma Informed Soft Interview Room

In response to the growing need for services that demand justice for sexual assault survivors, law enforcement is increasingly taking measures to create resources that are trauma informed. According to Tracy Matheson, the President/Founder of Project Beloved – trauma-informed care is a practice that takes the body’s biological response to trauma into consideration.

[wvdn.com]Sheriff's Department Installs Soft Interview Room For Victims

Recently, Emily Yates, law enforcement victim advocate for victims of crime at the Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Department, received the installation of a soft interview room in Greenbrier County funded by Project Beloved: The Molly Jane Mission.

[thegardenisland.com]‘Beloved Bundles’ celebrate forensic nurses

LIHU‘E — Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami confessed the dilemma he faced during the early days of the novel coronavirus when he contemplated the stay-at-home orders.

“They (potential victims) would be inside with each other,” Kawakami said Monday during a ceremony marking the start of National Forensic Nurses Week that is celebrated Nov. 9-13. “Sometimes, the only escape they have is to get out.”

[ntdaily.com]Project Beloved aims to create comfortable atmosphere for assault survivors

The university police department received a makeover in the form of a new “soft” interview room for victims of family violence and sexual assault from Tracy Matheson and her nonprofit organization Project Beloved.

The refurnished room now sports soft swivel chairs, home decor and walls painted in tones meant to calm. The installation includes a lamp and a diffuser to create a space where survivors can feel physically and emotionally safe.

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