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I Was a Texas Gang Member, Dope Dealer & Pimp — Then I Got Sent to Prison | Tamara Cook
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Tamara Cook grew up poor in a small Texas town with eight siblings, a mother struggling to hold everything together, and a biological father who was never in the picture — and when her babysitter started abusing her at just seven years old the life she deserved was already being taken from her before she was old enough to understand what was happening. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, she shares how her mother fell into addiction and began pimping her out, how her parents splitting sent everything into further chaos, how she eventually started selling drugs herself and ultimately became a pimp — the exact monster she had always been afraid of and never wanted to become. She opens up about her own addiction the relationships the multiple children she was raising in the middle of everything, and what a seven year sentence in the Texas Department of Corrections finally did to give her back the life that started being taken from her when she was seven years old.
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Connect with Tamara Cook:
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@tamarasherrell87?si=0laBG70KXTx69hZI
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nobodybby87?_r=1&_t=ZP-98ZtlRlPlcc
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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en
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Timestamps:
00:00 Tamara Cook Introduction
00:21 Growing Up in Amarillo
02:02 Early Family Life & Childhood Memories
06:46 Life Changes at Age Seven
09:05 Abuse and Family Struggles
13:17 Mother's Addiction Begins
20:28 Role Reversal: Becoming the Caregiver
23:12 Trauma, Betrayal & Survival
27:01 Deeper Into Abuse and Neglect
33:32 Adolescence in Chaos
39:00 Survival and First Crimes
43:43 Turning to the Streets & Dealing
49:57 Dealing Drugs and Gang Life
58:00 Solo Survival and Criminal Hustle
01:05:30 Becoming a Dealer and a Pimp
01:14:00 Running Operations and Family Fallout
01:26:02 Violence, Survival & Self-Defense
01:35:29 From Teen Mom to Emancipation
01:46:06 Trying to Be a 'Normal' Wife & Mother
01:56:02 Losing Children and Hitting Rock Bottom
02:05:40 Falling into Addiction
02:11:00 Deep Addiction, Homelessness & Jail Time
02:24:00 Year Under Investigation & Final Arrest
02:33:50 Prison: The Breaking Point
02:46:00 Life Changing Years Inside
03:02:00 Release, Recovery & Faith
03:14:00 Domestic Violence and New Beginnings
03:18:00 Career, Ministry, and Healing
03:26:00 Mother's Redemption and Passing
03:33:00 Forgiveness, Recovery and Purpose
03:35:51 Reflection & Message of Hope
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