Ep66: Invisible Vulnerability and the Six Days of Rashawn Williams

Hands Off My Podcast: True Crime · Oct 29, 2026 · 11m

Episode Summary: October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month, but true advocacy requires confronting Invisible Vulnerability—the dangerous intersection of cognitive disability, nonverbal status, race, and institutional neglect. In this episode, host Jasmine Castillo examines the October 2023 case of Rashawn Williams, a nonverbal Black man with Down syndrome who disappeared from a caregiver's watch in Silver Spring, Maryland, and spent six horrifying days trapped inside a locked emergency area of a Metro station without food, water, or light. We analyze privatized care facility failures, transit…