# Untreated, Unhoused and Unwanted-Amber Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GovbOTUEnps Recap page: https://rapidrecap.app/video/GovbOTUEnps Generated: 2025-12-30T12:01:19.823+00:00 --- ## Quick Overview Amber recounts the harrowing experiences of being kidnapped and abused by multiple individuals, including a man named Ricardo Roy who was allegedly posing as a family friend and later a cult leader, leading to her being shot three times and enduring severe trauma, including being poisoned with substances like poison oak and ivy. **Key Points:** - Amber was kidnapped from the Alamo area of Oklahoma and brought to California, where she was forced into prostitution. - Her primary abuser was a man named Ricardo Roy, who she initially knew as a family friend and who later became a cult leader figure. - Ricardo Roy allegedly shot Amber three times in the chest with a bullet and had her wear black and white uniforms while being held captive. - Amber reports being poisoned with substances like poison oak, poison ivy, and occasionally smoking crack cocaine or lightbulb paraphernalia, but denies using meth. - She was also subjected to abuse by other members of the group, including Britney Murphy and a man named Henry Winkler, who she thought was involved in cult-like activities. - Amber states that she is now living on the streets in Skid Row, Los Angeles, and is actively trying to stay safe and avoid further danger. - She mentions having thyroid cancer and hypergylcemia, and that she had to pay child support to the men who fathered her two children. ![Screenshot at 04:44: Amber recounts the trauma of her mother's ex-husband, Henry Winkler, planting razor blades in her food and threatening her, illustrating the pervasive danger she faced.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/GovbOTUEnps/00-04-44.jpg) **Context:** This video is an interview segment from the documentary series "Soft White Underbelly" by Mark Laita, focusing on the life story of Amber, an unhoused woman living on Skid Row in Los Angeles. Amber shares deeply personal and traumatic details about her past, including kidnapping, abuse, chronic illness, and the complex relationships she had with her abusers and their associates. ## Detailed Analysis Amber shares her difficult past, starting from growing up in Missouri and moving to Oklahoma, before eventually ending up in California. Her high school subject was story major, which she enjoyed. She recounts traumatic events, including being shot three times in the chest with a bullet by a man named Ricardo Roy, who she knew from her childhood family friends in Oklahoma. Roy allegedly used narcotics like poison oak, poison ivy, and crack cocaine (smoked via lightbulb) on her. She also mentions that Ricardo Roy's associates, including Kimberly Murphy and Henry Winkler, were involved in threatening her and others. Amber managed to escape this captivity, but she still fears being harmed by the people involved, noting that some of them were associated with the Raiders football team, a military background, or were connected to the Oklahoma City bombing victims. She mentions that she is currently living on the streets of Skid Row, Los Angeles, dealing with thyroid cancer and hyperglycemia, and is trying to stay safe. She also revealed that she pays child support for her two children, one of whom was fathered by a man named Ricardo Lee Roy, whom she believes was not Ricardo Roy. She states that she does not regret leaving her husband, who she claims was abusive, but she is proud of herself for getting out of a boot camp and later escaping the kidnapping situation, even though she still fears the people involved. ### Early Life and Trauma - Amber grew up in Missouri and later Oklahoma, moving to California; she recalls being kidnapped by Ricardo Roy, who allegedly shot her three times in the chest, put her in handcuffs, and forced her to smoke substances like poison oak and ivy. ### Abusers and Threats - She names several abusers including Ricardo Roy, Kimberly Murphy, Henry Winkler, and a man named Dave, all associated with threats, kidnapping, or exploiting her, including using narcotics like crack cocaine via lightbulb. ### Family and Children - Amber has two children, one fathered by an associate of Ricardo Roy named Travis Lee Roy, and another by a man named David; she pays child support for them despite being unhoused. ### Current Situation and Health - Amber is currently unhoused in Skid Row, Los Angeles, and is dealing with thyroid cancer and hyperglycemia, which she attributes to past trauma. ### Lessons Learned - The most important lesson she learned is not to trust people too quickly, especially men, referencing how she was manipulated by those around her, including her ex-husband's family. ### Current Activities - She mentions briefly working at McDonald's and as a babysitter in the Willow Hills area, and that she is currently trying to avoid further danger by not engaging with people who seem manipulative or abusive. ![Screenshot at 00:04: Amber, in a red and blue striped cardigan, looks directly at the camera while holding a closed, clear umbrella.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/GovbOTUEnps/00-00-04.jpg) ![Screenshot at 00:12: The title card for the 'Soft White Underbelly' segment featuring Amber from Skid Row, Los Angeles, appears on a black background.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/GovbOTUEnps/00-00-12.jpg) ![Screenshot at 02:07: Amber gestures upwards with her right hand while holding the umbrella handle with her left, discussing her family's move from Missouri to Oklahoma.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/GovbOTUEnps/00-02-07.jpg) ![Screenshot at 03:40: Amber gestures with both hands while describing playing cards and speaking Latin with a former acquaintance.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/GovbOTUEnps/00-03-40.jpg) ![Screenshot at 08:44: Amber, with her arm raised to her head, recounts how her ex-husband's family tried to get her to participate in illegal activities like selling drugs.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/GovbOTUEnps/00-08-44.jpg)