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City Confidential explores crimes that have impacted cities and towns across America. The iconic, noir-style series goes beyond the headlines to showcase the emotional and unexpected stories that catapulted unique communities, both large and small, into the public eye. Each episode tells the story of one crime, the ensuing investigation, and the ripple effect it had on a community. Speaking with family, friends, detectives, journalists, and others close to the case, the series weaves together firsthand accounts and interview footage to explore the crime and its outcome. Follow, rate, and review "City Confidential" wherever you get your podcasts!

The pursuit of justice can be impacted by the smallest detail. "American Justice" from A&E explores recent compelling criminal cases, from those that made national headlines to gripping lesser-known cases, through the prism of our justice system. Driven by first-hand perspectives of loved ones, survivors, investigators, prosecutors, defense attorneys, jurors, and sometimes even the perpetrators, the series dives into significant crimes that reveal how our justice system works, and, sometimes, how it doesn't. One of the original true crime documentary series, "American Justice" originally aired for 13 years on A&E. Follow, rate and review "American Justice" wherever you get your podcasts!

John, a city attorney, is embroiled in an ongoing dispute with a disgruntled contractor who was fired. When the contractor shows up to a city council meeting armed, John is forced to fight for his life. Kevin is one of three men transporting a catamaran from France to the US when a massive storm in the North Atlantic capsizes the vessel. Helena is a 17-years-old taking her first car to a self-serve car wash when a stranger approaches asking for help. After agreeing, the man pulls a knife on Helena and assaults her repeatedly. Mint - To get the new customer offer and your new 3-month premium wireless plan for just $15 a month, go to Mintmobile.com/survived Progressive - Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Ro - Go to Ro.co/Survived to start your weight loss journey Today! 

Lenore is attacked by a man posing as a customer in the clothing store she works. After dragging her to the stock room he stabs her 31 times. Steven is confronted in his home by a man with a shotgun demanding cash to feed his meth addiction. Ellen and Jim are sailing their yacht around the Caribbean when they are boarded by pirates. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Ro - Go to Ro.co/Survived to start your weight loss journey Today! 

Erinn is abducted at gunpoint while leaving work. After driving to a parking lot she is subjected to physical, sexual and mental abuse. Amanda accompanies her boyfriend Ethan to sell some land to a neighbor, but after Ethan is knocked unconscious Amanda is held captive and repeatedly sexually assaulted. Huggies: Head to Huggies.com to learn more!  Ro - Go to Ro.co/Survived to start your weight loss journey Today! 

Kirsty is a mother of three looking to sell her house when a man asking to see the home sexually assaults her, sets her house on fire and takes the lives of her children. Jamison is giving a coworker a ride home after a holiday party when they are attacked by three men.

Teenage sisters Erin and Claire are living at home in Texas when they are attacked by a masked gunman who comes through an unlocked door. Kim is abducted by four armed men who hold her captive as they sexually assault her in multiple locations for 15 hours.  Thank you for supporting our sponsors! Huggies: Head to Huggies.com to learn more!  Ro - Go to Ro.co/Survived to start your weight loss journey Today! 

Shauna and Brad are living with roommates in a house in Los Angeles when Shaunna’s ex boyfriend shoots the occupants and sets the house on fire before turning the gun on himself. Lee is on his way to sell the sandals that he makes when he is hit by another car sending his van down a 50 foot ravine and pinning his arm in the process. Emily goes to her mom’s house to get soy milk for hey baby. When she discovers an employee of her step father who was robbing the home, she is brutally attacked and left for dead. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

Singer is an experienced rock climber on an expedition in Kyrgyzstan with his three partners when they are taken hostage by rebels. After another hostage gets executed the group looks for their opportunity to escape. Romina and John are on vacation in Thailand for Christmas week when a tsunami hits separating the couple and devastating the region. Huggies: Head to Huggies.com to learn more! Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Ro - Go to Ro.co/Survived to start your weight loss journey Today! 

David is 14-years-old and hitchhiking home when his ride takes a dark turn. David is assaulted physically and sexually by the man known later as the freeway killer. Sandy is a nanny working for environmental researchers in the forest of the Democratic Republic of Congo when she is attacked by a 14-foot Nile crocodile. Maura has just returned home to her children when she is abducted by a knife-wielding stranger already covered in blood. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

Mike attempts to protect his grandparents home as hurricane Sandy hits. When the house starts to collapse around him, Mike tries to swim to safety only to be sucked into the bay by the powerful current. Chris is a crew member on the HMS Bounty when they leave port in hopes of calmer waters during Hurricane Sandy. When the crew are forced to abandon ship, Chris and a handful of others make it on a life raft only to face capsizing in the rough seas. Neza and her extended family try to wait out Hurricane Sandy only to have their home catch fire after power lines start to explode. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

Forest workers Louie and Wade are attacked by a grizzly bear, leaving one of the men scalped. Eight-year-old Sayeh and her younger sister are abducted by their mother’s pedophile ex-boyfriend, who then sexually assaults the girls before slitting their throats and leaving them for dead. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

Morgan and Aaron were young minor league baseball players attending spring training when armed gunmen barge into their hotel rooms to hold them hostage. David the captain of a 190’ fishing vessel navigating a storm when a fire and subsequent explosion sends crew members overboard and forces them to abandon ship. Amanda was a clerk at a 24 hour convenience store when she is abducted by a customer who repeatedly sexually assaults her. Huggies: Head to Huggies.com to learn more! Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Trade Coffee - Visit drinktrade.com/SURVIVED to receive your first bag free! 

A gunman holds members of a Florida school board hostage as he airs his grievances over the termination of his wife. As the head of security attempts to intervene, a gun battle ensues. After an evening out with her husband, a woman is abducted and brought to a rural home where she is sexually assaulted by an undetermined number of assailants. June’s Journey: Discover your inner detective when you download June’s Journey for free today on IOS and Android! Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Rosetta Stone: Don’t put off learning that language - there’s no better time than RIGHT NOW to get started! For a very limited time, I Survived listeners can get Rosetta Stone’s Lifetime Membership for 50% off! Visit rosettastone.com/survived  

Angel and her friend Jessica are attacked and shot after going to confront the ex boyfriend of Jessica’s younger sister. Elyse is a professional skier looking to make fresh tracks on back country powder with a group of friends when they are buried in an avalanche. Richard works as a stockbroker along with his son. The two are attacked by a former client who walks into their office with a gun. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

Amy is asked for a ride from a co-worker when he suddenly attacks her. After bringing her into a secluded park he sexually assaults her, beats her with a brach and leaves her for dead. Trish and Darrell ’s house is struck by an F4 tornado launching it into the air with them and their children still inside. After having to leave an immobilized Trish, Darrell and the kids are struck by golfball sized hail.  Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Viator: Download the Viator app now and use code VIATOR10 for 10% off your first booking in the app! Find the perfect travel experience for you! Do more with Viator. 

Audrey is attacked by her estranged husband with a knife, a hammer, and gasoline. After a diabetic episode, Todd gets lost in an Idaho snowstorm traveling cross-country with his dog Lola. Kim is attacked by a stranger in her new home shortly after her husband leaves for the day. Huggies: Head to Huggies.com to learn more! Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Prolon: Go to ProLonLife.com/Survived to get 15% off your 5-day nutrition program! Viator: Download the Viator app now and use code VIATOR10 for 10% off your first booking in the app! Find the perfect travel experience for you! Do more with Viator. 

Tricia and Linae are abducted by two armed gunman after both parents and their grandmother were shot by the assailants. Jason and two friend are caught in an avalanche while out snowmobiling. Mary is held hostage by an ex employee whom she had to let go after he developed and unhealthy infatuation with her.  Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Quince: Go to Quince.com/survive for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Rosetta Stone: Don’t put off learning that language - there’s no better time than RIGHT NOW to get started! For a very limited time, I Survived listeners can get Rosetta Stone’s Lifetime Membership for 50% off! Visit rosettastone.com/survived 

Shannon’s ex husband hold her and her two year old son hostage as he attempts a murder suicide. Ken and his friend Ed went for a fishing trip on Ken’s new boat, but when the boat sinks the men are forced to swim in the freezing cold water looking for safety. Angela is attacked by a stranger who forces her to drive to a secluded area where he sexually assaults her. Huggies: Head to Huggies.com to learn more! Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

City Confidential explores crimes that have impacted cities and towns across America. The iconic, noir-style series goes beyond the headlines to showcase the emotional and unexpected stories that catapulted unique communities, both large and small, into the public eye. Each episode tells the story of one crime, the ensuing investigation, and the ripple effect it had on a community. Speaking with family, friends, detectives, journalists, and others close to the case, the series weaves together firsthand accounts and interview footage to explore the crime and its outcome.

Keith and Marc’s plane crash-lands during a routine drug surveillance mission over the Colombian jungle and they are immediately captured by FARC guerrillas who hold them hostage for five years. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Prolon: Go to ProLonLife.com/Survived to get 15% off your 5-day nutrition program! Rosetta Stone: Don’t put off learning that language - there’s no better time than RIGHT NOW to get started! For a very limited time, I Survived listeners can get Rosetta Stone’s Lifetime Membership for 50% off! Visit rosettastone.com/survived  

The pursuit of justice can be impacted by the smallest detail. "American Justice" from A&E explores recent compelling criminal cases, from those that made national headlines to gripping lesser-known cases, through the prism of our justice system. Driven by first-hand perspectives of loved ones, survivors, investigators, prosecutors, defense attorneys, jurors, and sometimes even the perpetrators, the series dives into significant crimes that reveal how our justice system works, and, sometimes, how it doesn't. One of the original true crime documentary series, "American Justice" originally aired for 13 years on A&E.

Hours after detonating a car bomb in Norway's capital, Oslo, the bomber, now disguised as a policeman, makes his way to Utoya Island where 530 teenagers are attending a summer camp. During an 80 minute rampage he stalks and shoots the defenseless teenagers. Sofie, Adrian, Rebekka and Magnus survive the massacre, while 69 others die. Huggies: Head to Huggies.com to learn more! Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Viator: Download the Viator app now and use code VIATOR10 for 10% off your first booking in the app! Find the perfect travel experience for you! Do more with Viator. 

In 2008 Jere, a journalist specializing in the area, is traveling in Afghanistan to meet with a member of the Taliban he had known years before. While looking for his former contact, Jere and the team he is traveling with are kidnapped and held for ransom by a different Taliban faction in the mountains of Pakistan. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Rosetta Stone: Don’t put off learning that language - there’s no better time than RIGHT NOW to get started! For a very limited time, I Survived listeners can get Rosetta Stone’s Lifetime Membership for 50% off! Visit rosettastone.com/survived Trade Coffee - Visit drinktrade.com/SURVIVED to enjoy 30% off your first order when you subscribe! 

A. J, Carolyn and Stacy are all in separate groups shopping at a Salt Lake City Mall a couple days before Valentine’s day. A lone gunman shoots A.J and his father in the parking lot before opening fire into the card shop where Carolyn, her daughter Kristen and Stacy are located. Lynne is a hostess on the Greek cruise ship Oceanos when the ship loses power in a storm. After abandoning ship with 45 others in a lifeboat, initial attempt at rescue by a larger vessel causes the boat to nearly break up.

Kim is an aspiring model at 20 years old when she is attacked by her friend and neighbor. After sexually assaulting her, the attacker stabs her and pours bleach on her body. John was on a guided trek in the jungle of Ecuador with his daughter when he is kidnapped and held hostage along with the guide. Over the course of 5 weeks John endures ransom negotiations and even attempts to escape as the camp in the wilderness. Charlene is spending time watching a movie with her husband and two sons when a couple, looking to buy a ring they were selling online, stops by. The sale, however, was a ruse as the couple instead hold the family at gunpoint and bring in two more armed assailants to rob the home. Trade Coffee - Visit drinktrade.com/SURVIVED to enjoy 30% off your first order when you subscribe! 

Paul is woken when two assailants enter his home in the middle of the night. After the intruders stab him multiple times, they set his house on fire and leave Paul for dead. Tressell is on a fishing trip with two of his friends when their boat capsizes 80 miles off shore. The men are forced to cling to the boat for over 8 days awaiting rescue. Melissa is on her way home when she is robbed and imprisoned in the trunk of her car. After withdrawing funds from an ATM, the assailant pushes the car into a lake with Melissa still locked inside. Huggies - Head to Huggies.com to learn more! Murder: True Crime Stories - New episodes of Murder: True Crime Stories release every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts. 

Arkesha is on her way home from a school dance when she is robbed and sexually assaulted by two young men. While looking for help she explains what has happened to a passerby only for him to assault her as well. Jeremy and Jenny were strangers on a train for their daily commute when it crashes. Struggling between the desire to help and self preservation Jeremy helps pull Jenny from the burning wreckage of the first car. Yvette is on her first date with a good friend who is teaching her black and white photography when a young man opens fire on them. Aura: For a limited time visit Aura.com/Trust to sign up for a 14 day free trial and start protecting your loved ones! Huggies: Head to Huggies.com to learn more! Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

Albert is a 17 year old enlisted as a paratrooper at Fort Bragg, when his best friend, fellow soldier, takes him out to a dump for target practice but instead shoots Albert in the stomach and chases him into the forest. Matt is an outdoor enthusiast in New Zealand on the fourth day of a week long hike into the mountains with his dog when he slides over a cliff and lands on jagged rocks. With a severely injured ankle Matt survives for another 11 days after his injury until he can find help. Kristie is 14 years old and has on older sister with an even older friend Paul who has found himself in trouble with the law. One day after coming home from school Kristie finds her sister murdered by Paul before he leads her down to the basement, sexually assaults her, stabs her in the stomach and cuts her throat. Aura: For a limited time visit Aura.com/Trust to sign up for a 14 day free trial and start protecting your loved ones! Huggies: Head to Huggies.com to learn more! Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Rosetta Stone: Don’t put off learning that language - there’s no better time than RIGHT NOW to get started! For a very limited time, I Survived listeners can get Rosetta Stone’s Lifetime Membership for 50% off! Visit rosettastone.com/survived  

Jessica endures years of abuse from her neighbor from the age of 9. After her abuser escalates to abducting the child it takes another 104 days to finally bring the traumatic ordeal to a conclusion. Derek is taking a solo day trip up Mount Adams in Washington when he loses his footing and slides down a glacier breaking his ankle and losing his gear. Derek endures 6 days and 5 freezing nights on the trail without food or water until he can find help. Latoya was 7 months pregnant when she is brutally attacked by her neighbor. Aura: For a limited time visit Aura.com/Trust to sign up for a 14 day free trial and start protecting your loved ones! Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

Frankin and his wife are aboard an aircraft that gets hijacked and rerouted towards Australia. After running out of fuel the plane attempts an emergency water landing that sends it tumbling. Jeff and Frank are firefighters sent out to rescue a group of fishermen stranded on an ice sheet on Lake St. Clair. After the ice breaks apart the men all go into the water, risking not only hypothermia but pulverization from the massive blocks of ice crashing together. Connie lives with her husband George on a rural property in Tyler, Texas when three men invade their home. George is shot and killed before Connie is assaulted and beaten multiple times. Huggies: Head to Huggies.com to learn more! Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Rosetta Stone: Don’t put off learning that language - there’s no better time than RIGHT NOW to get started! For a very limited time, I Survived listeners can get Rosetta Stone’s Lifetime Membership for 50% off! Visit rosettastone.com/survived  

Rudrani is with a meditation group in Mumbai India when terrorists attack the hotel she is staying at. Shot in the arm and leg, Rudrani is left for dead after witnessing the deaths of the other members of her group. Tracey is 14 years on when her house catches fire in the early hours of the mourning. Tracey wakes her 11-year-old brother but the two are unable to make it out of the house before they pass out from smoke inhalation. Teresa’s husband Scott is electrocuted at work changing his personality into an aggressive and controlling partner. When their marriage is unable to survive the strain of Scott’s behavior, he attempts to kill Teresa and himself.  Huggies: Head to Huggies.com to learn more! June’s Journey: Discover your inner detective when you download June’s Journey for free today on IOS and Android! Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Viator: Download the Viator app now and use code VIATOR10 for 10% off your first booking in the app! Find the perfect travel experience for you! Do more with Viator. 

Mary is a 15-year-old hitchhiking in Florida when the man who gives her a ride sexually assaults her, cuts her arms off and throws her off a cliff leaving her for dead. Brooke is pregnant when she, along with her daughter, goes to visit her own parents in Marysville Australia. When a massive wildfire breaks out Mary and her father are separated from her mother and daughter as all parties desperately seek shelter. Sharene’s ex-boyfriend won’t take no for an answer nor accept the end of the relationship. When Sharene finally relents and gets back with the man, a drug fueled rage leads him to stab her multiple times. Huggies: Head to Huggies.com to learn more! June’s Journey: Discover your inner detective when you download June’s Journey for free today on IOS and Android! Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Rosetta Stone: Don’t put off learning that language - there’s no better time than RIGHT NOW to get started! For a very limited time, I Survived listeners can get Rosetta Stone’s Lifetime Membership for 50% off! Visit rosettastone.com/survived  

Scott and Sean are enjoying a fishing trip on the Appalachian Trail when they meet a stranger and share dinner. After dinner, however, the man in their company pulls out a gun and proceeds to shoots both men. Stacey and her best friend have recently moved into their first apartment when a man breaks in and proceeds to sexually assault the two of them. Timothy is walking his dog near his cabin in the woods when a grizzly bear attacks them. Prolon: Go to ProLonLife.com/Survived to get 10% off your 5-day nutrition program! 

Gwen is a librarian and Lloyd is a Sheriff’s deputy, both are among the 18 hostages held captive by an armed assailant with a dead man’s switch in a Salt Lake City library. Rose discovers she is with child shortly before an intense storm leads to an industrial accident at sea, mangling her legs and endangering her pregnancy. After ending her abusive marriage, Kelly finds herself in even more danger when her ex-husband stalks and eventually shoots her. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Rosetta Stone: Don’t put off learning that language - there’s no better time than RIGHT NOW to get started! For a very limited time, I Survived listeners can get Rosetta Stone’s Lifetime Membership for 50% off! Visit rosettastone.com/survived  

After their California home was invaded over a case of mistaken identity Darren and Chastity’s ordeal only worsens as their 11 year old son arrives and joins their captivity. Ryan works in a train yard in Pennsylvania, when the breaks fail on multiple gasoline tankers Ryan has to act quick to stop an explosion that could spread toxic fumes for miles. Julie is a realtor in Florida showing a group of listings to who she believes is a potential buyer but in fact is a convicted criminal with a plan to assault not only Julie but female relaters as a whole. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Viator: Download the Viator app now and use code VIATOR10 for 10% off your first booking in the app! Find the perfect travel experience for you! Do more with Viator. 

Lonnie rekindles an old relationship only for her beau to take credit cards out in her name and when she confronts him about it he shoots her in the head. Rulon is an olympic wrestler and gold medalist out or a day of snowmobiling with friends when he gets lost and submerged in freezing water. Now his greatest adversary is the hypothermia looking to end his career and his life. Stanley is on a night out in Manhattan when he is abducted and held at gunpoint. Over the next couple days the abductors attempt to remove $50,000 using Stanley’s ATM card. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Rosetta Stone: Don’t put off learning that language - there’s no better time than RIGHT NOW to get started! For a very limited time, I Survived listeners can get Rosetta Stone’s Lifetime Membership for 50% off! Visit rosettastone.com/survived  

Dorothy is leaving the grocery store with her daughters when they are attacked by a pair of young men who rape Dorothy and shoot her in the head. Jim is out picking blueberries alone and without his cellphone when he is bitten by a rattlesnake. Bud and Katrina are each enjoying a day on the Menominee river with their friends when a man in camouflage opens fire with a rifle. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Prolon: Go to ProLonLife.com/Survived to get 10% off your 5-day nutrition program! Prose: Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 50% off your first subscription order today PLUS 15% off and free shipping every subscription order after that! Go to Prose.com/survive 

14 year old Reagan's trip to the beach with her friend Lynn takes an unimaginable turn when they are picked up by a pair of cousins on a spree of rape and murder. Gary and Scott are colleagues in the Alaska air national guard. After a mostly unsuccessful hunting trip the pair must survive a crash, third degree burns and the risk of hypothermia. Rosetta Stone: Don’t put off learning that language - there’s no better time than RIGHT NOW to get started! For a very limited time, I Survived listeners can get Rosetta Stone’s Lifetime Membership for 50% off! Visit rosettastone.com/survived  

12 year old Thadius is carried outside of his home while asleep, by a man who turns out to be his captor, rather than his father. Kristen is kidnapped, led into a stranger's car at gunpoint & taken to his home while in her freshman year at the University of Delaware. Kimball, his brother, sister in law, & friend Mike are stranded on a boat 2 miles away from shore, surrounded by 43 degree water.

Gilles is lured by a fake dating profile online, only to be trapped in a garage & attacked by a man who was hiding behind a hockey mask & hoodie. Richard and Angela are mauled by a black bear in the backyard of their own home in Newport, PA. Dave, the resident caretaker of a shared apartment complex, spirals into a psychotic episode to his tenant's surprise, who are now being stalked & attacked by him. Rosetta Stone: Don’t put off learning that language - there’s no better time than RIGHT NOW to get started! For a very limited time, I Survived listeners can get Rosetta Stone’s Lifetime Membership for 50% off! Visit rosettastone.com/survived  

Brent is pursued and attacked by Mark Barton, a coworker who was an unknown schizophrenic, while working at a stock trading company together in Atlanta Georgia. Sisters Hannah and Miranda are stranded on a boat with their father while on vacation in Lake Tustumena, Alaska. Karen and her husband are mauled by a black bear while at home in Morristown, New Jersey.   Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

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Tali Shapiro describes her chilling abduction and assault when she was 8 years old. Rodney Alcala, the man who attacked her, would come to be known as "The Dating Game Killer."Rosetta Stone: Don’t put off learning that language - there’s no better time than RIGHT NOW to get started! For a very limited time, I Survived listeners can get Rosetta Stone’s Lifetime Membership for 50% off! Visit rosettastone.com/survivedProgressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

Morgan Rowan describes how she was brutally attacked in 1968 by Rodney Alcala during a party at his Hollywood home. She never told her parents what happened and always wondered if he would go on to hurt someone else.Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

In November of 2016, Tiffany Taylor is held captive and brutally assaulted in Essex County, New Jersey after agreeing to give a ride to a man in exchange for some much-needed cash. What she doesn't realize however, is that her passenger is a serial killer--who's killed twice before, and is out for blood. Tiffany recalls in her own words how she used her quick wit and drive to survive to manipulate her would-be killer into unwittingly granting her a chance to escape his deadly clutches. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

In September 1975, 14-year-old David McVicker is abducted while hitchhiking home from a friend's house in Garden Grove, California. His assailant, William Bonin, has an appetite for assaulting young men and boys. David wasn’t his first victim, nor would he be the last.Sponsors:Rosetta Stone: Don’t put off learning that language - there’s no better time than RIGHT NOW to get started! For a very limited time, I Survived listeners can get Rosetta Stone’s Lifetime Membership for 50% off! Visit www.rosettastone.com/survivedProse: Take your FREE in-de pth hair consultation and get 50% off your first subscription order today PLUS 15% off and free shipping every subscription order after that! Go to Prose.com/surviveProgressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive dot com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

Paul Dennis Reid Jr., a country-star wannabe, spends nights robbing fast food joints and killing innocent workers. One of those workers, Jose Ramirez Gonzalez, recounts the night he faced off with Reid in a stock room and managed to survive.

In November 1988, 27-year-old Enietra Margette is walking to a party in South Los Angeles, when a neatly dressed man offers her a ride. After she gets in the car, he shoots her in the chest setting off a lifetime of problems.

In August of 1978, 14-year-old Lisa Gilbert and her 13-year-old brother, Randy, were attacked by a stranger in their newly built home in Lansing, Michigan. A good samaritan helped catch their attacker but started a years-long struggle to keep him behind bars. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive.

In 1999, Cynthia Vigil was abducted, held captive and tortured for three days. Her escape from the brink of death would stop The Toybox Killer, David Parker Ray, from harming any other women.Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

Vanessa Gay recounts her escape from Anthony Sowell in Cleveland, Ohio. Her mistrust of the police makes her reluctant to report her attack for many years. But eventually, her testimony would put her attacker behind bars.Sponsors:Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

In 1992, 19-year-old Fabienne Witherspoon tries to help a man who was down on his luck when he attacked her in her own home. In an effort to stay alive, she wages a physical and psychological war against the man who tries to kill her, Tommy Lynn Sells.Sponsors:PDS Debt: Right now, PDS Debt is offering a free debt analysis. It only takes thirty seconds. Head over to PDSDebt.com/survived to get your free debt assessment today.Huggies: Get your baby’s butt into Huggies best fitting diaper! Huggies Little Movers. We got you, baby. 

In November 2011, 48-year-old Scott Davis thinks he is on his way to a gig as a farm caretaker, a job he has secured on Craigslist. Unbeknownst to him, it’s actually a murderous trap laid by a psychopathic serial killer named Richard Beasley. Sponsors: Prose: Custom, made-to-order haircare from Prose has your name all over it. Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 50% off your first subscription order today PLUS 15% off and freeshipping every subscription order after that! Go to Prose.com/survive  Huggies: Get your baby’s butt into Huggies best fitting diaper! Huggies Little Movers. We got you, baby.

In November of 1984, 17-year-old Lisa McVey Noland was biking home from her job working the night shift at a local Tampa doughnut shop, when she was suddenly snatched off her bike and abducted. Being abducted was one of the worst things that happened to her but also saved her life. Sponsors: Bombas: Go to Bombas.com/survived and use code survived for twenty percent off your first purchase. PDS Debt: Right now, PDS Debt is offering a free debt analysis. It only takes thirty seconds. Head over to PDSDebt.com/survived to get your free debt assessment today. Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive.  

In January of 1981, 18-year-old Cheryl Bartlett Fann was walking home late at night with her fiancé Bud, when they were suddenly abducted and taken to an abandoned garage by two attackers. They would go free for years until DNA revealed who their attackers were…and how they were related.Sponsors:Bombas: Go to Bombas.com/survived and use code survived at checkout for twenty percent off your first purchaseHuggies: Get your baby’s butt into Huggies best fitting diaper! Huggies Little Movers. We got you, baby. 

In September of 1992, 17-year-old Jennifer Asbenson is kidnapped and driven into the most desolate part of Palm Desert, CA. Her attacker, 32-year-old Andrew Urdiales, has already killed multiple women before luring his latest victim into his car. Jennifer recounts in her own words her fight to stay alive and escape the clutches of her would-be killer.Sponsors:PDS Debt: Right now, PDS Debt is offering a free debt analysis. It only takes thirty seconds. Head over to pdsdebt.com/survived to get your free debt assessment today. Huggies: Get your baby’s butt into Huggies best fitting diaper! Huggies Little Movers. We got you, baby. 

21-year-old Anita is at home alone, when a man she barely knows bursts in, ties her up, and abducts her. The attacker imprisons her in his home, keeping her locked in a metal box for hours on end. Over the next eight days, Anita clings to life, hoping that someone will find her before it's too late.

Lynda is still healing from a difficult divorce when she meets a new man online. Their romance fizzles fast, but when the man calls Lynda in desperate need of help, she is lured into his trap.Sponsors:Bombas: Go to Bombas.com/survived and use code survived for twenty percent off your first purchase.PDS Debt: Right now, PDS Debt is offering a free debt analysis. It only takes thirty seconds. Head over to pdsdebt.com/survived to get your free debt assessment today.Huggies: Get your baby’s butt into Huggies best fitting diaper! Huggies Little Movers. We got you, baby.Apartments: Visit Apartments.com, the place to find a place.Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

College student Holly and her new boyfriend are walking home from a party when the unthinkable happens. A strange man attacks them in the darkness, and Holly barely makes it out alive. Sponsors:  Lily's: Download Lily’s Garden for free today on iOS and Andriod and discover how many mysteries and romance one garden can hold! Huggies: Get your baby’s butt into Huggies best fitting diaper! Huggies Little Movers. We got you, baby. AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join 

When a deranged attacker arrives at her elementary school, principal Norina is the only thing standing between her kindergarten students and the man’s machete. She risks life and limb to protect her kids, and bring down the violent assailant. Sponsors:  PDS Debt: PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing thequick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived  AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join 

Eight year old Midsi is on her way home from school, when a strange man abducts her on the street and holds her captive for days. Despite her attacker’s threats, Midsi makes a daring escape and saves herself from certain death. Sponsors: AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: IS URVIVED when you join. 

When Karli starts a new relationship with a man from her past, she has no idea that he has some violent enemies. Karli survives not one, but two acid attacks at the hands of complete strangers, and must find a way to rebuild her will to go on. Sponsors: Babbel: Here's a special, (limited time) deal for our listeners to get you started RIGHT NOW - get 55% off your Babbel subscription - but only for our listeners - at Babbel.com/survive . Rules and restrictions may apply. PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived  AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE ISURVIVED when you join. Apartments: Visit Apartments.com , the place to find a place  Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

TV show producer Jill Blackstone is accused of killing her disabled sister Wendy, and some of their rescue dogs, by leaving them in a garage with a barbecue grill. Jill blames the deaths on accidental monoxide poisoning But police believe she staged the scene. Who will you believe? Reported and hosted by Emmy award winning journalist, Barbara Schroeder.

On a normal Friday morning, Ellen is at home alone when she is brutally attacked by a strange man in all black. Ellen's attacker had been hiding in her home for days, waiting for the right moment to strike.Sponsors:Caraway: Right now, Caraway is offering new members 30 days completely free if you go Caraway.health/ISURVIVED. There’s no credit card required to try it. Get free and unlimited access to chat with their Care team for 30 days. That’s Caraway.health/ISURVIVED or 30 days completely free. PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That’s ISURVIVED, with no spaces 

Kim and Nina set out on an early morning hike, when a man emerges from the wilderness armed with a knife. What should have been a fun day trip quickly turns into a fight for their lives.Sponsors:Bombas: Go to Bombas.com/survived and use code survived for twentypercent off your first purchase. That’s Bombas.com/survived and use code survived at checkout.Caraway: Right now, Caraway is offering new members 30 days completely free if you go Caraway.health/ISURVIVED. There’s no credit card required to try it. Get free and unlimited access to chat with their Care team for 30 days. That’s Caraway.health/ISURVIVED or 30 days completely free. PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing thequick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That’s ISURVIVED, with no spacesProgressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive dot com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive.  

Kendra, a single mom, is one year into a new relationship with a Hollywood actor, when his jealous, controlling behavior forces her to end the relationship. Just when she thinks it's finally over, her ex shows up at her house, and this time he's armed.  AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That’s ISURVIVED, with no spaces 

Maggie is just 15 years old when an attacker snatches her off the street during her early morning run. When police close in on him, the attacker gets desperate, and Maggie clings to life.Sponsors: PDS DEBT: PDS Debt is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing thequick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived  Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com  Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive dot com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive. Apartments: Visit Apartments.com , the place to find a place Apartments: Visit Apartments.com , the place to find a place AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That’s ISURVIVED, with no spaces 

Teri’s ex-husband attacks her in a jealous rage and leaves her to die, jammed in a garbage can filled with snow. For 27 freezing hours Teri wills herself to stay alive for her children.  Sponsors: Babbel: Here's a special, (limited time) deal for our listeners to get you started RIGHT NOW - get 55% off your Babbel subscription - but only for our listeners - at Babbel.com/Survive Rules and restrictions may apply.  Prose: Custom, made-to-order haircare from Prose has your name all over it. Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order today! Go to Prose.com/survive for your FREE in-depth hair consultation and 15% off. Caraway: Right now, Caraway is offering new members 30 days completely free if you go Caraway.health/ISURVIVED. There’s no credit card r equired to try it. Get free and unlimited access to chat with their Care team for 30 days. That’s Caraway.health/ISURVIVED. for 30 days completely free. Caraway is available in select states. Go to Caraway.health/ISURVIVED<span...

While Debbie is outside gardening, an unknown attacker hides in her home waiting for her to come inside. He abducts Debbie beginning a 5-day nightmare, during which Debbie will discover that she isn't this man's only victim. Sponsors: AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That’s ISURVIVED, with no spaces  PDS Debt: PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived Take back your financial freedom today by visiting PDSDEBT.com/survived  Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com   Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive dot com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive.  Warner Bros: Listen to Deadly Nightmares wherever you listen to your podcasts

When Amanda, a school teacher, is carjacked and abducted by an escaped inmate, she quickly forms a game plan: play along and stay alive. In order to convince her abductor that they are friends and get out alive, she is forced to make decisions she never thought she would face.  Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com   AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That's ISURVIVED, with no spaces  

Michelle and her daughter Breea are home alone when three masked gunman burst through the door. The home invasion turns into a high stakes bank robbery, and Michelle's only hope of survival is to help her captors pull it off. Sponsors: Prose: Custom, made-to-order haircare from Prose has your name all over it. Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order today! Go to Prose.com/survive for your FREE in-depth hair consultation and 15% off. Caraway: Right now, Caraway is offering new members 30 days completely free if you go Caraway.com/ISURVIVED. There's no credit c ard required to try it. Get free and unlimited access to chat with their Care team for 30 days. That's Caraway.com/ISURVIVED for 30 days completely free. Caraway is available in select states. Go to Caraway.com/ISURVIVED to learn more. Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com   PDS Debt: PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived Take back your financial freedom today by visiting PDSDEBT.com/survived  Progressive: Multitask...

One phone call turned Karen’s seemingly happy marriage into a violent nightmare. A prisoner in her own home, Karen outsmarted her husband and escaped with her life twice. Today, she uses her experience for good, helping others survive and learn to heal. Sponsors: Babbel: Here's a special, (limited time) deal for our listeners to get you started RIGHT NOW - get 55% off your Babbel subscription - but only for our listeners - at Babbel.com/Survive Rules and restrictions may apply. Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com   AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That’s ISURVIVED, with no spaces  Rocket Money: Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/SURVIVED. That’s RocketMoney.com/SURVIVED 

Law enforcement and criminal justice teacher Alberto's faith in humankind is sorely tested when his girlfriend's twisted attraction will see him shot multiple times in what initially appears to be a random home invasion.  Sponsors:  Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com   PDS Debt: PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived Take back your financial freedom today by visiting PDSDEBT.com/survived  Apartments: Visit Apartments.com , the place to find a place  Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive dot com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive. 

In a brutal pack attack, 21 year old Christi is repeatedly raped and beaten beyond recognition by three hardened criminals who follow her from a bar to her truck. Sponsors: AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That’s ISURVIVED, with no spaces  Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com    Progressive: Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive dot com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive.

Jason, who tries to save a neighboring family from a tornado, is sucked up 50 feet into the funnel cloud. Jason spends the next few years dealing with survivor's guilt and struggling with drug addiction. Sponsors: Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com   PDS Debt: PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived Take back your financial freedom today by visiting PDSDEBT.com/survived  Rocket Money: Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/SURVIVED. That’s RocketMoney.com/SURVIVED 

In 1998, Debra Cheeseborough is left for dead after being carjacked then shot several times at close range by a group of teens that claimed to be affiliated with the Crips.   Sponsors: Babbel: Here's a special, (limited time) deal for our listeners to get you started RIGHT NOW - get 55% off your Babbel subscription - but only for our listeners - at Babbel.com/Survive Rules and restrictions may apply. Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com   AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That’s ISURVIVED, with no spaces 

A doctor's assistant is violently attacked at home by a former patient she spurned several years earlier. He shot her in the spine, paralyzing her, and all she can do is hope help arrives before he finishes her off. Sponsors:  Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com   AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That’s ISURVIVED, with no spaces.  PDS Debt: PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived Take back your financia l freedom today by visiting PDSDEBT.com/survived.   Rocket Money: Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/SURVIVED 

Renee has been Eva's best friend for 17 years. But their friendship breaks forever when Eva tries to rob Renee at gunpoint.    Sponsors:  Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com   AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That’s ISURVIVED, with no spaces.

After being stranded at sea with three friends when their catamaran flips, Tamara decides their best option is to try and swim to shore. After the unimaginable trauma of watching one of her friends killed by a shark just yards away, Tamara tries to remain calm despite the horrific scene she has witnessed.  Sponsors:   Squarespace: Head to Squarespace.com/survive for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use offer code SURVIVE to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.  PDS Debt: PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived Take back your financial freedom today by visiting PDSDEBT.com/survived   Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com   

On the morning of June 27, 1991, while wrapping up their truck routes, John Everett & his coworker John Coleman encountered a previously fired employee named Roderick Davie while unloading their trucks at their company's warehouse. Both Johns felt unsettled by the sight of Roderick, & rightfully so, as Roderick's suspicious activity around the warhouse led to him pulling out a gun upon their seeing him - & only one of them survives the encounter.    Sponsors: AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That’s ISURVIVED, with no spaces Simplisafe: Right now, get 20% off your new system when you sign up for Interactive Monitoring. Visit simplisafe.com/SURVIVED. That’s simplisafe.com/SURVIVED. There’s No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Squarespace: Head to Squarespace.com/survive for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use offer code SURVIVE to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.  Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com  

In 1993, college freshman Natasha Alexenko is sexually assaulted at gunpoint on the rooftop landing of her apartment building. When she learns her rape kit wasn't tested for over 9 years, she devotes her life to ending the rape kit testing back log. Sponsors: AMCN: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That’s ISURVIVED, with no spaces. PDS Debt: PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived Take back your financia l freedom today by visiting PDSDEBT.com/survived.   Simplisafe: Right now, get 20% off your new system when you sign up for Interactive Monitoring. Visit simplisafe.com/SURVIVED. That’s simplisafe.com/SURVIVED. There’s No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Squarespace: Head to Squarespace.com/survive for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use offer code SURVIVE to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com  Apartments: Visit Apartments.com , the place to find a place Progressive: Press play on comparing auto rates. Quote at Progressive dot com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive.

Something’s wrong with Netty Nance’s birth certificate. Government officials are saying it was forged and her mom can’t seem to explain why. When Netty goes searching for answers, she finds a lot more than she bargained for.

College student Holly and her new boyfriend are walking home from a party when the unthinkable happens. A strange man attacks them in the darkness, and Holly barely makes it out alive.

In November of 1986, 25-year-old Josefina Rivera's life comes to a devastating halt when she's kidnapped by 43-year-old Gary Heidnik. Over the next four months, Josefina lives shackled in a basement while her captor abducts four more women to hold hostage in his "house of horrors." Josefina recounts a gripping tale of endurance and the shrewd calculations that helped her devise a plan of escape. Sponsors: Apartments.com: Visit Apartments.com, the place to find a place. Simplisafe: Customize the perfect system for your home in just a few minutes at simplisafe.com/SURVIVED. Go today and claim a free indoor security camera plus 20% off your order with Interactive Monitoring. PDS Debt: PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived

Tali Shapiro describes her chilling abduction and assault when she was 8 years old. Rodney Alcala, the man who attacked her, would come to be known as "The Dating Game Killer."  Sponsors:  AirMedCareNetwork: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer code: ISURVIVED when you join.  Progressive: Get a quote at Progressive.com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive.  Squarespace: Check Out Squarespace.com/SURVIVE for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use OFFER CODE: (SURVIVE) to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Babbel: Right now, get up to 55% off your subscription when you go to babbel.com/SURVIVE. Apartments: Visit Apartments.com , the place to find a place. Simplisafe: Customize the perfect system for your home in just a few minutes at simplisafe.com/SURVIVED. Go today and claim a free indoor security camera plus 20% off your order with Interactive Monitoring.

Morgan Rowan describes how she was brutally attacked in 1968 by Rodney Alcala during a party at his Hollywood home. She never told her parents what happened and always wondered if he would go on to hurt someone else. Sponsors Prose: Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order today! Go to Prose.com/survive.  PDS Debt: PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived. 

In November of 2016, Tiffany Taylor is held captive and brutally assaulted in Essex County, New Jersey after agreeing to give a ride to a man in exchange for some much-needed cash. What she doesn't realize however, is that her passenger is a serial killer--who's killed twice before, and is out for blood. Tiffany recalls in her own words how she used her quick wit and drive to survive to manipulate her would-be killer into unwittingly granting her a chance to escape his deadly clutches. Check out our great sponsors! I Survived is brought to you by BetterHelp! Visit BetterHelp.com/survived to get 10% off your first month! SquareSpace: Go to Squarespace.com/survive for a free trial, and use code "SURVIVE" to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. SimpliSafe: Claim a free indoor security camera plus 20% off your order with Interactive Monitoring at simplisafe.com/survived  PDS Debt: Get free debt analysis by completing a quick and easy debt assessment at PDSDebt.com/survived AMCN: Visit AirMedCareNetwork.com and use code "ISURVIVED" when you join! Progressive: Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive!

In September 1975, 14-year-old David McVicker is abducted while hitchhiking home from a friend's house in Garden Grove, California. His assailant, William Bonin, has an appetite for assaulting young men and boys. David wasn’t his first victim, nor would he be the last. I Survived is brought to you by PDS Debt! Get a free debt analysis by completing a quick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived  Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com Find help and resources at www.RAINN.org 

Paul Dennis Reid Jr., a country-star wannabe, spends nights robbing fast food joints and killing innocent workers. One of those workers, Jose Ramirez Gonzalez, recounts the night he faced off with Reid in a stock room and managed to survive.  Sponsors: - BetterHelp: This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/SURVIVED and get on your way to being your best self. -Air Med Care Network: Visit air-med-care-network-dot-com and use offer CODE: ISURVIVED when you join. That’s ISURVIVED, with no spaces. -Purity Finance: PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived. That’s P-D-S-D-E-B-T.com/survived. Take back your financial freedom today by visiting PDSDEBT.com/survived. -Simplisafe: Customize the perfect system for your home in just a few minutes at simplisafe.com/SURVIVED. Go today and claim a free indoor security camera plus 20% off your order with Interactive Monitoring. That’s simplisafe.com/SURVIVED. There’s No Safe like Simplisafe -Squarespace: Check Out Squarespace.com/(SURVIVE) for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use OFFER CODE: (SURVIVE) to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.” The language here can be in your own words, but it is necessary to include all these points so we can track your campaign’s success!  Find help and resources at www.RAINN.org 

In November 1988, 27-year-old Enietra Margette is walking to a party in South Los Angeles, when a neatly dressed man offers her a ride. After she gets in the car, he shoots her in the chest setting off a lifetime of problems. Check out our great sponsors! Athletic Greens: Go to athleticgreens.com/isurvived for a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase! Prose: Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order today at Prose.com/survive  AirMedCare Network: Visit AirMedCareNetwork.com and use offer code "ISURVIVED" when you join. Babbel: Get up to 55% off your subscription when you go to Babbel.com/survive

In August of 1978, 14-year-old Lisa Gilbert and her 13-year-old brother, Randy, were attacked by a stranger in their newly built home in Lansing, Michigan. A good samaritan helped catch their attacker but started a years-long struggle to keep him behind bars. Check out our great sponsors! SquareSpace: Go to squarespace.com/survive for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use code "survive" to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. SimpliSafe: Claim a free indoor security camera plus 20% off your order with Interactive Monitoring at simplisafe.com/survived  I Survived is brought to you by BetterHelp! Visit BetterHelp.com/survived to get 10% off your first month! PDS Debt: Get your free debt analysis by completing a quick assessment at PDSDebt.com/survived  AirMedCare Network: Visit AirMedCareNetwork.com and use offer code "ISURVIVED" when you join.

In 1999, Cynthia Vigil was abducted, held captive and tortured for three days. Her escape from the brink of death would stop The Toybox Killer, David Parker Ray, from harming any other women. Check out our great sponsors! Athletic Greens: Go to athleticgreens.com/isurvived for a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase! Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com  Follow THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING wherever you listen to podcasts! Listen ad-free on the Amazon Music or Wondery App!

Vanessa Gay recounts her escape from Anthony Sowell in Cleveland, Ohio. Her mistrust of the police makes her reluctant to report her attack for many years. But eventually, her testimony would put her attacker behind bars. Check out our great sponsors! I Survived is brought to you by BetterHelp! Visit BetterHelp.com/survived to get 10% off your first month! PDS Debt: Get your free debt analysis by completing a quick assessment at PDSDebt.com/survived  Follow THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING wherever you listen to podcasts! Listen ad-free on the Amazon Music or Wondery App! Progressive: Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive!

In 1992, 19-year-old Fabienne Witherspoon tries to help a man who was down on his luck when he attacked her in her own home. In an effort to stay alive, she wages a physical and psychological war against the man who tries to kill her, Tommy Lynn Sells. Check out our great sponsors! Babbel: Get up to 55% off your subscription when you go to Babbel.com/survive  Athletic Greens: Go to athleticgreens.com/isurvived for a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase! Progressive: Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive.

In November 2011, 48-year-old Scott Davis thinks he is on his way to a gig as a farm caretaker, a job he has secured on Craigslist. Unbeknownst to him, it’s actually a murderous trap laid by a psychopathic serial killer named Richard Beasley. Check out our great sponsors! I Survived is brought to you by BetterHelp! Visit BetterHelp.com/survived to get 10% off your first month! Nutrafol: Grow thicker, healthier hair by going to Nutrafol.com and use code "ISURVIVED" to save $15 off your first month’s subscription! ZocDoc: Go to Zocdoc.com/isurvived and download the Zocdoc app for FREE! Progressive: Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive.

In November of 1984, 17-year-old Lisa McVey Noland was biking home from her job working the night shift at a local Tampa doughnut shop, when she was suddenly snatched off her bike and abducted. Being abducted was one of the worst things that happened to her but also saved her life. Check out our great sponsors! Athletic Greens: Go to athleticgreens.com/isurvived for a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase! Noom Weight: Sign up for your trial today at Noom.com/isurvived  ZocDoc: Go to Zocdoc.com/isurvived and download the Zocdoc app for FREE! Progressive: Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive.

In January of 1981, 18-year-old Cheryl Bartlett Fann was walking home late at night with her fiancé Bud, when they were suddenly abducted and taken to an abandoned garage by two attackers. They would go free for years until DNA revealed who their attackers were…and how they were related. Check out our great sponsors! Hello Fresh: Go to HelloFresh.com/isurvived65 and use code "isurvived65" for 65% off plus free shipping! Download June’s Journey today! Available on Android and iOS mobile devices, as well as on PC through Facebook Games. Progressive: Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive.

In September of 1992, 17-year-old Jennifer Asbenson is kidnapped and driven into the most desolate part of Palm Desert, CA. Her attacker, 32-year-old Andrew Urdiales, has already killed multiple women before luring his latest victim into his car. Jennifer recounts in her own words her fight to stay alive and escape the clutches of her would-be killer. Check out our great sponsors! I Survived is brought to you by BetterHelp! Visit BetterHelp.com/survived to get 10% off your first month! Daily Harvest: Go to DailyHarvest.com/survived to get up to $40 off your first box! Vegamour: Go to Vegamour.com/isurvived and use code ISURVIVED to save 20% on your first order! SimpliSafe: Claim a free indoor security camera plus 20% off your order with Interactive Monitoring at simplisafe.com/survive  Nutrafol: Grow thicker, healthier hair by going to Nutrafol.com and use code "ISURVIVED" to save $15 off your first month’s subscription! Progressive: Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to face death but make it out alive? This season will feature survival stories of people who came face to face with serial killers and lived to tell the tale. New episodes of “I Survived” will be released every Monday starting February 13.

21-year-old Anita is at home alone, when a man she barely knows bursts in, ties her up, and abducts her. The attacker imprisons her in his home, keeping her locked in a metal box for hours on end. Over the next eight days, Anita clings to life, hoping that someone will find her before it’s too late.  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp! Get 10% off your first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/survived  Find help and resources at www.RAINN.org

Lynda is still healing from a difficult divorce when she meets a new man online. Their romance fizzles fast, but when the man calls Lynda in desperate need of help, she is lured into his trap. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp! Get 10% off your first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/survived  Find help and resources at www.RAINN.org 

College student Holly and her new boyfriend are walking home from a party when the unthinkable happens. A strange man attacks them in the darkness, and Holly barely makes it out alive. Check out our great sponsors! BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/survived Listen to This Is Actually Happening on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app. Find help and resources at www.RAINN.org 

When a deranged attacker arrives at her elementary school, principal Norina is the only thing standing between her kindergarten students and the man’s machete. She risks life and limb to protect her kids, and bring down the violent assailant. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp! Get 10% off your first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/survived  Find help and resources at www.RAINN.org

Eight year old Midsi is on her way home from school, when a strange man abducts her on the street and holds her captive for days. Despite her attacker’s threats, Midsi makes a daring escape and saves herself from certain death. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp! Get 10% off your first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/survived  Find help and resources at www.RAINN.org

When Karli starts a new relationship with a man from her past, she has no idea that he has some violent enemies. Karli survives not one, but two acid attacks at the hands of complete strangers, and must find a way to rebuild her will to go on. BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/survived  PDS Debt: Visit PDSdebt.com/survived to get a free credit report for completing their quick and easy debt assessment! Listen to This Is Actually Happening on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app. Find help and resources at www.RAINN.org 

On a normal Friday morning, Ellen is at home alone when she is brutally attacked by a strange man in all black. Ellen’s attacker had been hiding in her home for days, waiting for the right moment to strike. Check out our great sponsors! BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/survived  Listen to This Is Actually Happening on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or you can listen ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app. Find help and resources at www.RAINN.org

Kim and Nina set out on an early morning hike, when a man emerges from the wilderness armed with a knife. What should have been a fun day trip quickly turns into a fight for their lives.  Check out our great sponsors! PDS Debt: Visit PDSdebt.com/survived to get a free credit report for completing their quick and easy debt assessment! BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/survived  Find help and resources at www.RAINN.org 

Kendra, a single mom, is one year into a new relationship with a Hollywood actor, when his jealous, controlling behavior forces her to end the relationship. Just when she thinks it's finally over, her ex shows up at her house, and this time he's armed. Find help and resources at www.RAINN.org  

Maggie is just 15 years old when an attacker snatches her off the street during her early morning run. When police close in on him, the attacker gets desperate, and Maggie clings to life. Find help and resources at www.RAINN.org  

Teri’s ex-husband attacks her in a jealous rage and leaves her to die, jammed in a garbage can filled with snow. For 27 freezing hours Teri wills herself to stay alive for her children. Find help and resources at www.RAINN.org 

While Debbie is outside gardening, an unknown attacker hides in her home waiting for her to come inside. He abducts Debbie beginning a 5-day nightmare, during which Debbie will discover that she isn’t this man’s only victim. Find help and resources at www.RAINN.org 

When Amanda, a school teacher, is carjacked and abducted by an escaped inmate, she quickly forms a game plan: play along and stay alive. In order to convince her abductor that they are friends and get out alive, she is forced to make decisions she never thought she would face. Find help and resources at www.RAINN.org 

Michelle and her daughter Breea are home alone when three masked gunman burst through the door. The home invasion turns into a high stakes bank robbery, and Michelle's only hope of survival is to help her captors pull it off. Find help and resources at www.RAINN.org  

One phone call turned Karen’s seemingly happy marriage into a violent nightmare. A prisoner in her own home, Karen outsmarted her husband and escaped with her life twice. Today, she uses her experience for good, helping others survive and learn to heal. Find help and resources at www.RAINN.org 

Starting Monday November 15, we'll be re-releasing our classic episodes from Season One of I Survived. Look out for those episodes and more news to come...