Wed, Sep 4, 2013
On November 3, 1984, Florida teen Lisa McVey was getting ready to head home from work; as she leaves work, a serial killer terrorizing the Tampa Florida area abducted her at gunpoint. Police mounted one of the state's biggest-ever manhunts, it is McVey's survival instincts makes the difference. McVey blocked out any pain while enduring brutal defilement; she took note of her surroundings and secretly plants evidence in her attacker's apartment while feigning friendship.
Wed, Aug 28, 2013
Charisma Carpenter is the survivor of a real-life incident that she endured more than 20 years ago. The actress and her two friends were swimming at San Diego's Torrey Pines State Beach in 1991 when they were violently attacked by an armed serial rapist. Carpenter fought for her survival after being held at gunpoint, but her two friends were both shot and seriously wounded by the attacker. In the first episode of the series Charisma tells her incredible story of survival in raw emotional detail about what happened that night.
Wed, Sep 11, 2013
The Story of Elizabeth Shoaf (Lugoff, SC) In the fall of 2006, Elizabeth Shoaf is a 14-year-old whose life becomes a nightmare when Vinson Filyaw straps a bomb to her body and forces her into an underground bunker in the South Carolina woods. Shoaf is chained by the neck. Search teams were pacing directly over the bunker, Shoaf draws on a survival instinct, placating Filyaw until he becomes complacent.
Wed, Oct 9, 2013
The Story of Debbie Puglisi (Newark, DE) During the day on April 20, 1998, a crack-addicted predator entered Debbie Puglisi's Delaware home, shoots her husband, then abducts her. Debbie was held captive in her kidnapper's home, Puglisi was horribly abused. While bound and gagged, Puglisa overheard news reports of her husband's death and learned she is a prime suspect. Puglisi shared her kidnapper's home until one day while her kidnapper was at work she was able to free herself of restraints and call 911.
Wed, Oct 2, 2013
This is a two story episode. The Stories of Verna White (Cherokee County, GA) and Dale Wells (Columbia, SC) Divorcee Verna White is living with her three children when she runs into an old friend Gerald Lee. Lee's interest in Verna becomes obsessive, and he begins to stalk her. One night Lee smashes through her door. He rapes and viciously beats her, then pulls the trigger of his rifle but it jams. Lee next turns his attention to White's daughter. Verna sustains massive injuries during her struggle with Lee in the kitchen. Dale Wells falls for co-worker Denise Moss. Wells doesn't realize that he's entering into an abusive relationship. After one bitter incident, Wells kicks Moss out. Moss returns and shoots Wells five times before turning the gun on herself.