The Survivors

In November of 1961, eleven year old Terri Jo Duperrault was found floating alone on a tiny raft in the Atlantic Ocean.  The tale of how she needed up there is almost too strange to imagine.This episode contains content that may be disturbing to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.SOURCES:http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,938800-2,00.htmlhttps://www.rd.com/article/orphaned-on-the-ocean-the-unbelievable-story-of-terry-jo-duperrault/https://www.today.com/news/murder-rampage-left-girl-orphaned-adrift-2D80555998https://www.salon.com/2012/08/04/bluebelles_last_voyage_a_true_crime/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/581655/murder-at-sea-terry-jo-duperraulthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebelle_(ship)

In 1972 a plane carrying a rugby team from Uruguay crashed in the Andes. With no rescue coming, their only chance was to save themselves.This episode contains material that may be disturbing to some listeners.Listener discretion is advised.SOURCES:Alive (book) by Piers Paul Readhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/160403-andes-uruguay-rugby-cannibal-plane-crash-canessa-ngbooktalkhttps://www.npr.org/2019/06/09/731044367/story-of-the-1972-andes-plane-crash-in-out-of-the-silence

Part 2: The dramatic conclusion of Teri Jendusa Nicolai's terrifying tale. This episode contains material that may be disturbing to some listeners.Listener discretion is advised.SOURCES:Season 1, Episode 11-- I Survived ‘Teri/Angela/Ed'Season 1, Episode 1-- Three Days to Live In an Instant, Left for Dead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfwQlqXfKQg https://www.wieb.uscourts.gov/opinions/?file&id=126https://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org/viewtopic.php?f=231&t=17514https://www.womansday.com/relationships/dating-marriage/a58621/teri-jendusa-nicolai-domestic-violence-survivor/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-08-16-0508160265-story.html http://myracinecounty.com/news/waterford/2019/she-went-from-victim-to-advocate/ https://dakotastudent.com/1547/arts-comm/woman-left-for-dead-shares-story-with-und/ https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-larsen-8 https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-a-supermax-prison-definition-pros-cons.html 

Teri Jendusa Nicolai was already a survivor of domestic abuse when she left her first husband, David Larsen.  But the divorce only made the situation much more sinister...This episode contains dramatic material that may be disturbing to some listeners.Listener discretion is advised.SOURCES:Season 1, Episode 11-- I Survived ‘Teri/Angela/Ed'Season 1, Episode 1-- Three Days to Live In an Instant, Left for Dead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfwQlqXfKQg https://www.wieb.uscourts.gov/opinions/?file&id=126https://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org/viewtopic.php?f=231&t=17514https://www.womansday.com/relationships/dating-marriage/a58621/teri-jendusa-nicolai-domestic-violence-survivor/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-08-16-0508160265-story.html http://myracinecounty.com/news/waterford/2019/she-went-from-victim-to-advocate/ 

In the summer of 1991 Donna Kohler fell mysteriously ill. Doctors struggled to find a diagnosis before it was too late.This episode contains material that may be disturbing to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. SOURCES:http://donna.earth2.net/index.php?subject=storyhttps://apnews.com/article/511bf4e04d799fcb509a59d6035d8071Diagnosis: Unknown Season 2 Episode 9 Cruel Deception Who The Bleep Did I Marry?  Season 3, Episode 2. 

Hugh Glass was left to die in the woods after a vicious grizzly bear attack. He crawled his way back to civilization with one thing on his mind: revenge.This episode contains violent content and language that may be disturbing to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.SOURCES:https://www.historynet.com/hugh-glass-the-truth-behind-the-revenant-legend.htmhttp://hughglass.org/grizzly-attack/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hugh-Glasshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Glass

Mary Vincent was assaulted and maimed while hitchhiking through California in 1978. But she's got a strength that just won't quit.This episode contains material that may be disturbing to some listeners.Listener discretion is advised.SOURCES:https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/mary-vincenthttps://sites.psu.edu/ashleybrcl/2020/09/17/the-survival-story-of-mary-vincent/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TbYCHJamlI --  Brooke Mckenna Survived-Mary Vincenthttps://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/A-victim-a-survivor-an-artist-1106335.phphttp://archive.vcstar.com/news/crime-survivor-speaks-ep-371969784-350886431.html

Kate Moir unknowingly hitched a ride with some of Australia's most violent killers. Her daring escape led police to their doorstep. This episode contains content that may be disturbing to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.SOURCES:Channel 7 Australia, “Murder Uncovered” https://vimeo.com/204972219https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_and_Catherine_Birniehttps://au.news.yahoo.com/how-i-escaped-the-house-of-horrors-hostage-of-australia-s-most-evil-killers-tells-how-she-fled-david-and-catherine-birnie-34371633.htmlhttps://www.marieclaire.com.au/i-escaped-australias-worst-serial-killer-couple

Young Juliane Koepcke did the impossible - she survived a plane crash in the Amazon. But that was only the beginning.This episode contains material that may be disturbing to some listeners.Listener discretion is advised.SOURCES:https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17476615https://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/02/germany.aircrash.survivor/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliane_Koepckehttps://www.businessinsider.com/what-its-like-to-be-survivor-of-flight-2015-8https://disciplesofflight.com/the-lansa-flight-508-crash-juliane-koepcke/

In 2018, Jayme Closs was abducted from her home in Barron, Wisconsin.  This is her survival story.This episode contains material that may be disturbing to some listeners.Listener discretion is advised.SOURCES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Jayme_Closshttps://www.insider.com/jayme-closs-good-2-years-after-escaping-kidnaping-aunt-says-2021-1https://www.cbs58.com/news/one-year-after-her-daring-escape-jayme-closs-continues-to-healhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/midwest/ct-jayme-closs-kidnapping-20191221-7zl52maywrc4fp7spnje35v3ey-story.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2021/01/12/us/jayme-closs-two-year-abduction/index.htmlhttps://nypost.com/2019/12/21/jayme-closs-case-documents-reveal-startling-details-about-kidnapping/

The harrowing tale of the survivors of the whaleship Essex, which was sunk by a sperm whale in 1821. What follows is their desperate race for rescue.This episode contains subject matter that may be disturbing to some listeners.Listener discretion is advised.SOURCES:In The Heart Of The Sea (Book) by Nathaniel Philbrickhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-true-life-horror-that-inspired-moby-dick-17576/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_(whaleship)