The Survivors

Episode 11: Terri Jo Duperrault

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0600

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 ended 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.html

https://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-2D80555998

https://www.salon.com/2012/08/04/bluebelles_last_voyage_a_true_crime/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/581655/murder-at-sea-terry-jo-duperrault

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebelle_(ship)

Episode 10: The Andes Survivors

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:00:00 -0600

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 Read
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/160403-andes-uruguay-rugby-cannibal-plane-crash-canessa-ngbooktalk
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/09/731044367/story-of-the-1972-andes-plane-crash-in-out-of-the-silence

Episode 9: Teri Jendusa-Nicolai Part 2

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:00:00 -0600

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=126

https://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org/viewtopic.php?f=231&t=17514

https://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

Episode 8: Teri Jendusa Nicolai- Part 1

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0600

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=126

https://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org/viewtopic.php?f=231&t=17514

https://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/

Episode 7: Donna Boley Kohler

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0600

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=story

https://apnews.com/article/511bf4e04d799fcb509a59d6035d8071

Diagnosis: Unknown Season 2 Episode 9 Cruel Deception

Who The Bleep Did I Marry? Season 3, Episode 2.

Episode 6: Hugh Glass

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:00:00 -0600

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.htm
http://hughglass.org/grizzly-attack/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hugh-Glass
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Glass

Episode 5: Mary Vincent

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0600

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-vincent

https://sites.psu.edu/ashleybrcl/2020/09/17/the-survival-story-of-mary-vincent/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TbYCHJamlI -- Brooke Mckenna Survived-Mary Vincent

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/A-victim-a-survivor-an-artist-1106335.php

http://archive.vcstar.com/news/crime-survivor-speaks-ep-371969784-350886431.html

Episode 4: Kate Moir

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0600

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/204972219

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_and_Catherine_Birnie

https://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.html

https://www.marieclaire.com.au/i-escaped-australias-worst-serial-killer-couple

Episode 3: Juliane Koepcke

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:00:00 -0600

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-17476615

https://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/02/germany.aircrash.survivor/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliane_Koepcke

https://www.businessinsider.com/what-its-like-to-be-survivor-of-flight-2015-8

https://disciplesofflight.com/the-lansa-flight-508-crash-juliane-koepcke/

Episode 2: Jayme Closs

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:00:00 -0600

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_Closs

https://www.insider.com/jayme-closs-good-2-years-after-escaping-kidnaping-aunt-says-2021-1

https://www.cbs58.com/news/one-year-after-her-daring-escape-jayme-closs-continues-to-heal

https://www.chicagotribune.com/midwest/ct-jayme-closs-kidnapping-20191221-7zl52maywrc4fp7spnje35v3ey-story.html

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/12/us/jayme-closs-two-year-abduction/index.html

https://nypost.com/2019/12/21/jayme-closs-case-documents-reveal-startling-details-about-kidnapping/

Episode 1: The Whaleship Essex

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:00:00 -0600

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 Philbrick

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-true-life-horror-that-inspired-moby-dick-17576/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_(whaleship)