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43: Episode 43: Elizabeth Smart Part One Jul 13, 2021

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Today we're diving into part one of the survival story of Elizabeth Smart! In 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth was kidnapped out of her bed at knifepoint and led out of her family home. What followed is one of the most well known and equally horrific journeys we have covered to date.
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42: Episode 42: Pour One Out Jul 06, 2021

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We hope you like bad news, because this one's chock full of it! Dieter Dengler was a German-born United States Navy aviator during the Vietnam War and after his plane was shot down, endured six months of imprisonment and torture in the dense Vietnamese jungle. Those six months were full of impossibly hard times and heart break but Dieter persisted and became the first captured U.S. airman to escape enemy captivity during the war.
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41: Episode 41: Emergency at Thirty Five Thousand Feet Jun 28, 2021

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After walking away from a motorcycle accident on the way to the airport, Paula Dixson decided her injuries weren't that serious and she still wanted to fly that day. What she didn't realize was her injuries were far more extensive than she knew. But luckily for Paula two very experienced and accomplished doctors also boarded her flight that day, and would save her life in the sky.
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40: Episode 40: You Know This Is A Kidnapping, Right? Jun 22, 2021

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23-year-old Ashley Ware was getting ready for her shift as an emergency room nurse, when a man knocked on her door and asked for a ride. When she politely declined, he pulled a gun on her and told her that wasn't an option. Any person in that situation would be petrified but Ashley never showed her fear and used incredibly smart tactics to save her own life.
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39: Episode 39: Luckiest Of The Unlucky Jun 15, 2021

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Brock Miester has had his fair share of near death experiences, starting from the day he was born. But on January 12th 2018, Brock was on his way to his grandparents house when his car hit a patch of black ice causing an insane car accident. A whopping 99% of people die instantly from the injury Brock sustained, but not only did he survive, he thrived.
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38: Episode 38: The Girl In The Bunker Jun 08, 2021

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Elizabeth Shoaf was only 14-years-old when she was led through the woods by Vinson Filyaw, who she believed was a police officer. After being led deeper into the woods for an hour, Elizabeth was horrified to discover that she had been kidnapped and was being forced into a hidden bunker in the ground where she would be kept for the next 10 days. Through an immense amount of bravery Elizabeth was able to outsmart her captor and free herself from his grasp.
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37: Episode 37: Almost Sleeping With The Fishes Jun 01, 2021

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In 2013, Harrison Odjegba Okene became an accidental aquanaut when he survived in a sunken ship on the ocean floor for 60 hours, with only an air pocket! UHH NO THANKS.
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36: Episode 36: Everybody's Baby May 24, 2021

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On the morning of October 14th 1987, 18-month-old Jessica McClure got stuck 22 feet underground when she fell down a pipe in her aunt's backyard. This story gripped the nation as an entire community banded together to execute a complicated rescue mission that lasted for days.
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35: Episode 35: The Turpin Thirteen May 18, 2021

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From the outside the Turpin family had a picture perfect life and David and Louise Turpin seemed like loving parents to their thirteen children. But that couldn't have been farther from the truth. For their entire lives, the Turpin children endured abuse and neglect to the highest degree.
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34: Episode 34: Caught Between A Rock And A Hard Place May 11, 2021

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On April 25th, 2003, Aron Ralston planned a day trip to hike Bluejohn Canyon in Canyonland National Park. What started out as a routine expedition for Aron, turned into his worst nightmare after he dislodged a boulder and became trapped 100 feet below the desert surface for days with very little food and water. A few crushed bones and one shitty pocket knife later, Aron made it out and lived to tell the tale.
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