Instead, it was Ron Gillispie who lay dead behind the wheel of his truck. He threatened to kill her if she told anyone about her captivity. Tanya tried, unsuccessfully, to sue different organizations like the police department and the school board for failing her. And so it always stuck in my mind that there was going to be this stigma attached to me. Ron and Christine give their story of being attacked by a man with a wood machete outside their resort on the beach in Jamaica. Her kidnapper had taken her to an unknown location. "It's a pretty big apartment complex, and time was of the essence," said Richland County Sheriff's Deputy Chief Stan Smith. "My friend called her mother to ask if there was anything that she needed to do before we left the house, and her mom said 'Yeah, I just need you guys to water the flowers before you leave and that's pretty much it,'" said Kara. "I Survived" incorporates interviews with stylized recreations to tell the stories of people who overcame unbelievable circumstances that changed their lives forever. A Memorial Service will be held at 1PM on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home and Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543. So she decided to combine her two passions, and she became a school resource officer. Singleton pulled out a hatchet and hacked off Marys left arm right below the elbow. Two young sisters endure over four hours in an icy Alaskan lake after the boat they are on sinks. Kristie was found in time, survived, and was able to identify Powell as the murderer. Babner motioned for Danielle to get into the cab of the truck and made Daniel ride in the back with his dog. And I knew who his doctor was. In the end, Vaughn decided that he couldnt risk her identifying him and shot Maggie five times. But no perpetrator was hurt. "So I knew that was coming.". Teka miraculously was able to escape the apartment with her abdomen cut open, intestines and placenta exposed, and get away from her attackers. Interment will be private. David and Doris Young took hostage 154 people at Cokeville Elementary School in 1986, Three of the survivors, teachers and a student give their account of the tragedy. On June 24, 2002, Kara Robinson Chamberlain, then 15, was at a friend's house. Waksal had also been an inmate at Pionki, working side by side with Ron. Kathy Kleiners recovery after the attack was long and extremely painful as she had to have her jaw wired shut for over 3 months. Believing her to be dead Singleton dragged Mary, naked and bleeding profusely, to the edge of a 30 foot cliff and threw her off the side. And I said 'OK, I'll take those and I'll just set them inside for her,'" said Kara. 911 dispatcherRichard Everett took the call from Jennifer, assuring her that help was on the way and stayed on the line trying to keep her calm. The jury deliberated for only an hour before convicting Sells on all counts. April 21, 2023 (69 years old) View obituary. Ron was born March 25th, 1949. Gillispie parked the bus, exited, and approached the handwritten sign, which made an obscene remark about her young daughter, Traci. In the 1970s, Bundy is believed to have killed dozens. Judge Gregory Pollack presided over a family court trial in July of that year on issues of visitation and child custody. Instead Deramous took Teka back to her apartment, attacked her with a boxcutter, and with the help of her 17-year-old son bound Teka with duct tape and held her hostage on a futon mattress. Is it luck, chance, instinct? And I said 'No, she's not here right now.'. He was preceded in death by his father-in-law Charles Brubaker. When the girls stepfather came home to discover Stacies body, he immediately called 911 and went looking for Kristie. So basically in one motion I closed the door and opened the other one. When Daniel turned around to see what Babner was doing, Babner shot him in the neck at point blank range. The town has a sense of neighborly intimacya closeness that the Circleville letter writer made a target of scorn. When Jennifer saw an opportunity to escape, she ran out of the apartment to get help. Then he drove away, saying nothing. And then the signs appeared. A stockbroker is shot five times by a former client on a shooting rampage. He was convicted of rape and attempted murder, and sentenced to 14 years in prison which was the maximum term allowed under California law at the time. She and Daniel remain close friends to this day. In the same bed. They were rescued by three men who drove them to safety. Reportedly, fibers from Evonitz's furry handcuffs used on Kara Robinson were also found on the three other girls. "One of the first slides was a picture of Kristin and Kati Lisk and Sofia Silva, and I saw it and I just went 'Oh no. On the night of December 31, 1999, Tommy Lynn Sells broke into the Harris house and stabbed Katy multiple times before slashing her throat. Eventually their fight culminated with the man on top of Jennifer with his knife at her neck, and he slit her throat before tossing her into the bathroom, presumably to leave her for dead. Because she fought back, this mutilation took longer. They told Karen (Ron's sister) and her husband Paul Freshour, an employee at a local Anheuser-Busch plant who was once a prison guard and had survived a harrowing 30-hour ordeal as a hostage. It was time for the healing to begin. Maybe Sandiction as well. He is the beloved husband of Lucy (Moreau) Descoteau with whom he shared 49 loving years of marriage. Its so moving and some of the stories bring me to tears not because its sad, but because its relatable and shows that were not alone. Kendra. When Kristie got home from school, Powell was waiting. He was sentenced to up to 100 years in prison and was not eligible for parole until 2017. The teen kept her wits and escaped, and helped catch the serial killer. But that strength was challenged when the man put her back in the container. According to another bus driver working the day Mary discovered the booby trap, a yellow El Camino was parked at the intersection, and a man who looked nothing like Freshour was standing nearby, pretending to urinate. "Then I was given an award for courage and bravery at the academy at my graduation," said Kara. Although they were left gravely injured, Kathy, Karen, and Cheryl miraculously survived. What would you do if you were confronted with death? Ausleys sentence was given an additional five years when another victim came forward, and he was murdered in prison just a year later. On April 2, 1988, he had come to Milwaukee to buy a waterbed from one of his friends, but the events turned out to be so that by the end of the night, he was left . Three Karen Chandler, Kathy Kleiner, and Cheryl Thomas survived. Dont you listen at all?. Both Mary Gillispie and the police were stumped. It was definitely pretty infuriating, because I was like, Here I am, like, I've actually done what I set out to do, like, I escaped, and now I'm in an area that should be a safe zone, and now I'm being treated like I'm lying about this.". Karen's murder suggested by Nichole aka @mad__ethnic on Twitter. And when she did, the gun was rigged to go off. Thank You So Much For Watching I Hope You Enjoyed Like And Subscribe It Would Truly Mean Alot! Having learned about the other girls he kidnapped and murdered, do you feel confident that had Kara not escaped and essentially saved herself, that she too would have been murdered? She ultimately was not required to pay the money, in part because of a new state law inspired by Harris case that went into effect in January. . In doing so, it seemed assured that the owner of the weapon would also be the person behind the letters. "And I just felt like he didn't believe me. She would later immediately pick him out of a photo lineup while still in the hospital. On December 5th 2009, Deramous came into the room where she was holding Teka hostage with a bunch of towels and a bowl filled with ice and water. The man was never identified. Over the course of several hours, Vaughn beat and brutally raped Maggie. Ad Choices. As she knelt down to say goodbye to Daniel convinced she was going to die, Babner shot Danielle in the face and leg. Posted on July 4, 2022 by . Ron Gillispie had been drinkinghis blood alcohol content (BAC) was .16twice the legal limit. Later, a co-worker at Anheuser-Busch named Wesley Wells testified that Freshour had purchased the gun from him for $35, while personnel records showed that Freshour had taken a day off from work on February 7the same day Mary discovered the booby trap. For a little while, the letters stopped. The two men hadn't seen each other in 79 years. He resided in Cape Canaveral with his wife Karen. And he made me smoke marijuana with him and he gave me a Valium. Family was very important to Karen & Ron and their children were taught the values of being a close knit family. Christopher Butler,Robert Ortiz and Christopher Huggins were all convicted, Butler receiving over 50 years for the kidnapping and robbery. "I needed him to believe that I wasn't going to try anything. "He had woken up and realized that he had to get out of there," said Smith. Ronald Flowers had been living in Lake County, Illinois, when his paths crossed with Jeffrey Dahmer's, and he survived a scarring experience. Krystal, hearing her friend scream, woke up to watch Sells murder her friend with an 11-inch butcher knife. No new evidence has come to light in the Circleville letters case. One more note about the foot locker deputies found at the home of Richard Evonitz: Investigators say along with the newspaper headlines about the abductions, they also found detailed notes that he wrote to himself while carefully planning the abductions, as well as the pressed white button-down shirt he wore during his attacks. "My name and whose house I was at, and if I had any previous sexual experience, if I had a boyfriend, and wrote it all down.". Chester, threatening Jennifer with a meat cleaver, first accused her of putting battery acid in his drink and demanded she try and drink some of it. He then smoked a cigarette and poured himself a glass of iced tea while he waited for Kristie, Stacies 14-year-old sister, to come home. But before grabbing their swimsuits and suntan lotion, a call to Heather's mom. After Mary confiscated the booby-trapped sign that had seemingly been set up to fire the gun once she pulled the message down, Radcliff and the authorities started trying to trace ownership of the firearm. Dubbed The Boy in the Box, Paul Martin Andrews was abducted January 11th, 1973 when he was just 13 byRichard Ausley, a convicted child abuser. His wife told deputies she had always wondered what was inside, but her husband forbade her from ever opening it up. Then in March 2008, he forced his wife to commit a sex act, which Crystal Harris recorded on a tape recorder she had secreted away in a bathroom drawer. Before deputies took Kara to a hospital, they took her back to where her 18-hour horror had taken place. Singleton stripped and bound Mary in the back of his van and repeatedly raped her. There was one lead that police were criticized for failing to follow up on. And then he was just like 'OK, we're going to go to sleep.' Both teenagers could see Babner watching them from the bank, so they both played dead and allowed the current to lead them away. "He kind of entered my personal space, and that was like, OK, this feels a little awkward, but then again he was handing me something, and he came to hand me the brochures with his left hand," said Kara. The ruling by the state 4th District Court of Appeal stems from a divorce case involving Crystal Harris, a stockbroker from Carlsbad, and her now ex-husband, Shawn Harris, a former car salesman who became a stay-at-home father. Jennifer mustered up the strength that she had to keep the bathroom door closed with the lower half of her body until she was sure the man was out of her apartment. And it does. Her attacker slashed the right side of her face during their fight and continually used her name saying, Jennifer shut the hell up! Despite realizing the man knew her, she didnt recognize his voice. Through all of that, Kara Robinson tried to remain strong. See production, box office & company info. . "So whenever we were able to go back to the apartment complex, and I wasn't able to point out the specific apartment. "I wanted him to look at me across a courtroom and know that choosing me, that was his biggest mistake. Powell was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death, but his death sentence was later thrown out by the Virginia Supreme Court due to insufficient evidence that he had in fact raped Stacie. The next day Vaughn was arrested. "Since Heather had to go take a shower I went and watered the flowers for her. To their dismay, Mary and Ron Gillispie began seeing signs posted around town that made claims that Gordon Massie, the superintendent, was romantically involved with the Gillispies 12-year-old daughter, Traci. Ted Bundy was eventually executed for his countless murders in January of 1989. Kara Robinson had been through hell. Thank you so much for watching the video and if you're reading this have an absolutely AMAZING day! He remains in prison on a six-year sentence. She tried to hide against the wall of the top bunk where she had been sleeping, but as Sells went to leave the room he turned around and spotted her. Within weeks, more threats arrived, this time cautioning that if Mary didnt end the affair, it would be disclosed on CB radio and billboard ads. A Vista Superior Court jury found Shawn Harris guilty of a sex act but deadlocked on two felony charges, including spousal rape. And a woman is abducted at gunpoint by a man with a grudge against her family. The most feasible time to make a run for it. She recalled realizing she need to get out of the house, so despite being in just her pajamas and having no shoes, walked to the neighbors house and banged on the door for help. But police didnt seem convinced anyone else was to blame. My Favorite Murder released its first episode on January 13, 2016.. He convinced her to run away from home and would hold her captive for the next ten years. Judge William Ammer sentenced him to seven to 25 years (and an additional three years for controlling a firearm during the offense). When she married her now husband, Richard Everett attended her wedding. "He was calling his wife," said Kara. On January 15th in the early hours of the morning, infamous serial killer Ted Bundy broke into the Chi Omega house and brutally murdered two of the sisters before attacking Kathy and Karen. East believes Freshour wrote the letters. Rosoff, Rosalie Fern age 86 passed away on February 6, 2022. Speaking with the Freshours, Mary said that she had a suspect in mindDavid Longberry, a bus driver who had once made a pass at her. N/A Vonda Lee Stroupe, 77, of Morganton, NC, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, April 27, 2023, while surrounded by her loved ones. Her windpipe had been slashed and a vocal chord nicked during the attack. He acknowledged that Shawn Harris conduct had caused incidental harm to his sons, but said those actions were directed toward his wife, not the children. It was a strange admission, but not quite as strange as what happened along her bus route on February 7, 1983. Over the next 8 days, Ausley would rape Paul repeatedly, chaining him into the box whenever he would leave. "I think that to say you're 'a victim,' then someone took something from you -- nothing was taken from me. Watch the tribute video. At some point after Rons death, Mary also admitted that she actually had had an affair with Massie, but it had started after the letters began arriving, not before. A stockbroker is shot five times by a former client on a shooting rampage. Ron, furious, told his family he thought he recognized the callers voice and raced out the door with the intention of confronting him. He raped her multiple times, knocked her unconscious, tried to run her over with the car, stabbed her with a screwdriver, before dousing her in gasoline, shoving her into the trunk of the car and setting her on fire. Two young sisters endure over four hours in an icy Alaskan lake after the boat they are on sinks. Freshour was indicted by a grand jury in March 1983 and set for trial in October 1983. April became engaged to her finac more than a decade after, and gave birth to a baby boy named Jonah. In 2023, The 43min. She was born September 18, 1937 in. His true number of victims was never discovered. Minisodes usually consist of listeners' stories, often referred to as "hometown murders," regardless of the type of story told. I know where you live, read one of the warnings. And I said 'No, this is not my house, this is my friend Heather's house,' and he said 'OK, what about her mom? I would play outside all the time, go on walks through the woods with friends, and never any problems," Kara tells Crime Watch Daily. And then I was able to kind of slowly wiggle down to my ankle enough to un-attach that to the bed, and then I just kind of slid out of bed without waking him up.". Afterwards, he once again forced them to walk down to the bank of the river claiming the yes, he would in fact let them go. He also said Radcliff had simply asked him to try and copy samples of the offending letters, which resulted in a handwriting match. In this Hardcore world I'm planning to complete lots of challenges and mega builds and transform a lot of things. Ronald L. "Ron" Johnson, 76, of West Mansfield, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023, surrounded by his loving family at his residence, following a courageous, hard-fought battle with cancer. Weeks After Accident, a Twist of Fate. Bundy broke Kathys jaw, knocked out several of her teeth, and deeply lacerated her shoulder. This article originally ran in 2020. At that point, the Gillispies decided to disclose the harassment to their family. Kara Robinson, 15, was bound, gagged and stuffed in a container. I still had my hands in handcuffs. When Sells was arrested he said, Im glad I finally got caught I was tired of doing this.. But then he turned around and blocked their path with his truck, and got out holding a gun. Visit our Support Center I went to that location myself, and we ultimately hit the room, and he was gone.". "We thought it might be a good idea to go to the lake," said Kara. But that innocence was shattered on the morning of June 22, 2002, when the 15-year-old was at her best friend Heather's house. "Merge the gap, that blends the best of both worlds," said Kara. A loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and companion, Ron graduated from Northwestern High School in Raymond and proudly served his . The rape charge for Kristie was upheld, and he was instead given three consecutive life sentences. "There's no doubt in my mind," said Deputy Chief Smith. S9 E6 - Cynthia, Russ, & Carol / Ron & Christine. The couple were married in 1996 and have two young sons. It was then that 21-year-old Christopher Vaughn snatched Maggie, dragging her into the woods nearby. "He had reached out to her, she indicated he was in a motel about 30, 40 minutes away, so we immediately dispatched a team. Freshour was paroled in 1994 and continued to insist he had nothing to do with the letters. In the dark container, as Kara is lying balled-up in the fetal position, she is taking note of everything: every stop, every turn, every sound, desperate for clues to tell her where she's being taken. But the judge sharply disagreed as to when Harris should be allowed visitation with his sons. Divorce filings in Columbus included allegations made by Karen that Paul was physically abusive and prone to a violent temper. At least not yet. While a cadet at the police academy, Kara had managed to keep her story close to the vest. "My hands were kind of up here, and so the first thing that I did is I tried to kind of reach my hand to unscrew that C-clasp, and I couldn't quite do it," said Kara. The man at the front door was Bryan Gibson, claiming to be from security of Jennifers apartment complex. She said another attack happened a few days later when her husband threatened her, grabbed her by the throat and forced her to have sex. In November of 2000 MichelleRamskill-Estey (now known as Michelle Renee) was playing video games with her 7-year-old daughter Breea when 3 armed men broke into their California home and held them both hostage. Karen is survived by her children: Diana (Ron) Peterson of Antioch, Ill., Daniel (Lisa) McNickle of Iowa Falls and Donna (John) Zoske of Iowa Falls; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She says she made the decision the moment she was abducted, and from that point on, to never be a victim. It didnt take investigators long to piece together that Gibson had fabricated the story about being jumped, and was actually the man who attacked Jennifer. is a documentary television series produced by NHNZ that aired on Lifetime Movie Network and, as of 2022, can be seen on Court TV . Krystal was staying in a room with 13-year-old Katy Harris, the daughter of the family keeping the girls, as her sister slept in the other room.