Digest

This podcast features three gripping stories of survival. In the first story, Shannon recounts her terrifying experience with her ex-partner, Gamal, who became increasingly controlling and violent. After a violent attack, Gamal held Shannon and their son Gavin hostage at gunpoint, threatening to kill them. Shannon managed to escape and call 911, but Gamal tragically shot and killed both himself and Gavin. The second story follows Ken and his friend Ed on a fishing trip in Ken's new boat. While tied to an oil rig, the boat began taking on water and eventually sank. Ken and Ed were forced to abandon ship and spent 37 hours in the cold water. Ed succumbed to hypothermia, but Ken managed to swim to a nearby rig and call for help. The final story features Angela, who was kidnapped and raped by a man she met at a payphone. She managed to fight back, stabbing her attacker with a knife she found in her car. Despite his injuries, the attacker escaped, but was later apprehended and convicted. Angela's story is a testament to her resilience and determination to survive.

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00:01:17

Surviving Violence and Loss

Shannon recounts her terrifying experience with her ex-partner, Gamal, who became increasingly controlling and violent. After a violent attack, Gamal held Shannon and their son Gavin hostage at gunpoint, threatening to kill them. Shannon managed to escape and call 911, but Gamal tragically shot and killed both himself and Gavin.

00:01:28

Battling the Elements

Ken and his friend Ed went on a fishing trip in Ken's new boat. While tied to an oil rig, the boat began taking on water and eventually sank. Ken and Ed were forced to abandon ship and spent 37 hours in the cold water. Ed succumbed to hypothermia, but Ken managed to swim to a nearby rig and call for help.

00:29:25

Overcoming Adversity

Angela was kidnapped and raped by a man she met at a payphone. She managed to fight back, stabbing her attacker with a knife she found in her car. Despite his injuries, the attacker escaped, but was later apprehended and convicted. Angela's story is a testament to her resilience and determination to survive.

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Q&A

• What happened to Shannon and her son Gavin?

  Shannon's ex-partner, Gamal, became increasingly controlling and violent. After a violent attack, Gamal held Shannon and Gavin hostage at gunpoint, threatening to kill them. Shannon managed to escape and call 911, but Gamal tragically shot and killed both himself and Gavin.

• How did Ken and Ed end up in the water?

  Ken and Ed were fishing in Ken's new boat when it began taking on water and eventually sank. They were forced to abandon ship and spent 37 hours in the cold water.

• How did Angela survive her attack?

  Angela was kidnapped and raped by a man she met at a payphone. She managed to fight back, stabbing her attacker with a knife she found in her car. Despite his injuries, the attacker escaped, but was later apprehended and convicted.

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