In August of 1978, 14-year-old Lisa Gilbert and her 13-year-old brother, Randy, were attacked by a stranger in their newly built home in Lansing, Michigan. Their attacker was 23-year-old Don Miller. Miller was also a suspect in multiple local disappearance cases spanning the Lansing/East Lansing area. Lisa and Randy each recount Don Miller’s attacks on them; East Lansing Detective, Rick Westgate offers insight into the investigation; and author, Rod Sadler provides additional commentary. 

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In 1999, Cynthia Vigil was abducted and held captive for 3 horrific days in Truth or Consequences, NM. Cynthia managed to escape and report her experience to the police. Once her kidnapper, David Parker Ray, is taken to jail, an intense FBI investigation revealed that he has an entire torture chamber unlike anything investigators have ever seen called The Toy Box. Cynthia's heroic escape opens up a Pandora's box of kidnappings, torture and murder. In this episode, Cynthia recounts her incredible act of survival and strength and describes how she put an end to the horror brought on by The Toy Box Killer.

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In September of 2008, Vanessa Gay met Anthony Sowell on a sidewalk in Cleveland Ohio. He invited her to share drinks and drugs at his home. She was unaware that she was walking into a house where 11 of his victims had been hidden and buried. Vanessa recounts her escape from death, as Detective Lemmy Griffin and Prosecutor Rick Bombik walk us through this murderer's capture and sentencing.

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Terri and one of her daughters are taken hostage by Terri’s ex-husband who was a law enforcement officer. James’ home is invaded by two masked men who bind he and his wife before they threaten to blind him. Walter has survived a small plane crash only to find himself covered in aviation fuel.

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In 1992, 19-year-old Fabienne Witherspoon was trying to help a man down on his luck when he attacked her in her own home. In this episode, Fabienne describes how she bravely waged a physical and psychological war against the man who tried to kill her and helped police apprehend Tommy Lynn Sells. However, the vagrant murderer was not easily stopped. The Coast to Coast Killer was responsible for dozens of brutal deaths across the country before his killing spree was finally brought to an end.

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In November 2011, 48-year-old Scott Davis sat in the backseat of a musty Buick–traveling on a rural highway in the Ohio Appalachia. He thought he was on his way to a gig as a farm caretaker, a job he secured on Craigslist. But it was a murderous trap, laid by a psychopathic serial killer named Richard Beasley. Beasley had already murdered three men during a four-month stretch before he encountered Scott. After the shooting, Beasley remained armed, dangerous and on the lamb. Would police be able to find him before the death count mounts?

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Debbie is taken from her home and sexually assaulted by a man who tells her he and his friend will kill her entire family if she resists. Ray and his friend spend ten hours floating in the Pacific Ocean after engine failure causes their plane to crash on the way to Hawaii. Jasmine is shot six times by her ex who also shoots three of her friends.

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In November of 1984, 17-year-old Lisa McVey Noland was biking home from her job working the night shift at a local Tampa donut shop when she was suddenly snatched off her bike and abducted. Her assailant, 31-year-old Bobby Joe Long, had already killed at least ten women before holding Lisa hostage in his apartment. Lisa recounts in her own words her resilience and the keen insights that helped her outwit her would-be murderer.

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In January of 1981, 18-year-old Cheryl Bartlett Fann was walking home late at night with her fianc Bud, when they were suddenly abducted and taken to an abandoned garage. The assailants, Anthony and Nathaniel Cook had already kidnapped and killed at least two people in Toledo, Ohio. Cheryl recounts in her own words her resilience and the keen insights that helped her outwit the would-be murderers.

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When a gunman opens fire in a crowded cafeteria Suzanna sees her father shot dead right in front of her. Kirby, a pastor also caught in the gunfire, sees seven of his friends slaughtered. Raegan’s ex-boyfriend viciously attacks her and her new partner with a crowbar.

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Anita is abducted and put through a horrifying eight day ordeal by a man who forces her to live inside a metal box. Brothers Jim and Glen are struck by lightning on top of the highest mountain in the continental United States. Sabret is working as a propane truck driver when she is attacked during a delivery and decides to fight back.

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