204: Part 1: Will Jimeno – Trapped under the Twin Towers on 9/11

Game of Crimes

True Crime

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🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

From his roots in the military to his path into law enforcement, Will Jimeno shares how his parents' deep sense of patriotism shaped his commitment to serve. As the Twin Towers collapsed around him. Will was pinned under the rubble, trapped for hours, unsure if help would come. But his will to survive, his faith, and his unbreakable spirit became the keys to his miraculous rescue. Will takes us back to the chaos, destruction, and brotherhood among first responders on that fateful day.

This gripping true crime and heroic survival story is not just about the horror of 9/11—it's about resilience, mental health, and the power of human connection. Will’s story offers hope, inspiration, and a reminder of the strength of America’s first responders.

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0:00.0	Ready to go further or take your ambitions to the next level,
0:04.6	it's time to commit to curiosity with a postgrad at UL.
0:08.5	Whether you want to enhance your career opportunities
0:10.9	or pivot to a new one,
0:13.3	University of Limerick has a diverse range of full-time,
0:16.4	part-time and short postgraduate programs
0:18.8	designed to set you up for success.
0:22.0	Go further and commit to curiosity at uL.i.
0:26.3	That's uL.I.E.
0:29.6	For those that don't know the World Trade Center,
0:32.4	the West Side Highway runs one side, Liberty Street on the other side,
0:36.5	Church Street and then Vessi Street. We were looking
0:38.9	at Vessi Street, and we get off the bus about a block away, and I got to tell you, I never thought
0:44.5	I'd see what I saw that day, which was war. War had come to American soil. There was debris everywhere,
0:51.3	from where we were to Vessi Street was nothing but destruction.
0:54.7	And I remember just looking up and seeing this big black gaping hole.
0:57.8	And then I looked at Tower 2 and I saw the corner of a fire.
1:01.5	Now, in my mind, I felt like, okay, the first plane hit.
1:04.4	At this point, I only think it's one plane.
1:06.8	The plane hit blew up and something deflected and caught the corner of two on fire.
1:11.4	What we didn't know was when we were en route from Midtown Manhattan to downtown,
1:15.6	the second plane hit.
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