A Story Of Survival: Yolanda Silvera's Escape From A Serial Killer

The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

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True Crime

4.8 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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On the night of July 8th, 2006, Yolanda Silvera was carjacked, sexually assaulted, and shot by New Jersey serial killer Noah Cuebas. After being left to die, Yolanda was found the following morning just barely alive. She was rushed to a hospital where she remained in a coma for six months. Doctors were unsure whether or not Yolanda would ever wake up, walk, or even talk again. Despite all odds, Yolanda has made a remarkable recovery and is able to share her story almost 17 years later. Retired East Orange Detective Joseph Juliano worked on the case and discusses details from the attack, the arrest of Cuebas, and how Yolanda helped law enforcement link his violent crimes. Later, Yolanda Silvera shares what it meant for her to testify against Cuebas, her incredible recovery, and the goals she's currently working towards in her physical therapy. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.7	What do you do when life as you know it has been ripped away from you? For Yolanda Silvara, everything changed the night of July 8, 2006, when she became the
0:43.3	final victim of New Jersey serial killer Noah Quibas.
0:48.3	After being brutally attacked and left to die, Yolanda was found the following morning in a church
0:53.3	parking lot with only a faint pulse,
0:55.8	proving that she was still alive. Yolanda was rushed to the hospital, where she remained in a coma
1:01.3	for six months. Doctors told her family that she may never make it out of that coma, and if she did,
1:09.0	she may never walk or even talk again. But for Yolanda, it was never a matter of
1:15.5	if, but when. She knew she would make those first steps to recovery. I'm Emily Campano, and this
1:23.7	is the Fox True Crime podcast. Yolanda Silvera and a friend sat inside a car in East Orange, New Jersey, when a stranger
1:57.9	approached them and tapped the window of the car with a handgun.
2:02.2	The assailant, Noah Coebus, forced himself into the car and physically attacked the duo.
2:08.7	Yolanda's friend was thrown from the car, leaving Yolanda alone in the car with Coebus.
2:15.0	After forcing Yolanda to drive to Newark, New Jersey in the carjacked vehicle, the assailant
2:20.1	sexually assaulted her, and then shot her in the head.
2:24.1	He then abandoned her in the car.
2:30.3	Her would-be murderer believed that he'd killed Yolanda, making her yet another victim in his
2:35.1	string of countless murders.
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