A warning that this episode contains descriptions of sexual violence that some listeners may find disturbing.

There was this constant conflict between do I obey him or do I try to fight him?

Serial rapists know what they're looking for.

They, it's not about sex, It's about power and control and domination.

This crime has taken all power and control away from this individual.

There's a lot of short-term effects that really are painful and change their lives. Many nights while I was there, I would wake up knowing somebody was in my bed.

There are many kinds of violent attacks that are horrifying and traumatizing, but few are as

personal and scarring for a survivor as a sexual assault.

I'm David Schutz, producer assault.

I'm David Schutz, producer of Philonius Florida.

In season four in the darkness, we unraveled the story of the dozens of women in Florida

who were victims of the pillowcase rapist in the 1980s.

In this special episode I have some updates on the upcoming trial of the man believed to be the rapist.

But first, I want to go a little deeper into the personal impact that the pillowcase rapist attacks had on his victims.

They endured an unimaginable terror. One by one, they were

ambushed late at night in their homes by a predator. Their sense of security

shattered.

Under the threat of death, they were forced to submit to him,

and endure the most personal violation.

Then they were left alone in the dark, disoriented, terrified, and with no idea

of what to do next. The attacks themselves lasted minutes, but the emotional recovery would take years, in some cases a lifetime.

Any unanswered questions of who did this and why would weigh heavily for decades.

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