Have you ever felt like escaping to your own desert island?

Jane Gaskin did exactly that,

trading in the family home to begin a new life in the tropics.

But she soon discovers that Paradise has its secrets.

I'm Alice Levine, and this is the price of Paradise,

the island dream that ends in kidnap, corruption, and murder. Wish you were here. Follow the price of Paradise Now, wherever

you listen to podcasts. Odd Trails is a true paranormal podcast. If you have a story to share, send it to stories at

Odd Trails.com. Enjoy the show. Forget facts, forget logic, forget everything that seems real.

Just... Trust. Believe. Yes. Oh, oh, oh, oh, You know your life is just a dream, don't you? Premonition or a glitch by Ellie.

This happened in the summer of 2000. The night before I was supposed to have my senior portraits made so it's still very vivid because it was

the most crazy thing I've ever experienced.

I have always had strong premonitions about things. I just chalked it up to being an

observant person.

Anyway, my mother was away, caring for my aunt with cancer.

My dad and brother had both worked outside that day and had terrible allergies so they took Benadryl and they were out.

Nobody to talk to about how I was feeling so I called my mother.

It was around 10 p.m. but I called anyway.

Then she answered.

I told her, mom, I can't go to sleep.

Because if I go to sleep right now I won't wake up.

She asked for clarification but all I could tell her for sure was if I fall asleep in my bed right now I'm going to die I can just feel it

She talked it up to being nervous

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