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I Survived

I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: The Cook Brothers

I Survived

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime

4.55.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

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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Transcript

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0:00.0

This episode contains stories involving violence against children.

0:04.4

Listener discretion is advised.

0:07.0

Anthony and Nathaniel Cook have been arrested after a decades-long killing spree unprecedented in Toledo history.

0:13.6

These serial killers were ruthless.

0:16.2

Evil, demonic, psychopathic.

0:20.2

This campaign number 12 was a issue of the tour I was sure that they was dead.

0:23.6

He started coming across the street.

0:26.6

My heart started beating really fast.

0:28.6

I could walk in the bandit garage around the corner.

0:33.6

I heard the gun click back,

0:36.6

and that's when I knew they were going to kill me right then.

0:40.3

I had them hug each other.

0:41.3

I pleaded with them to please let us go.

0:45.3

And they said no, that my time will come.

0:49.3

And shot one time.

0:51.3

I see them walking down the street. Then got out of trouble and

0:56.0

followed up behind them.

0:58.0

I had the gun.

1:00.0

Real people

1:02.0

who faced death

1:04.0

and lived to tell how.

1:06.0

This is I survived,

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