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I Survived

I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: The Mid-Michigan Killer

I Survived

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime

4.55.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

In August of 1978, 14-year-old Lisa Gilbert and her 13-year-old brother, Randy, were attacked by a stranger in their newly built home in Lansing, Michigan. Their attacker was 23-year-old Don Miller. Miller was also a suspect in multiple local disappearance cases spanning the Lansing/East Lansing area. Lisa and Randy each recount Don Miller’s attacks on them; East Lansing Detective, Rick Westgate offers insight into the investigation; and author, Rod Sadler provides additional commentary. 


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Transcript

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0:00.0

This program contains subject matter that may be disturbing to some listeners.

0:04.3

Listener discretion is advised.

0:06.9

23-year-old Don Miller is suspected of the disappearance and murder of four area women.

0:12.5

He was a serial killer, a psychopath.

0:16.0

He was a monster.

0:18.3

The murders and attacks were vicious, calculated, and tragic. He looked to me right in the

0:26.6

eyes and said he wasn't going to hurt me. He lied. He took my belt and strangled me. He was

0:34.3

sawing at my neck. I truly believe that he was going to kill me.

0:40.3

Real people who faced death and lived to tell how.

0:44.3

This is I survived a serial killer.

0:49.3

I'm Lisa Gilbert Asher, and I survived a serial killer.

0:59.0

On August 16th, 1978, I was 14 years old, and I lived on Canal Road in Lansing, Michigan.

1:08.0

I was just an average teenage girl on a summer break from high school.

1:12.6

That day, my brother Randy was out back and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon we were to call our stepmom to check in for the day.

1:22.6

I went outside to call for Randy.

1:25.6

When I came back around the house, I saw a brownish tan car parked in our driveway.

1:33.3

And this gentleman was standing inside the door that goes into the house.

1:39.3

With us just previously building this house, I thought that maybe it was a construction worker

1:45.4

coming to repair something.

1:47.7

So it just really didn't phase me.

1:50.7

He came walking out, and he says,

1:53.1

he's your dad home.

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