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Cold Case Files

I SURVIVED: I Can't Believe I'm Still Alive

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.88.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In 1992, 19-year-old Fabienne Witherspoon tries to help a man who was down on his luck when he attacked her in her own home. In an effort to stay alive, she wages a physical and psychological war against the man who tries to kill her, Tommy Lynn Sells. Check out our great sponsors! Squarespace: Head to Squarespace.com/survive for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use offer code SURVIVE to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. PDS Debt: PDS DEBT is offering free debt analysis to our listeners just for completing the quick and easy debt assessment at www.PDSDebt.com/survived Take back your financia l freedom today by visiting PDSDEBT.com/survived Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com

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0:00.0

Hey cold case fans, A&E has another true crime podcast that I think you'd really like to hear.

0:06.0

The I Survived podcast is based on the classic true crime TV show.

0:10.4

It's heroing stories about people who have faced death and lived to tell the tale.

0:15.6

We'll be dropping new episodes of I Survived every Saturday right here in this feed.

0:20.5

If you like what you hear, go subscribe to the podcast now.

0:24.0

Wherever you listen to podcasts weekly.

0:26.5

An A&E original podcast.

0:30.5

This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault and violence.

0:35.2

Lysner discretion is advised.

0:39.2

I didn't care what happened to my body anymore.

0:42.5

I was wanted to live. I just wanted to get out alive.

0:46.5

I did not want my life to end that day in that way.

0:52.8

In 1992, 19 year old Fabian Weatherspoon was living in Charleston, West Virginia.

1:00.8

I was living with my fiance. He was being sent to Alabama for boot camp for the army.

1:06.7

We were living with his mother at the time.

1:09.4

And while my fiance was going to be away at boot camp, she thought, well, wouldn't you like your own space?

1:14.5

My boss is going to go away and she has a cat.

1:17.5

Would you like to cat sit for her?

1:19.3

And so I was a little nervous at first, but I did respect her offering me some privacy in that

1:26.0

little bit of time alone. So I said yes.

1:28.0

In the morning of May 13th, I had decided to go to the health department downtown

1:34.4

to get a pregnancy test because I thought maybe there might be a possibility that I was pregnant.

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