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Cold Case Files

I SURVIVED: The Box Became My Safe Haven

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.88.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

21-year-old Anita is at home alone, when a man she barely knows bursts in, ties her up, and abducts her. The attacker imprisons her in his home, keeping her locked in a metal box for hours on end. Over the next eight days, Anita clings to life, hoping that someone will find her before it’s too late. Sponsors: Apartments.com: Visit Apartments.com , the place to find a place. Simplisafe: Customize the perfect system for your home in just a few minutes at simplisafe.com/SURVIVED. Go today and claim a free indoor security camera plus 20% off your order with Interactive Monitoring. 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.

Transcript

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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 harrowing 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.

0:26.6

This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault and violence.

0:32.6

Listener discretion is advised.

0:35.2

I had just turned 21. I graduated with a micro computer specialty degree and computer programming.

0:43.6

Had a boyfriend working part-time for UPS and was you know starting to look for jobs in my field.

0:54.6

And just kind of hanging out with friends enjoying life.

0:58.8

It's been a 21-year-old.

1:01.1

But her life is a regular 21-year-old in Kokomo, Indiana was about to change.

1:09.6

This is I Survived. The podcast where we talk to women who have lived through the worst

1:14.8

things imaginable. In all the tragic, messy and wonderful things that can happen after survival.

1:22.3

I'm Caitlin Van Moll. My mom came in on the morning of June 25th and woke me up, told me I need to

1:29.6

be up and doing stuff and you know, just graduated college and wanted to sleep in.

1:34.3

And at that time she left for work and I went back to sleep for a few hours.

1:39.5

On June 25th, 1998, Anita slept until about 10am and then got up and went to the kitchen.

1:46.7

She had plans to go to lunch with her boyfriend and grandparents in a couple hours.

1:51.6

And the next thing I know, the telephone's ringing in the door. There's a knock on the door.

1:56.8

And I answered the phone, ran over, answered the door, and Victor still was at the door.

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