I SURVIVED: The Box Became My Safe Haven
Cold Case Files
A&E / PodcastOne
4.1 • 8.2K 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.
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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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