Survival Abroad: Escaping A Monster In Madrid

The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

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True Crime

4.8 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Ever since she was a teenager, Chris Cander had an appetite to explore the world. Enrolled at the University of Houston, she set out for Spain to spend a semester abroad in Madrid. One night, a stranger approached her and offered to take her to a phone so that she could make a call. But soon after Chris stepped foot in the man's car, he revealed himself to be a monster. Author Chris Cander shares how she survived an attempted murder in the Summer of 1989. Later, she shares how she was able to turn her trauma into advocacy and creativity, and how it inspired her book, The Young Of Other Animals. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This March streamed Sky Sports Big Weekend on now. F1 roars back to life with Hamilton's first race in red. Newcastle and Liverpool clash in the Carrabout Cup final. Sunday is war to war with incredible football, including the old firm showdown between Celtic and Rangers and a fierce London Derby as Arsenal host Chelsea. Then Golf's elite ring guaranteed drama at the Players' Championship.
0:22.1	The March Big Weekend. Get Sky Sports available with no contract on now. 18 plus UK only, broadband
0:28.1	2.5 megabytes per second required. Ever since she was a teenager, Chris Kander wanted to explore
0:33.6	the world. While in high school, a family trip to Europe inspired her to keep traveling.
0:39.5	Chris embarked on the next chapter of her life at the University of Houston Honors College,
0:44.1	majoring in French with a minor in Soviet studies. After spending a semester abroad in France,
0:50.7	Chris then set her sights on Spain.
1:03.8	It was the summer of 1989, and Chris set off on her trip with a broken heart.
1:06.4	She had just broken up with her first boyfriend.
1:12.2	Long-distance calls at that time were hard to come by, and Chris spent her time in Madrid and Segovia hoping for the chance to be able to speak to him again.
1:16.4	On a night out at a local bar with her fellow classmates, a stranger approached Chris with an offer
1:21.8	she couldn't refuse.
1:23.8	The man, unknown to her, had overheard her conversation and offered to take her to a nearby
1:29.8	phone to call her ex.
1:32.3	Gratefully, Chris accepted and followed the man out.
1:36.1	But when he took her to his car and she shut the door, her night would take a chilling
1:41.8	and terrifying turn that alter the course of her life.
1:45.4	I'm Emily Campano, and this is the Fox True Crime podcast, Crimes on Campus.
2:23.3	Music It wasn't long, until the mysterious man revealed himself to be a monster. As soon as Chris entered the car, he locked the door and raced out of the city.
2:29.3	Chris begged for the man to stop the car, pleading for him to say where he was taking her,
2:36.9	but he ignored her, maniacly driving on the freeway.
2:41.0	Finally, he stopped the car at an abandoned warehouse.
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