The Devil’s Luck: The Bluebelle Massacre Survivor

Once Upon A Crime

Esther Ludlow

Truecrime, History, True Crime, Crime, Criminals, Criminology, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In this month’s episodes I’ll tell you stories of people who were fortunate enough to survive horrifying experiences. In this episode, a family dream vacation turns into a nightmare on the sea. All seems lost when the ship sinks with all onboard. But by some miracle, a sole survivor is found. The story she tells about what happened onboard The Bluebelle will horrify all who hear it. Resources: Delivered From Evil: True Stories Of Ordinary People Who Faced Monstrous Mass Killers and Survived, Ron Franscell, Fair Winds Press, 2011. Alone: Orphaned on the Ocean, Tere Duperrault and Richard D. Logan, Titletown Publishers, 2010. SURVIVED: 11-Year-Old Found Alone in Middle of Ocean - YouTube Extraordinary Lives | Tere Jo Duperrault - YouTube Book 'Em: Alone, Orphaned on the Ocean - CBS News Terry Jo Duperrault – the girl who survived her entire family being brutally murdered at sea | Mysteriesrunsolved The Sea Waif: A Murder on the Ocean and the Little Girl Who Stayed Alive | Mental Floss Julian Arthur Harvey | American Air Museum Terry Jo Duperrault Family Now (thefamilynation.com)

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0:00.0	This podcast details true crime cases. It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.
0:07.0	It is not intended for children.
0:09.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:11.0	Before we begin, you might notice that my voice sounds a little different today.
0:16.0	I've had laryngitis for about a week, and I had no voice at all for about five days.
0:21.0	Just one of the many hazards of being a podcaster I guess, but as they say,
0:26.0	the show must go on. So please forgive some froginess on my part and maybe a few extra
0:32.4	pauses as I sip some hot water with lemon to keep going.
0:35.8	Thanks for your understanding. Without further ado, here's episode 275. Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.
0:54.0	One highlight of the month of March is St. Patrick's Day.
0:57.0	St. Patty's Day makes me think of the saying,
1:00.0	the luck of the Irish.
1:02.0	Well, I'm not Irish, so I don't know what all that's about, but if you are, well, then
1:07.2	you may just consider yourself lucky. This month I'll be covering cases of people who, I guess you could say, might consider themselves lucky.
1:17.0	But as the circumstances they were subjected to, and yet survived, our horrific true crime tales.
1:24.0	I had to think of a title to reflect this fact.
1:27.2	So this month's series is titled, The Devil's Luck.
1:30.7	Stories of People who Escape Serial killers and mass murderers. These are truly
1:35.6	miraculous survivor stories but also not for the faint of heart. First up, a
1:41.4	family dream vacation turns into a nightmare on the sea.
1:45.0	All seems lost when the ship sinks with all on board.
1:49.0	But by some miracle, a sole survivor is found.
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