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I Survived

This Is Terror - Part II

I Survived

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Talk Radio

3.25.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Tali Shapiro describes her chilling abduction and assault when she was 8 years old. Rodney Alcala, the man who attacked her, would come to be known as "The Dating Game Killer."  Sponsors:  AirMedCareNetwork: Visit airmedcarenetwork.com and use offer code: ISURVIVED when you join.  Progressive: Get a quote at Progressive.com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive.  Squarespace: Check Out 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. Babbel: Right now, get up to 55% off your subscription when you go to babbel.com/SURVIVE. Apartments: 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.

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0:00.0

An A&E, Original Podcast.

0:02.8

This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault and violence.

0:07.3

Listener discretion is advised.

0:10.1

This episode is also part two of our previous episode.

0:13.7

This is Terror.

0:15.3

If you haven't heard that one yet, go back and listen.

0:20.2

I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the gentleman that saw me hesitate to get in the car.

0:25.0

And allegedly, he was telling himself he was doing the most stupid thing he'd ever done in his whole life.

0:31.0

And I wouldn't be here if it hadn't been for him.

0:34.0

In 1968, Tally Shapiro was a little girl living in Los Angeles with her parents and her older brother.

0:44.8

So in 1968, our house had burnt down on Kings Road off of sunset and we were living at the

0:49.6

Chateau, Vermont and normally I had a school bus that I'd caught to go to school but because

0:55.3

we were living at the Chateur, Vermont I was supposed to catch the public bus and I

1:00.2

didn't like the public bus so I would get up extra early and just walk to school.

1:04.6

I'm not sure my parents were aware that I walked to school,

1:07.2

but I did let them know that I didn't care

1:09.5

to go on the public bus by myself.

1:11.4

But I think they assumed I was getting on the public bus. On September 25th,

1:15.0

1968, Tally started out for school like any other day.

1:22.0

I'm walking down sunset towards my school and this guy stops and

1:29.5

is trying to engage in conversation with me. I'm trying to blow him off as best as eight-year-old

1:35.7

little girl can. I say something that seems silly to me as in like, oh, I'm not supposed to

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