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Crime Countdown

Victims Who Got Away

Crime Countdown

Spotify Studios

True Crime, History

4.43.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The victims of ruthless killers, genocide, or deranged predators didn’t choose to put their lives at risk. But they did choose to survive. Ash and Alaina tell the harrowing tales of victims who got away — but just barely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

When we get on an airplane, our chances of surviving the trip are almost 100%, but if you

0:08.8

decide to go over Niagara Falls, the probability you walk away gets pretty low.

0:13.9

But those are also risks we choose to take.

0:17.0

Today's countdown is about people who didn't make the choice to put their lives at risk,

0:21.5

but they did choose to survive.

0:23.8

This episode is all about the victims who faced off with ruthless serial killers, genocide,

0:29.3

and arranged sexual predators, and escaped to tell the tale.

0:33.4

They all got away, but just barely.

0:53.2

Hey all you weirdos, welcome to Crime Countdown, a Spotify original from Parkast.

0:57.4

I'm Ash.

0:58.4

I'm Elena.

0:59.4

Every week we'll highlight ten fascinating stories of history's most engaging and unsettling

1:04.7

crimes, all picked by the Parkast Research Guots.

1:08.9

This episode we're counting down the top ten victims who barely got away.

1:14.2

So this one made me think immediately about like what I would do.

1:17.8

Am I a fighter?

1:18.8

Like an aging question, not?

1:21.1

I didn't question it, but I was just like, to what extent?

1:24.8

To what extent?

1:25.8

To what extent?

1:26.8

To what extent?

1:27.8

I asked to be a fighter.

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