Nineteen-year-old Chris Cander is studying abroad in Madrid when a stranger locks her inside his car and drives her far outside the city. Alone in an abandoned industrial area with a knife pressed to her neck, Chris realizes the man intends to kill her, and decides "I'm not going to die like this." In this remarkable story of survival, Chris reveals how one terrifying night has quietly shaped the strong, fearless life she built afterward.

Nineteen-year-old Chris Cander is studying abroad in Madrid when a stranger locks her inside his car and drives her far outside the city. Alone in an abandoned industrial area with a knife pressed to her neck, Chris realizes the man intends to kill her, and decides "I'm not going to die like this." In this remarkable story of survival, Chris reveals how one terrifying night has quietly shaped the strong, fearless life she built afterward.

Hosted by famed abduction survivor turned advocate Elizabeth Smart, The Survivor Files is a true crime podcast featuring firsthand accounts from ordinary people who were thrust into impossible circumstances. Targeted by serial killers, held-hostage, stalked, attacked, and controlled – their stories reveal what survival really looks like. Guided by Elizabeth’s uniquely personal perspective, each conversation explores the choices, instincts, and strength that helped survivors make it out alive and rebuild their lives.

Hosted by famed abduction survivor turned advocate Elizabeth Smart, The Survivor Files is a true crime podcast featuring firsthand accounts from ordinary people who were thrust into impossible circumstances. Targeted by serial killers, held-hostage, stalked, attacked, and controlled &ndash; their stories reveal what survival really looks like.&nbsp;Guided by Elizabeth&rsquo;s uniquely personal perspective, each conversation explores the choices, instincts, and strength that helped survivors make it out alive and rebuild their lives.

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I'm Not Going To Die Like This: Chris Cander

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After 18 harrowing hours of captivity, Kara Robinson leads police back to her abductor's apartment — where they discover evidence connecting him to the unsolved murders of three young girls. Kara learns she didn’t just escape a predator; she escaped a serial killer.  In the finale of her story, Kara reveals what happened when her kidnapper was finally cornered, and why surviving the crime was only the beginning of learning how to live beyond it.

After 18 harrowing hours of captivity, Kara Robinson leads police back to her abductor's apartment &mdash; where they discover evidence connecting him to the unsolved murders of three young girls. Kara learns she didn&rsquo;t just escape a predator; she escaped a serial killer. &nbsp;In the finale of her story, Kara reveals what happened when her kidnapper was finally cornered, and why surviving the crime was only the beginning of learning how to live beyond it.

I Escaped From a Serial Killer: Kara Robinson Part 2

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Fifteen-year-old Kara Robinson is kidnapped at gunpoint in broad daylight and taken to her abductor’s apartment. Trapped with a man who seems to have planned every detail, Kara begins making a plan of her own — studying her surroundings, memorizing anything she might be able to use against him, and waiting for the moment he lets his guard down. In Part One of her story, Kara reveals how she survived 18 terrifying hours of captivity and made a daring escape, that would ultimately uncover something even more horrifying about the man who took her.

For information and resources related to mental health, domestic and sexual abuse, child abuse, and human trafficking, go to ElizabethSmartFoundation.org

We seek to bring hope, empowerment, and change in the fight against sexual violence.

 

Fifteen-year-old Kara Robinson is kidnapped at gunpoint in broad daylight and taken to her abductor&rsquo;s apartment. Trapped with a man who seems to have planned every detail, Kara begins making a plan of her own &mdash; studying her surroundings, memorizing anything she might be able to use against him, and waiting for the moment he lets his guard down. In Part One of her story, Kara reveals how she survived 18 terrifying hours of captivity and made a daring escape, that would ultimately uncover something even more horrifying about the man who took her.
For information and resources related to mental health, domestic and sexual abuse, child abuse, and human trafficking, go to <a href="https://www.elizabethsmartfoundation.org.">ElizabethSmartFoundation.org</a>
We seek to bring hope, empowerment, and change in the fight against sexual violence.
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I Escaped From a Serial Killer: Kara Robinson Part 1

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Hosted by famed abduction survivor turned advocate Elizabeth Smart, The Survivor Files is a true crime podcast featuring firsthand accounts from ordinary people who were thrust into impossible circumstances.

Hosted by famed abduction survivor turned advocate Elizabeth Smart, The Survivor Files is a true crime podcast featuring firsthand accounts from ordinary people who were thrust into impossible circumstances.

Introducing: The Survivor Files with Elizabeth Smart

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I'm Not Going To Die Like This: Chris Cander

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