The Survival Checklist
Jennifer was assaulted and raped in her own home by Matthew Charles Gibson, a sex offender who had escaped from a nearby jail. When he kidnapped her and demanded she drive him to safety, Jennifer says a peace came over her.
"I started to remember an Oprah Show that I had seen a few months earlier about a lady who got away from her attacker. There was a checklist. And I could see that checklist in my mind of the different things that you need to do to get away from your kidnapper."
The checklist Jennifer remembered was:
Never go to a second location.
"I started to remember an Oprah Show that I had seen a few months earlier about a lady who got away from her attacker. There was a checklist. And I could see that checklist in my mind of the different things that you need to do to get away from your kidnapper."
The checklist Jennifer remembered was:
Never go to a second location.
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Make yourself personable.
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Trick the attacker into being on your side.
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Make noise.
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Listen to your instincts.