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Catching Evil

Escape

2/23/202646 min

She stared into the eyes of a serial killer, fought a life-or-death battle in a motel room, and won — then triggered the biggest manhunt in American history. Linda Grober was just 19 years old when Christopher Wilder abducted her from a shopping mall in broad daylight. He had already murdered four women across America in three weeks. Police had his name. Nobody had warned the public. Linda had never heard of him.

What happened next in a roadside motel room is almost impossible to comprehend. He superglued her eyes shut. He electrocuted her through wires attached to he...

Clips

Calm Under Unthinkable Terror
Die Trying Or Escape
The Eye-Gouge Breakaway
She Didn’t Hate Him
Teaching Girls Their Power
Planning For Your Own Death
Open The Door Or Else
The Moment It Turned

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

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  3. Speaker 30:34

    [Instrumental music] I had heard that he had stalked me for two days beforehand. What the fuck am I gonna do?

  4. Speaker 40:45

    Catching Evil, episode seven: Escape.

  5. Speaker 30:49

    People should have seen this coming.

  6. Speaker 5· Panelist0:51

    And a warning, this podcast contains adult content and listener discretion is advised.

  7. Speaker 30:56

    He intercepted me in the parking lot as I'm walking to my car. [car revs] And I realize like, "Oh, shit".

  8. Andy Byrne· Host1:02

    He's a big guy. He picks her up in the sleeping bag and it's one, two, three, and he's in.

  9. Mark Llewellyn· Host1:08

    He's in the room.

  10. Speaker 31:09

    [slap] I could just see blood.

  11. Andy Byrne· Host1:11

    And then for the next few hours, he tortures Linda.

  12. Speaker 31:14

    He had tied me up to an electrical outlet in both my pinkies and my toes, and he had super glued my eyes shut.

  13. Andy Byrne· Host1:21

    All she's thinking about is survival.

  14. Speaker 31:23

    I'm either gonna die trying- Trying ... or I'm gonna get out of here.

  15. Mark Llewellyn· Host1:26

    Now, I've heard that story many

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