Survivor Stories

The 18-year-old said all she could think was, “I can't let him take them!”

The temporary and quick-thinking captive noticed the police station, did a U-turn, and ran to safety.

Authorities say the ploy worked and that William Jamal Wilksinson has been arrested on multiple charges, including unlawful impris …

Police stopped the vehicle with spike strips, and the woman ran to safety.

“My parents took my whole life from me, but now I'm taking my life back,” one daughter told the court.

"If you love me, you will let me go,” the woman later told police she begged. Dean Hoffman’s response, she said: "You know I can't …

Lisa McVey transformed the tragic experience in her life into something that accomplished good: She became a sheriff’s deputy.

Marcus DeWitt, 29, is accused of grabbing a three-year-old and running off with a four-year-old; he has been charged with kidnappi …

“You’re saving my life,” Susie Rabaca wants to tell her mystery “angel.”

She said, “I just grabbed my brother and went into the backyard because there was no time to panic. You just have to go with it.”

The boy later told the press, “I knew I had to act in the heat of the moment; always have your kids prepared for anything.”

Police have released the security footage and are on the lookout for a dark-colored Pontiac and a driver with “short dreadlocks.”

John Douglas is the inspiration for the character of Holden Ford on Netflix's 'Mindhunter,' based on the book of the same name cow …

Ashley Jones was forced to shoot a man who kicked down her door during the early morning attack.

“It's finally over. I can move on with my life. I've let go of my hatred and all of my anger and I can move forward from here,” Di …

Cops said he was trying to break into her car; she said, “I took that bat and hit him upside the head like 'pi-yah!'”

Thomas Dewald told police he was targeting children who lived in “deplorable conditions” and that he broke into a second home to s …

The Indiana students wrestled the gunman to the ground; police later caught his alleged accomplice.

The man nicknamed “Ogre” allegedly had drugged, raped, and held her against her will for weeks.

Nathaniel Sassafras was paroled last January after serving almost 14 years of a 20-year sentence for a murder he committed in 2004 …

Dramatic body cam footage shows the cops stop the suspect and remove two children, ages 4 and 5, from the back seat.