About this episode

The episode recounts the harrowing experiences of Thadius, Kristen, and Kimball as they face life-threatening situations involving kidnapping and survival at sea.

12 year old Thadius is carried outside of his home while asleep, by a man who turns out to be his captor, rather than his father. Kristen is kidnapped, led into a stranger's car at gunpoint & taken to his home while in her freshman year at the University of Delaware. Kimball, his brother, sister in law, & friend Mike are stranded on a boat 2 miles away from shore, surrounded by 43 degree water. This Episode is sponsored by BetterHelp Apartments.com - To find whatever you’re searching for and more visit apartments.com the place to find a place. BetterHelp - Visit BetterHelp.com/SURVIVED to get 10% off your first month! Mint - To get the new customer offer and your new 3-month premium wireless plan for just $15 a month, go to Mintmobile.com/survived Progressive - Multitask right now. Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• kidnapping
• survival
• true crime
• captivity
• rescue

Keywords

• kidnapping
• survival
• Thadius
• Kristen
• Kimball
• true crime
• rescue
• captivity

Sponsors

BetterHelp, Apartments.com, Mint, Progressive

Mentioned in this episode

Places: University of Delaware

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