I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER: The Cook Brothers

About this episode

Cheryl Bartlett Fann shares her harrowing experience of being abducted by the Cook brothers and her fight for survival.

In January of 1981, 18-year-old Cheryl Bartlett Fann was walking home late at night with her fianc Bud, when they were suddenly abducted and taken to an abandoned garage. The assailants, Anthony and Nathaniel Cook had already kidnapped and killed at least two people in Toledo, Ohio. Cheryl recounts in her own words her resilience and the keen insights that helped her outwit the would-be murderers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guest: Cheryl Bartlett Fann

Topics covered

• abduction
• survival
• serial killers
• resilience
• true crime

Keywords

• abduction
• serial killer
• Toledo
• survival story
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Toledo, Ohio

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