He Threw Her Off a Cliff and Left Her For Dead: The Story of Mary Vincent

About this episode

This episode tells the harrowing survival story of Mary Vincent, who was attacked and left for dead in 1978.

🎙️He Threw Her Off a Cliff and Left Her For Dead: The Story of Mary Vincent In this episode: In 1978, fifteen-year-old Mary Vincent accepted a ride from a stranger in California and survived an attack so brutal it should have killed her — losing both her forearms and climbing miles through a canyon to find help. This is her story. #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #Podcast #CrimeStory #MaryVincent #SurvivalStory #Hitchhiking #SerialKillers #NetflixDocumentary #TrueStory #IWishYouWereHerePod #UnsolvedMystery #TrueCrimeStoryteller 🎧 Listen to the Podcast Apple Podcasts:I Wish You Were Here on Apple Podcast Spotify:I Wish You Were Here on Spotify All Platforms: https://hoo.be/mshellllly 🤝 This Episode Is Sponsored By BiOptimizers Go to https://bioptimizers.com/wish for 15% off your entire order PLUS a free bottle of Masszymes! 🔗 Link: https://bioptimizers.com/wish 🎧 Follow Me TikTok: TikTok Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mshellllly/ YouTube: I Wish You Were Here on YouTube 🖤 Disclaimer This episode discusses real events involving real people. Information is presented based on publicly available sources at the time of recording. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

People in this episode

Host: Michelle Cuervo

Topics covered

• survival
• true crime
• hitchhiking
• serial killers
• brutal attack

Keywords

• Mary Vincent
• true crime
• survival story
• hitchhiking
• California
• serial killers
• brutal attack

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BiOptimizers

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Places: California

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