Buried Alive: The FBI's "Most Bizarre" Kidnapping Ever

About this episode

The episode discusses a bizarre kidnapping case from 1968 involving an escaped convict and his girlfriend who buried their hostage alive.

One FBI agent called it the most bizarre kidnapping case ever investigated by the Bureau: In 1968, an escaped convict and his new girlfriend bury their hostage alive in an underground chamber. Sources for this episode include: 83 Hours Till Dawn written by Gene Miller, in collaboration with Barbara Jane Mackle Keep up with Killer Stories! Instagram: @killerstoriespodTikTok: @killerstoriespodX: @killerstorieshq Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Harvey Guillén

Topics covered

• kidnapping
• true crime
• FBI
• bizarre cases
• history
• education

Keywords

• kidnapping
• FBI
• bizarre
• 1968
• true crime
• hostage
• Gene Miller
• Barbara Jane Mackle

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI

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