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The episode recounts the harrowing survival story of Shasta Groene, who endured 47 days in the forest with her family's killer, Joseph Edward Duncan.

When Shasta Groene was eight years old, she survived 47 days in the forest with the serial killer and apex child predator who’d killed her family and abducted her: Joseph Edward Duncan. Her tale of survival in the hands of this brutal monster is beyond harrowing and disturbing, but it is also a tale of resilience, hope, and, eventually, healing. Listener discretion is strongly advised. MURDER COASTER PODCAST Hosted by Christa Carmen and Matthew Brockmeyer Website: www.murdercoasterpodcast.com Facebook: Murder Coaster Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/murdercoasterpodcast/ Creepy Amusement Park theme by Brandon Fiechter and Derek Fiechter, used by permission and with many thanks. REFERENCES: Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home by Gregg Olsen. Thomas & Mercer, August 1, 2025. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1662522420 STOLEN IN THE NIGHT by Gary C. King. Smp, February 6, 2007. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250092915 The Fifth Nail: The Journals of Joseph Edward Duncan III. Independently published, April 2, 2022. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8445861003 The Seattle Times July 12, 2005 "Fargo businessman helped Idaho suspect make bail" The Seattle Times. November 4…

People in this episode

Hosts: Christa Carmen, Matthew Brockmeyer

Guest: Shasta Groene

Topics covered

• survival
• true crime
• child abduction
• resilience
• healing

Keywords

• Shasta Groene
• Joseph Edward Duncan
• survival story
• true crime
• child predator

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Seattle Times, Spokane News, People Magazine

Books & works: Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home, STOLEN IN THE NIGHT, The Fifth Nail: The Journals of Joseph Edward Duncan III

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