Two Women, One Axe, and Zero Convictions

About this episode

The episode discusses the unsolved case of two Yale students who survived a brutal axe attack while camping in Oregon in 1977.

Send us Fan Mail In 1977, Yale students Terri Jentz and Avra Goldman were cycling across the United States when they stopped to camp at a park in Oregon. While they slept, a man drove his truck over their tent and proceeded to attack both women with an axe. Though both women miraculously survived the brutal assault, the attacker was never identified, and the case remains unsolved. Sources: 1) https://moonmagazine.org/terri-jentz-my-journey-to-justice-2014-02-01/3/ 2) https://en.wi...

People in this episode

Hosts: Kate, Christine, Rachael

Topics covered

• true crime
• unsolved cases
• survival
• 1970s history
• camping incidents

Keywords

• axe attack
• unsolved case
• Yale students
• Oregon
• 1977
• true crime
• survival story

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Oregon

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