In 1992, 19-year-old Jennifer Asbenson faced a night of unthinkable horror when she accepted a ride in Palm Springs, California, from a man who would turn out to be serial killer Andrew Urdiales. Ambushed, bound, and locked inside the trunk of a moving car, Jennifer knew her survival depended on taking action.

Through extraordinary quick thinking and instinct, Jennifer managed to unlatch the trunk from the inside and leap to safety on the highway. Her miraculous escape didn't just save her life, her detailed account and courageous testimony became crucial evidence that brought Urdiales to justice for the murders of eight women.

In this episode of When Killers Get Caught, host Brittany Ransom dives into Jennifer’s incredible story of survival, quick thinking, and resilience:

• The Attack and Escape: How Jennifer outsmarted a predator and escaped a locked trunk.

• Catching the Killer: How her testimony helped police build a case against serial killer Andrew Urdiales.

• Life as a Survivor: Jennifer’s journey beyond the trauma, her memoir, and her work as an advocate for survivors.

Join Brittany as she unpacks the courage, tenacity, and extraordinary strength that helped Jennifer Asbenson beat the odds and ensure a dangerous killer was caught.

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In 1977, college students Terri Jentz and Avra Goldman set out on a cross-country bicycle trip that ended in a nightmare at Cline Falls State Park, Oregon. While sleeping in their tent, an unidentified attacker ran over them with a pickup truck and brutalized them with an axe. Both women survived the horrific assault, but the local investigation quickly stalled, leaving the case cold and no suspect officially charged.

Decades later, Terri returned to Central Oregon to investigate her own attempted murder. Her journey, detailed in her memoir Strange Piece of Paradise, uncovered deep community secrets, institutional failures, and the identity of the man widely believed to be her attacker. This episode explores the harrowing night at Cline Falls, the long road to trauma recovery, and a survivor's relentless pursuit of truth and justice.

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In 1994, Alison Botha was abducted outside her home in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, by Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger.

After a horrific attack, Alison was left for dead in an isolated area. But somehow, she was still alive.

Alone and catastrophically injured, Alison made a decision: if she was going to die, she would die trying to live.

Using one hand to hold her body together and the other to support her severely injured neck, Alison began dragging herself toward the road. Before she left, she wrote the names of her attackers in the dirt and a message for her mother.

Her attackers believed they had silenced their only witness.

They were wrong.

In this episode, Brittany Ransom explores Alison Botha's extraordinary survival, the investigation that led to Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger, their 1995 convictions, Alison's decades-long recovery, and why surviving the attack was only the beginning of her story.

This is the story of Alison Botha.

A woman who was left for dead and decided to live.

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