Episode 62; Susan Schwarz and Survivors of the Cline Falls Axe Attack

Hello and welcome back to our dear Crime Family, we're glad you're here!

We're flipping the normal roles this week, with Beth taking the first part of the episode. The setting was Washington State in 1977, and 24 year old Susan Schwarz was being, as always, a very good friend.

When her longtime BFF intimated that she wanted to get away from her abusive husband, Susan helped her escape to Minnesota. But when the ex later found out that Susan had 'interfered', he brutally took out his fury on her.

Another victim of this awful man was so frightened of his cruelty that she was terrified to tell what she knew. But years later, this woman was the key to putting him away.

If the second half of this episode title is stressing you out, it should be. Bailey tells the events that happened in Cline Falls State Park in Oregon in the late 1970's, when two young Yale students stopped there while biking the Trans America Trail.

Terri Jentz and Avra Goldman experienced a senseless, brutal attack at the hands of a man who has never faced justice, despite it being commonly believed that the perpetrator is known.

But both women survived, thanks to superhuman determination by Terri to get help for herself and her friend. Their story will stay with you for a long time.

Happy Friday to all of you; we thank you for joining us again! Have a seat, grab a pastry from the basket, and let's talk about some amazing people who experienced some really terrible things. Because that's what we're here for--to remember them and to share what they went through. Let's get started.

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