Sells reached over, grabbed Krystal, and slit her throat.

Singleton stripped and bound Mary in the back of his van and repeatedly raped her.

Singleton pulled out a hatchet and hacked off Marys left arm right below the elbow.

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Because she fought back, this mutilation took longer.

The next time Mary saw him was six months later at the trial.

Singleton was granted parole in 1987, after serving just 8 years.

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He was sentenced to death, but died of cancer in 2001.

Sells reached over, grabbed Krystal, and slit her throat.

Krystal crawled across the floor and tried to comfort her friend, but realized she couldnt speak.

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Her windpipe had been slashed and a vocal chord nicked during the attack.

She would later immediately pick him out of a photo lineup while still in the hospital.

When Sells was arrested he said, Im glad I finally got caught I was tired of doing this.

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The jury deliberated for only an hour before convicting Sells on all counts.

He was sentenced to death and executed in 2014.

He convinced her to run away from home and would hold her captive for the next ten years.

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He threatened to kill her if she told anyone about her captivity.

She was reunited with her family after being officially identified on a missing persons website.

She later wrote a New York Times Bestsellingbookabout her ordeal.

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This prompted Paul to come forward with his story to advocate for the rights of rape victims.

An emergency c-section was performed, and Teka had a healthy baby girl who she named Miracle.

Deramous was found guilty of first degree assault and sentenced to 25 years in prison.

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She began screaming for her assailant not to hurt her and fighting back with all of her might.

Jennifers screams were so loud she woke up 15 of her neighbors in other units.

Not one of them called 911.

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Despite realizing the man knew her, she didnt recognize his voice.

But thankfully she found her cell phone, hid back in the bathroom, and called 911.

While on the line with Richard, Jennifer heard a pounding at her front door.

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The man at the front door was Bryan Gibson, claiming to be from security of Jennifers apartment complex.

But Richard, going off a gut instinct, told Jennifer to not launch the door.

Jennifer is now a successful attorney as well as a motivational speaker.

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From left to right—Kathy, Karen, and Cheryl.

When she married her now husband, Richard Everett attended her wedding.

Michelle herself was a suspect at first, but was cleared of any suspicion.

Bundy broke Kathys jaw, knocked out several of her teeth, and deeply lacerated her shoulder.

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Jennifer Miller pictured here with Robbie Chester.

Bundy left behind a semen stain on her bed, a pantyhose mask, and hair samples.

Ted Bundy was eventually executed for his countless murders in January of 1989.

His true number of victims was never discovered.

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April Sykes with her son, Jonah.

At the time of the attack she had been majoring in interior design, but never returned to school.

She had a son from her first marriage, and became engaged again after her divorce.

Karen Chandler married an engineer and had two children.

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When Jennifer saw an opportunity to escape, she ran out of the apartment to get help.

Chester chased her, hacking at her back, skull and face.

In the end, Jennifer sustained injuries that required 9 hours of surgery and over 2000 stitches.

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Maggie Maloy at age 23.

She never regained full use of her left hand.

She was not expected to make it through the night.

But April survived, and identified Samuels as her attacker.

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Kristie (left) pictured with her mother.

Samuels was convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2007.

While they were walking, a truck driven by William Babner pulled up and stopped near the couple.

But then he turned around and blocked their path with his truck, and got out holding a gun.

Daniel tried to use his cellphone to call for help, but there was no service.

Babner drove the teenagers 12 miles away to a remote, secluded spot by the river.

Babner insisted that since theyd seen his face that just wasnt possible.

But after leading them back to the truck he looked at Danielle and chillingly said, Youll doanything?

Babner proceeded to rape Danielle in the cab of the pickup, while Daniel was in the back.

Once he hit the icy water, Daniel instantly came to and knew exactly what had happened.

Eventually they watched him drive away and they swam towards shore.

They were rescued by three men who drove them to safety.

Two days later, Babner was arrested.

Babner was convicted of kidnapping, rape, attempted murder and sentenced to 117-235 years.

Danielle got married after college and had a child.

She and Daniel remain close friends to this day.

It was then that 21-year-old Christopher Vaughn snatched Maggie, dragging her into the woods nearby.

Over the course of several hours, Vaughn beat and brutally raped Maggie.

After he was finished Vaughn paced around her, debating out loud whether or not he should kill her.

In the end, Vaughn decided that he couldnt risk her identifying him and shot Maggie five times.

The next day Vaughn was arrested.

He was tried for aggravated assault, kidnapping, attempted murder, and rape.

He was sentenced to up to 100 years in prison and was not eligible for parole until 2017.

Maggie spent almost two weeks in the hospital before going back to school and running track in the Spring.

He first tried to rape her, but then stabbed her in the chest when she fought back.

When Kristie got home from school, Powell was waiting.

Kristie was found in time, survived, and was able to identify Powell as the murderer.

The rape charge for Kristie was upheld, and he was instead given three consecutive life sentences.

He was executed by lethal injection the following March.