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Absolutely insane.

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He wasn’t going to let me go free, I was certain of that.

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“Overhearing my dad and his friend planning out the murder of my mother, sister and me.”

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I was kidnapped in Washington, DC while a US Senate Page in 2009.

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“Was in college when I was tied up at gunpoint with my roommates. Got beat up pretty good.”

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“My father introduced his girlfriend to us by saying, ‘This is your new mother. You’ll never see your other mother again.’”

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Every hometown has a dark secret. What’s yours?

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Two weeks ago, 15-year-old Mary Catherine Elizabeth Thomas was reported missing by her family. They believe her kidnapper is her former health sciences teacher.

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“They kept talking about whether or not they should kill me or let me go. I convinced them to drop me off as long as I promised not to say anything to the cops.”

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Just reading that story and seeing that picture makes me gut drop. What would have happened to Ashely if she hadn’t known about this terrifying tactic?