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May 9, 2025 52 mins

Sometimes – most of the time – people who are taken away from their families and loved ones are found dead. But sometimes, through sheer grit, force of will, and miracles, they can survive. Today’s survival story features Abby Hernandez, the Girl in the Shed. A girl who endured months and months of captivity and torment, but who managed to survive.

 

Welcome to True Crime, Tea, and Tangents! A podcast where two sisters sip some hot tea, and talk true crime, parenting, finances, fitness, and whatever other tangents find their way out of our brains and into our mouths! 

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Sources for this episode: Sources:

Blurredbylines.com abcnews.com Wikipedia.com Reddit.com Youtube.com The Movie “Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez”

 

Intro Music by: Emma Patching

 

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