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September 1, 2025 28 mins

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Mary Vincent was just fifteen years old in September of 1978, hitchhiking her way to Los Angles, when she was brutally attacked by Lawrence Singleton, who raped her, severed her forearms with an axe and left her for dead in the California Desert. Miraculously, her determination to put her attacker behind bars gave her the strength to survive. This is the true harrowing tale of Mary Vincent’s all inspiring tenacity to survive and the resilience of the human spirit. 

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Chilling case of young hitchhiker, 15, who lost both arms in savage axe attack - The Mirror US

Mary Vincent The Incredible True Story Of Survival

The Harrowing Tale Of Mary Vincent, The Teen Who Lost Both Arms During A Violent Assault While Hitchhiking

A Long Walk to Justice: How One Survivor Reclaimed Her Life | by MaK Arbuckle | Medium

Mary Vincent: the survivor who was kidnapped, raped, had her arms chopped off, and left to die by Lawrence Singleton - Thar Tribune

How Mary Vincent Survived A Horrific Abduction While Hitchhiking

Bloody Details Emerge From Rapist's House / Florida victim stabbed repeatedly

Singleton Found Guilty Of Murder - CBS News

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