18-year-old John Edwards and his 21-year-old sister, Pam Edwards decided to take a weekend off of college and spend it camping in Ocala National Forest in Florida. As the pair was setting up their campsite, they were approached by a man who introduced himself as Kevin. Kevin hung around the campsite for a while before grabbing his brother and returning to the siblings for some small talk. Unfortunately, Kevin and his brother were not who they said they were, and John and Pam's world's would change forever.

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