Truly Unreal

Buried Alive for 83 Hours: The Barbara Jane Mackle Kidnapping


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If you think you’re claustrophobic… this story will change your definition of fear.

In this episode of Truly UnrealJames Lee Hernandez drops comedian and Saturday Night Live writer Carl Tart into one of the most infamous kidnapping cases in American history, the story of Barbara Jane Mackle.

Through a choose-your-own-adventure format, Carl is forced to make the same decisions Barbara faced in real time: Do you open the door? Do you fight back? Do you conserve your air… or panic?

As the clock ticks down, we break down the real case, the FBI search, and the shocking survival strategy that kept Barbara alive underground for over three days.

Because it’s easy to say what you’d do…until you’re the one buried alive.


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