In 1994 27 year old Alison Botha was parked just feet from the safety of her home in South Africa when a man suddenly appeared out of nowhere & climbed into her car .

Alison was being abducted at knife point by two men who unbeknownst to her were already violent & dangerous rapists .

What followed was one of the most harrowing, prolonged & savage attacks a human being could possibly be subjected to .

But, against all odds this strong, resilient young woman despite being literally on the brink of death with over 37 stab wounds & having been disembowelled she still refused to lay down & die.

She refused to let her attackers win & incredibly managed to fight with everything she had for survival .

Her will to live & capacity to overcome evil in the most terrifying of circumstances has left Alison with the well deserved recognition as being one of the bravest & most inspirational survivors who luckily lived to tell her story.

She has used her past harrowing experience to educate & help other victims of violent crime & raise awareness around the world .

This is episode 98,

Surviving The Ripper Rapists:

The Incredible Case of Alison Botha Part 1

Crime Talk Timestamp: 10:50

Sources: Wikipedia / Alison (Amazon prime ) / crime library.org/ all that’s interesting/ dailymaverick.

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