Jayson knew there was a stranger in her home. But she talked herself out of her intuition... until it was proven right. And with Jayson living in one of the most remote areas of Texas... there would be no one around to help her.

To learn more about Jayson's story, you can find her book, Borderline: A True Story of Courage and Justice, on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Borderline-True-Story-Courage-Justice/dp/0578524228

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Borderline is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, Chris Goldberg, Kaitlyn Brown and Dan Benamor. Reporting and host narration by Dan Benamor. This episode was edited by Nick Messitte. Derlis Gonzalez wrote original music for this series. Borderline is hosted by Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds).

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