This week are are looking a true survivor, Mary Vincent. After being brutally attacked her will to live and to prevent this from happening again kept her alive. 

Source Materials: 

https://www.ranker.com/list/mary-vincent-lawrence-singleton-case/laura-allan

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-02-25-ls-32048-story.html

https://filmdaily.co/obsessions/true-crime/mary-vincent/

https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/mary-vincent