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83 Hours Till Dawn - Barbara Jane Mackle

Gene Miller

In 1968, Emory University student Barbara Jane Mackle was kidnapped for ransom, held underground in a coffin-like box for 83 hours as more than 100 FBI agents searched for her. This is her authorized story. By Miami Herald reporter Gene Miller.

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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

Barbara Mackle's book recounted her harrowing experience of being buried alive in a box during her kidnapping, detailing her ordeal and eventual survival.

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She said, quote, I screamed and screamed. The sound of the dirt got farther and farther away. Finally, I couldn't hear anything above. I screamed for a long time after that.

— Episode: 203 - Live at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta...

Episode: 203 - Live at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta (2018)

Barbara Mackle's book recounted her harrowing experience of being buried alive in a box during her kidnapping, detailing her ordeal and eventual survival.

"

She said, quote, I screamed and screamed. The sound of the dirt got farther and farther away. Finally, I couldn't hear anything above. I screamed for a long time after that.

That's why the movie is called 83 Hours. I don't want you guys to get scared. That's why the movie is called 83 Hours Till Dawn. It's because she fucking hung out down there for 83 hours.

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