Eight Days in Darkness: The True Story of the Abduction, Rape, and Rescue of Anita Wooldridge Cover
Podcast Mentions

Eight Days in Darkness The True Story of the Abduction, Rape, and Rescue of Anita Wooldridge

Angela Roegner

On June 25, 1998, Anita Wooldridge was taken from her parents' home in broad daylight by a convicted rapist. For eight terrifying days, Anita was savagely beaten and raped by her captor, who locked her in a metal storage cabinet for hours at a time. With only a steadfast faith in God to comfort her,...

Podcasts 1
Quotes 2
Cold Case Files

The episode highlighted the book as a detailed account of the survivor's kidnapping, noting that the co-author conducted all the research while the survivor contributed her first‑hand experiences from therapy sessions and police interviews. Anita emphasized that the author handled the investigative work, allowing her to focus on sharing what she lived through. The discussion presented the title as a valuable resource for understanding the case.

Highly Recommended

Episode: I Survived – The Box Became My Safe Haven

This book was written about the survivor's kidnapping experience, with the co-author handling the research while the survivor provided her first-hand account from therapy sessions and interviews with officers.

"

Anita and her therapist, Angela Rainer, wrote a book about her experience called Eight Days in Darkness.

Angela did all the research, man. I was like, I lived it. You have to do all the work.

Note: The book recommendations on this page are discovered automatically from podcast transcripts, and may be incorrect or incomplete.