Barbara Mackle, a 20-year-old student, was kidnapped in 1968 and buried alive for ransom. The podcast delves into her harrowing experience, desperate captivity, and the chilling kidnapping plan orchestrated by the perpetrators.
Barbara Mackle was kidnapped and buried alive in a coffin-like box for ransom.
Barbara's mother, Jane, persevered through fear to seek help for her kidnapped daughter.
Deep dives
The Terrifying Kidnapping of Barbara Mackel
Barbara Mackel, a 20-year-old college student, is kidnapped from an Atlanta motel room and forced into a wooden box resembling a coffin. The kidnappers plan to bury her alive to collect ransom from her wealthy real estate developer father. Barbara manages to contact her mother, Jane, as she struggles to escape the box and seek help.
A Mother's Agony and Desperate Attempt to Help
Jane Mackel hears about her daughter's kidnapping and frantically tries to call for help, despite being tied up in her motel room. She perseveres through pain and fear, attempting to free herself and seek assistance as she worries about Barbara's safety.
Barbara's Harrowing Journey With Her Captors
Barbara Mackel is driven away by her kidnappers in a car, enduring fear and uncertainty. The female accomplice tries to calm Barbara, indicating that she may not be inherently criminal. Meanwhile, the man driving has sinister plans to use the kidnapping ransom to start a new life with his lover.
The Chilling Plan for Barbara's Fate is Revealed
The kidnapper reveals his chilling plan to bury Barbara alive as a way to secure and confine her without constant monitoring. He believes this method will ensure a successful collection of ransom and his escape to a new life. Barbara faces the dire realization of her impending fate as the episode concludes.
It’s December, 1968, and 20-year-old Emory University student Barbara Mackle is taken at gunpoint from the Atlanta motel room she’s sharing with her mother. Her two kidnappers drug her and then drive her to a remote spot in the woods outside the city. Their plan? To bury her alive in a coffin-like box while they wait for a half-million dollar ransom from her father, a wealthy real estate developer.
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