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Kidnap Diaries

Kidnap Diaries

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Beyond the headlines, beyond the fear, there are stories of resilience. Kidnap Diaries brings you the raw, unfiltered accounts of those who survived the unthinkable.

This podcast delves into the harrowing true stories of kidnapping survivors. We explore the psychological impact, the desperate moments of captivity, and the incredible strength found in the aftermath. Here, survivors share their personal journeys, offering a unique and powerful perspective on overcoming extreme adversity.

New episodes are released daily, Monday through Sunday, at 9:00 AM, ensuring a continuous stream of compelling narratives. Each episode features a meticulously researched account or a direct testimony, providing a deep dive into the human spirit's capacity for endurance.

Kidnap Diaries is for listeners drawn to gripping true crime podcasts, real-life survival stories, and profound human experiences. It's for those who seek to understand the darkest corners of human experience and the light that can emerge.

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  • - audiences assume it's Cole's escape artifact

    - audiences assume it's Cole's escape artifact
    2026/09/10
    - audiences assume it's Cole's escape artifact

    A single shoe buried in a ditch for seventeen months survived two winters and a new park trail before a rescued greyhound named Pip found it; inside was a folded three-line note with four words - not me, wrong man - and a partial license plate that would tie into a second abduction three days later. How did a wrong message and a photographed shoe lead to a man being taken from his doorway and held for ninety-four hours?

    In this episode, we follow the timeline from the shoe's discovery to the mistaken-door abduction, laying out who was involved, where items were found, and what that note and a vanished man reveal about motive and error. Why did a woman targeting one neighbor end up taking Vernon Cole instead?

    Person: Vernon Cole
    Date: March 3-7, 2021
    Location: Halverson, Pacific Northwest
    Event: Abduction and ninety-four hour captivity
    Item: Size 10½ left brown leather Oxford with folded note

    - The shoe had been in the drainage ditch for seventeen months before being found.
    - Pip, a rescue greyhound, pulled the shoe from a drainage ditch east of Halverson on the morning of March 3, 2021.
    - The folded note inside the shoe contained three lines including the phrase "not me, wrong man."
    - Vernon Cole left for his daily one-mile walk at 6:40 AM and touched the iron wheel at approximately 7:02 AM on March 4, 2021.
    - Darlene West knocked on Cole's door at 4:00 PM on March 4, 2021, and he was held for ninety-four hours.

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    © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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    21 分
  • He Built His Escape: Nine Days Locked In A Cinderblock Shed

    He Built His Escape: Nine Days Locked In A Cinderblock Shed
    2026/09/09
    He Built His Escape: Nine Days Locked In A Cinderblock Shed

    Fear spikes when a familiar face vanishes from a small town: a retired shop teacher disappears after leaving a half-drunk cup of coffee, and eight days later deputies pry open a cinderblock shed to find him alive. How did a 62-year-old man survive nine days inside a flooded property with only a handmade wallet as his message - and who was waiting on his usual route?

    In this episode, we tell the sequence of events from the morning Mark Hunt failed to show for his pantry shift to the discovery at Armstrong Farm, laying out the timeline, the local leads, and the single object that connected a missing man to a remote shed. What did the handwritten seven-digit message carried on a trotline reveal about his ordeal?

    Person: Mark Hunt
    Age: 62
    Date: February 10, 2019
    Location: cinderblock shed at Armstrong Farm, Soline County
    Event: found conscious after nine days

    - Mark Hunt was a retired shop teacher with 31 years teaching experience.
    - He missed his Tuesday pantry shift on February 1, 2019, after four years of perfect attendance.
    - Deputies opened the shed at 1:47 PM on February 10, 2019, and found him sitting upright on a wooden pallet.
    - A wallet containing seven handwritten digits had traveled about sixty yards through a flooded drainage ditch into the Soline River and onto a fisherman’s trotline.
    - A neighbor reported a dark older truck parked on Quarry Road the night before his disappearance; investigators located that truck eight days later.

    To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.

    © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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    18 分
  • She Wrote His Plate: The Mitten That Broke Her Captor

    She Wrote His Plate: The Mitten That Broke Her Captor
    2026/09/08
    She Wrote His Plate: The Mitten That Broke Her Captor

    Fear spikes when a small, deliberate act breaks a predator's secrecy: a dry wool mitten tucked inside a drainage pipe carried two words that named a man and a partial license plate, and that mitten turned a five-day disappearance into a solvable trail. How did Frances Larsen, twenty-four and held in the back of a Transit, fashion her own breadcrumb that would be found by a county surveyor days later - and what did those two words start?

    In this episode, we tell the sequence of events from Frances's routine disappearance to the discovery that reopened the case, following the objects she used and the exact moments that mattered; can a mitten, tape, and a pen be enough to reveal a captor?

    Person: Frances Larsen
    Age: 24
    Date missing: January 9 (five days before January 14)
    Finder: William Cook
    Vehicle partial plate: KBW

    - Frances was held in the back of a dark blue Ford Transit driven by Clifford Russo, age 38.
    - She wrote "KBW" and "CLIFFORD" by feel with a blue Bic pen on a right-hand wool mitten.
    - The mitten was pushed through a three-inch gap in the Transit rear door and landed inside a drainage pipe.
    - The mitten was found dry thirty centimeters inside the pipe on January 14 by county surveyor William Cook.
    - Russo logged 2 hours and 40 minutes on December 30 in Veldran's third-level parking for a drainage issue.

    To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.

    © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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    16 分
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