Rotten Mango #191: 12 Yr Old Held Captive For 181 Days In A Torture Chamber
Aug 21, 2022
A 12-year-old girl named Abby was held captive in a torture chamber for 181 days. She devised a plan to escape and leave a note for help. The podcast explores Abby's harrowing experiences and the journalist who worked on a book about her case. It discusses the unsettling incidents experienced by Ruth and Abby's horrifying experience of being trapped in a concrete bunker. The podcast also explores the community's effort to find Abby, her dramatic rescue, and the legal consequences faced by her captor.
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Isolated Home With Early Red Flags
- The Drover family moved to an isolated house at the end of a dead-end road that made searches harder.
- Ruth noticed odd things early on, like siphoned gas and a creepy mural, but still accepted the deal to give her girls rooms.
Large Community Search Mobilized
- The town rallied with 300 volunteers, helicopters and boats searching 13 square miles for Abby.
- Community involvement was immediate and intense, reflecting how rare major crimes were in Port Moody.
Trusted Neighbor Turned Captor
- Don Hay was a known problematic neighbor with prior violent and sexual offenses who befriended local kids, including Abby.
- He used that trust to abduct Abby and conceal her in a soundproof bunker under his workshop.