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The Survivor Files with Elizabeth Smart

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Famed abduction survivor and advocate Elizabeth Smart hosts this true crime podcast featuring firsthand accounts from ordinary people who faced extraordinary dangers. From serial killers and hostage situations to stalking and violent attacks, each episode explores how survivors made it out alive and rebuilt their lives. Smart's uniquely personal perspective guides conversations about the choices, instincts, and strength that helped them survive.

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Torture Box: Eduardo Valseca Oct 12, 2026 2308 Eduardo Valseca is locked inside a tiny box, its coarse walls tearing at his skin whenever he moves. He doesn’t know where he is, what has happened to his wife, or why the men holding him refuse to speak. Then the message comes: his captors want millions of dollars in ransom — and when his family can’t pay, his captivity stretches on for seven months of beatings, starvation and t

Cornell Case: The Survivors' Take with Kimberly Corban and JoDee Neil Oct 8, 2026 2097 As the sexual assault allegations at Cornell University dominate the headlines, Elizabeth and fellow survivors Kimberly Corban and JoDee Neil engage in a challenging conversation about consent, reporting, bystanders, and what people still getting wrong about trauma. Plus the "Three D" rules for protecting young people at college parties. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taking Down the Serial Killer: Lisa Mae Part 2 Oct 5, 2026 1668 After surviving more than 26 hours in captivity, Lisa Mae reaches the police expecting them to help her — only to find herself fighting to convince investigators that her story is true. Then a news report about another murdered woman leads Lisa to a chilling realization: the man who abducted her is the serial killer terrorizing Tampa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I Made a Serial Killer Trust Me: Lisa Mae Part 1 Sep 28, 2026 1694 Seventeen-year-old Lisa Mae has already decided she doesn’t want to live. Then, riding her bike home through the darkness after a late shift, she notices a car sitting strangely in an empty church parking lot. Seconds later, a man lunges from the shadows, presses a gun to her head, and drags her into his car. Suddenly, the girl who had planned to end her own life is fighting desperately to k

Listener Q&A: Kara Robinson Chamberlain, Chris Cander and Kimberly Corban Sep 21, 2026 2174 For the first time, Elizabeth sits down with three fellow survivors — Kara Robinson Chamberlain, Chris Cander and Kimberly Corban — to answer questions directly from listeners. They share new details from their remarkable stories, talk about facing dangerous situations after their attacks, and reveal what surviving taught them about spotting danger, trusting their instincts and staying

Facing My Attacker: Kimberly Corban Part 2 Sep 14, 2026 1823 Three weeks after Kimberly Corban is attacked in her own bedroom, police bring in a suspect — but can Kimberly identify him, even though she never saw his face? In the finale of her story, Kimberly reveals how investigators uncovered why a complete stranger targeted her, what happened when she faced him in court, and how a day once defined by trauma would eventually become something very dif

I Never Saw His Face: Kimberly Corban Part 1 Sep 7, 2026 1827 Twenty-year-old college student Kimberly Corban wakes in the middle of the night to find a stranger inside her bedroom. Unable to see his face and terrified that her roommate could be next, Kimberly focuses on surviving the attack — while quietly memorizing everything she can about the man holding her captive. In Part One of her story, Kimberly reveals how she endured her terrifying captivit

I'm Not Going To Die Like This: Chris Cander Aug 31, 2026 2137 Nineteen-year-old Chris Cander is studying abroad in Madrid when a stranger locks her inside his car and drives her far outside the city. Alone in an abandoned industrial area with a knife pressed to her neck, Chris realizes the man intends to kill her, and decides "I'm not going to die like this." In this remarkable story of survival, Chris reveals how one terrifying night has quietly shaped the

I Escaped From a Serial Killer: Kara Robinson Part 2 Aug 24, 2026 1785 After 18 harrowing hours of captivity, Kara Robinson leads police back to her abductor's apartment — where they discover evidence connecting him to the unsolved murders of three young girls. Kara learns she didn’t just escape a predator; she escaped a serial killer.  In the finale of her story, Kara reveals what happened when her kidnapper was finally cornered, and why surviving t

I Escaped From a Serial Killer: Kara Robinson Part 1 Aug 17, 2026 1681 Fifteen-year-old Kara Robinson is kidnapped at gunpoint in broad daylight and taken to her abductor’s apartment. Trapped with a man who seems to have planned every detail, Kara begins making a plan of her own — studying her surroundings, memorizing anything she might be able to use against him, and waiting for the moment he lets his guard down. In Part One of her story, Kara reveals ho

Introducing: The Survivor Files with Elizabeth Smart Aug 6, 2026 78 Hosted by famed abduction survivor turned advocate Elizabeth Smart, The Survivor Files is a true crime podcast featuring firsthand accounts from ordinary people who were thrust into impossible circumstances.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Survivor Files with Elizabeth Smart

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