Episode 275: The Devil’s Luck: The Bluebelle Massacre Survivor
In this month’s episodes I’ll tell you stories of people who were fortunate enough to survive horrifying experiences. In this episode, a family dream vacation turns into a nightmare on the sea. All seems lost when the ship sinks with all onboard. But by some miracle, a sole survivor is found. The story she tells about what happened onboard The Bluebelle will horrify all who hear it.
Resources:
Delivered From Evil: True Stories Of Ordinary People Who Faced Monstrous Mass Killers and Survived, Ron Franscell, Fair Winds Press, 2011.
Alone: Orphaned on the Ocean, Tere Duperrault and Richard D. Logan, Titletown Publishers, 2010.
SURVIVED: 11-Year-Old Found Alone in Middle of Ocean - YouTube
Extraordinary Lives | Tere Jo Duperrault - YouTube
Book 'Em: Alone, Orphaned on the Ocean - CBS News
The Sea Waif: A Murder on the Ocean and the Little Girl Who Stayed Alive | Mental Floss
Julian Arthur Harvey | American Air Museum
Terry Jo Duperrault Family Now (thefamilynation.com)
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