S7 Ep275: 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

Terry Jo Duperrault – the girl who survived her entire family being brutally murdered at sea | Mysteriesrunsolved

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)