He Counted 53 Footsteps: How Vernon Outsmarted His Captor
He Counted 53 Footsteps: How Vernon Outsmarted His CaptorHe survived eight days in a dark basement by building a system so precise he could time his rescue to the hour the world above crossed the floorboards - he counted an average of 53 footsteps between nine and ten each morning. How did a fifty-six-year-old supply coordinator with no phone, no voice and only a rusted bolt and his own blood manage to write a note and signal for help that would bring him home?In this episode, we tell the sequence of events from Vernon Rafferty's disappearance to the discovery of his rust-and-blood note…
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