Locked in a Bucket: How Ruth Collins Fought Back After 60 Hours

True Kidnapping Stories · Sep 22, 2026 · 15m

Locked in a Bucket: How Ruth Collins Fought Back After 60 Hours

A tiny ventilation window, glass gone and frame bent outward, and a bloodied right handprint on the exterior sill told investigators exactly how Ruth Collins escaped - but not why she was trapped in the first place. She spent roughly 60 hours confined, punched air holes from the inside of a bucket, and forced herself through a 14-by-9-inch opening; how did a routine drive end in this nightmare?

In this episode, we follow the timeline from Ruth’s last phone ping at 7:11 p.m. to her being found walking the next morning with severe…