Episode 38 - The Survival Story of Mary Vincent & Death by Excedrin

In this episode, Amber covers the amazing survival story of May Vincent. In September of 1978, 15-year old Mary ran away and hitchhiked from her home in Las Vegas to California. On her return home she got into the van of 50-year old Lawrence Singelton who brutally raped her, dismembered her, and left her for dead. Mary fought hard and survived this brutal attack.

Amber pulled her sources from:
Wikipedia
Tampa Bay Times “Singelton Guilty in Stabbing Murder” by Sue Carlton 9-12-05I survived Season 4, Episode 1

Then Erika covers death by Excedrin. Stella Nickell was born in Oregon, got pregnant at 16 then moved herself and her daughter to California. She would later fall in love and marry Bruce Nickell and move to Auburn Washington. Bruce was an excessive drinker and decided to go to rehab and get sober. Stella didn't like to new healthy lifestyle and wanted to continue to drink. One night after work, Bruce took Excedrin from the bottle in his home and immediately collapsed. He was pronounced dead at the hospital that night. A week later another woman by the name of Sue Snow, took Excedrin and she collapsed and died too. 

Erika pulled her sources from:
www.wcjn.org
www.history.com /Woman convicted of killing two in Excedrin Tampering Nov. 13, 2009 Updated May 6, 2020
www.wikipedia.org
www.murderpedia.org

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