
Mary Vincent // 189 // Roxanne Hayes // Larry Singleton // Part 1
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11/12/23 • 51 min
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On September 29th, 1978, Mary Vincent was hitchhiking and accepted a ride from Larry Singleton. She survived a violent attack where he cut her arms off and Larry served eight years of his fourteen-year sentence. He later murdered Roxanne Hayes on February 19th, 1997 and was sentenced to death, but he died in prison in 2001.
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RESOURCES:
- The Heart of a Survivor: Blood, Courage, Triumph | Key Peninsula News (keypennews.org)
- The Heart of a Survivor: From Sorrow Comes Splendor | Key Peninsula News (keypennews.org)
- The Heart of a Survivor: Playing Bad Cards With Strong Hands | Key Peninsula News (keypennews.org)
- PEOPLE v. SINGLETON (1980) | FindLaw
- Where is Mary Vincent today? Her healing journey detailed - TheNetline
- The Harrowing Survival Story Of Mary Vincent (ranker.com)
- The Horrific 1978 Attack Of Mary Vincent (grunge.com)
- The Case of Lawrence Singleton — Criminally IntriguedMary Vincent Speaks Out: 'He Destroyed Everything About Me.' - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
- The Mad Chopper: How the Justice System Let a Mutilator Free, This Time to Kill: Rosen, Fred: 9781504023108: Amazon.com: Books
- I Survived S03E01 480P Mary Brooke Sharene - YouTube
- Mary Vincent (artist) - Wikipedia
- "She had a name' (tampabay.com)
On September 29th, 1978, Mary Vincent was hitchhiking and accepted a ride from Larry Singleton. She survived a violent attack where he cut her arms off and Larry served eight years of his fourteen-year sentence. He later murdered Roxanne Hayes on February 19th, 1997 and was sentenced to death, but he died in prison in 2001.
Website: https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/drinkingthecoolaid
Support: https://paypal.me/mhawk7?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
RESOURCES:
- The Heart of a Survivor: Blood, Courage, Triumph | Key Peninsula News (keypennews.org)
- The Heart of a Survivor: From Sorrow Comes Splendor | Key Peninsula News (keypennews.org)
- The Heart of a Survivor: Playing Bad Cards With Strong Hands | Key Peninsula News (keypennews.org)
- PEOPLE v. SINGLETON (1980) | FindLaw
- Where is Mary Vincent today? Her healing journey detailed - TheNetline
- The Harrowing Survival Story Of Mary Vincent (ranker.com)
- The Horrific 1978 Attack Of Mary Vincent (grunge.com)
- The Case of Lawrence Singleton — Criminally IntriguedMary Vincent Speaks Out: 'He Destroyed Everything About Me.' - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
- The Mad Chopper: How the Justice System Let a Mutilator Free, This Time to Kill: Rosen, Fred: 9781504023108: Amazon.com: Books
- I Survived S03E01 480P Mary Brooke Sharene - YouTube
- Mary Vincent (artist) - Wikipedia
- "She had a name' (tampabay.com)
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On December 11th, 2017, Margarita Gracheva's husband, Dmitry, took her into an isolated forest and cut off her hands with an ax. Doctors were able to recover one of her hands during a highly complex surgery. Russia decriminalized domestic violence, so Dmitry's sentence was only 14 years. Margarita is now an advocate and has a TV show where she helps other victims of violence.
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- Domestic violence in Russia - Wikipedia
- Incredible moment Russian wife moves her fingers just NINE DAYS after jealous husband chopped her hands off | The Sun
- Inside the fight over Russia’s domestic violence law | openDemocracy
- Domestic abuse isn't a crime in Russia. One survivor says "the police don't help." - CBS News
- Russia told to pay compensation to woman whose hands were cut off - BBC News
- Margarita Gracheva's ex-husband cut off her hands. Now, her own TV show is helping other victims of violence (yahoo.com)
- Her husband chopped off her hands. Now, she’s on Russian TV and speaking out about domestic violence. - The Washington Post
- Jealous husband who cut off wife’s hands sentenced to 14 years behind bars - Society & Culture - TASS
- Her husband cut off her hands, now she wants tougher laws in Russia - YouTube
- Margarita Gracheva: "My husband cut my hands off with an ax" | Russia | Dmitry Grachev | Narration | EC Stories | | WORLD - Archyde
- Dmitry Grachyov chops off wife's hands (with axe) after suspecting affair (scallywagandvagabond.com)
- Do Russian wives add an A to their last name? - Resto NYC
- Russian domestic violence: Women fight back - BBC News
- Putin’s Other War: Domestic Violence, Traditional Values, and Masculinity in Modern Russia (harvard.edu)
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Mary Vincent // 190 // Roxanne Hayes // Larry Singleton // Part 2
On September 29th, 1978, Mary Vincent was hitchhiking and accepted a ride from Larry Singleton. She survived a violent attack where he cut her arms off and Larry served eight years of his fourteen-year sentence. He later murdered Roxanne Hayes on February 19th, 1997 and was sentenced to death, but he died in prison in 2001.
Website: https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/drinkingthecoolaid
Support: https://paypal.me/mhawk7?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
RESOURCES:
- The Heart of a Survivor: Blood, Courage, Triumph | Key Peninsula News (keypennews.org)
- The Heart of a Survivor: From Sorrow Comes Splendor | Key Peninsula News (keypennews.org)
- The Heart of a Survivor: Playing Bad Cards With Strong Hands | Key Peninsula News (keypennews.org)
- PEOPLE v. SINGLETON (1980) | FindLaw
- Where is Mary Vincent today? Her healing journey detailed - TheNetline
- The Harrowing Survival Story Of Mary Vincent (ranker.com)
- The Horrific 1978 Attack Of Mary Vincent (grunge.com)
- The Case of Lawrence Singleton — Criminally IntriguedMary Vincent Speaks Out: 'He Destroyed Everything About Me.' - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
- The Mad Chopper: How the Justice System Let a Mutilator Free, This Time to Kill: Rosen, Fred: 9781504023108: Amazon.com: Books
- I Survived S03E01 480P Mary Brooke Sharene - YouTube
- Mary Vincent (artist) - Wikipedia
- "She had a name' (tampabay.com)
Drinking The Cool Aid - Mary Vincent // 189 // Roxanne Hayes // Larry Singleton // Part 1
Transcript
On February 9th, 1997, a 911 call was placed at 6:07 PM. The frantic caller said, “He’s beating a woman, he’s beating a woman.”
Operator: “Where is this, sir, and....
Caller: “Listen, we just went up to the house and there was this guy inside and he was beating this woman.”
Operator: “What’s your name, sir?”
Caller: “My name’s G
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