*PATREON BONUS* Short Story 6: The Harrowing Survival of Midsi Sanchez

Hear the tumultuous and harrowing survival story of Midsi Sanchez. At the age of eight, she escaped prolific kidnapper and murder Curtis Dean Anderson. Find out the journey she has had to go through and how she helps other survivors and families every day.
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RESOURCES
“Daring escape by stolen girl” by Marsha Ginsburg, SFGate (August 13, 2000)

“Quick thinking by kidnapped 8-year-old may have saved her life” from the Associated Press (August 14, 2000)

“Child molester arrested in Xiana Fairchild murder” by May Wong, Associated Press (May 12, 2004)

“Accused kidnapper portrayed as serial predator” by Alan Gathright, San Francisco Chronicle (April 20, 2005)

“Girl, 8, Escapes From Abductor” from ABC News (January 6, 2006)

“Vallejo”s Midsi Sanchez, 16, suffers serious injuries in truck rollover” by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen, Vallejo Times-Herald (May 1, 2009)

“Now a missing child advocate, Vallejo’s Midsi Sanchez defied all the odds and helped take down a monster” by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen, Vallejo Times-Herald (August 12, 2012)

“Woman, 24, reveals harrowing details of her kidnapping at the hands of serial child killer who chained her up in his car and abused her for days when she was eight-years-old - before she finally managed to escape” by Anneta Konstantinides Daily Mail (October 12, 2016)

“California Kidnap Victim Midsi Sanchez Speaks Out About Finding Purpose as Advocate For Missing Children” by Christine Pelisek, People Magazine (October 12, 2016)

“Vallejo’s stranger abduction survivor Midsi Sanchez starts child safety foundation” by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen, Vallejo Times-Herald (July 14, 2018)

“Vallejo Child Abduction Survivor Starts New Foundation” from CBS San Francisco (July 15, 2018)

“How kidnapping survivor Midsi Sanchez uses her trauma to help missing and exploited children” by Lauren Lee, CNN (March 22, 2019)

“Midsi Sanchez finds purpose, peace 20 years after being kidnapped in Vallejo” by Amy Maginnis-Honey, Daily Republic (July 12, 2020)

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