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He Cut Off My Arms and Left Me to Die

Author
Rachel Tuffery
Published
Fri 13 Jun 2025
Episode Link
https://shows.acast.com/what-it-was-like/episodes/684b205aed4130e2438eb025

Mary McGriff was 15 when she hitched a ride with a man named Lawrence Singleton. The next day, she lay at the bottom of a cliff, her arms severed with an axe. Somehow, she survived. In this episode, she shares how a voice in her head kept her going. It's a story about refusing to let the monster win.

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