Louisiana mother recounts the details of violent kidnapping | Forensic Files

on August 6 2017 Shonda Hanley was at her home in Lafayette Louisiana when she heard the doorbell ring the doorbell
rang and so I went to the door and it's these two men these two individuals essentially present themselves to be
delivery men of some sort Shauna sees them says now is not a good time she goes to close the door on them they
force themselves in with guns they started to scream to get the F on the floor and don't move they handcuffed
me in front like this Shonda told the men that she had valuables jewelry cash and precious metals but they weren't
interested they took Shonda and threw her in the back of a white van I'm hooded they
hooded me as soon as I went into the van it was a van that didn't have the windows in the back and it was just a
rubber mat without seats back there and laid me on the floor the van pulled away
headed out of town with Shonda handcuffed in the back one of the guys sat on top of me you
know so he stayed screaming at me he hit the gun to my head I was trying to pay attention to where
we were I could feel when we picked up speed that we had made a turn I was like oh no my heart sunk I was like we're on
an interstate or something Shonda says the men forced pills into her mouth and she started to drift off
[Music] so this particular day I got out of work as I was traveling there was a wreck on
the interstate I got stopped behind a white van I could kind of see the driver of the van starting to get nervous in
the mirror he was looking at me he decided to get him to the shoulder and speed off
I didn't sit right with me so I got in behind him I put my emergency lights sirens on
then I hear sirens and I was like yeah yeah okay thank you God this is where the vehicle exited it's a
dead end to a dirt road which had been mud because it just rained officer Chad Martin says the van got
stuck in the mud he saw the two men exit the vehicle and take off running when you approach the van you've got your gun
drawn yes sir I opened the rear door of the van and in the van what I thought was a mannequin moved
scared me startled me so I jumped back and I shut the door I said oh my God she looked at me and
I'll never forget this she said are you the real police are you the one that's going to kill me and he was like you're
safe you're safe if not for Chad Martin oh I would be dead I can't even imagine but I know it wasn't going to be quick
and Swift Shonda had been rescued but questions remained who were her kidnappers and why
did they abduct her for Shonda however there was no mystery who was behind it

Two men arrived at Schanda Handley's door, handcuffed her, and threw her in the back of a van. They put a gun to her head and threatened to kill her, but she lived to tell the story.

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Brief Summary

Shonda Hanley recounts her kidnapping and rescue by Officer Chad Martin in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Key points

Shonda's Abduction. Shonda Hanley is kidnapped by armed men in her home.
The Rescue. Officer Chad Martin rescues Shonda from the kidnappers.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Oh no, my heart sunk!

Shonda realizes they are on an interstate.

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