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[Music] my story is evil sort of getting a taste of hell but it's a story that needs to be
[Music] told my name is Victoria but it's not my real [Music] name I'm going to take you to a really
dark place I was 19 years old I was an absolute rocker chick that night I was with a few
friends we were gearing up to go out and at Christmas lights as I was going home that evening
I know it was just after midnight I was pulling into my complex I noticed my gate was wide
open it was extremely dark in the parking lot and the lights in over my carport were
um glitching and I thought I had heard the sound of possibly somebody coming through the gate it was
that sound of tires going over like a rail just the sound I had taken my dog and um stuck
her inside my jacket and then folded her up real tight cuz it was very cold outside and as I got out I just had the
weirdest feeling that I was being watched and as I got up to the sidewalk I saw a shadow go in front of a
light and as I did that a guy just came up uh and fastly approached me and he kept saying excuse me excuse me I'm
lost can you help me find where the beach is and then a second person comes up he had a cigarette in his hand and I
see this in slow motion in my head I see him flicking it and I said to myself watch where it
lands and then bam I got pounced from the front and from the back he slammed a gun to my head and
he's just like in my ear I'm going to kill kill you so bad I'm going to throw you off the cliffs I'm going to mutilate
you and throw you down the cliffs and I fought with everything I had in my soul to not be a missing
person or to have a toe tag at the [Music] end Victoria's story is a miraculous tale of
survival but even nearly 25 years after the attack it's not over which is why she's not using her real name on camera

Special time: A California woman who was kidnapped, tortured and left for dead reveals her extraordinary tale of survival and the hunt that led to an "Austin Powers" actor. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports Saturday, May 13 at 8 p.m ET/PT on CBS.

Brief Summary

Victoria shares her survival story after a violent attack at 19, detailing the trauma and its lasting effects.

Key points

Victoria's Dark Encounter. Victoria recounts a terrifying encounter that changed her life forever.

Episode highlights

Victoria's Dark EncounterVictoria recounts a terrifying encounter that changed her life forever.“I fought with everything I had in my soul to not be a missing person.”3:09Jan 21, 2016

Episode quotes

It's a story that needs to be told.

Victoria emphasizes the importance of sharing her experience.

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