Sneak peek: One Last Hug | Forensic Files

[Music] when I heard that they were going to take me by helicopter to the hospital I
knew right then that they didn't think that I was going to make it they only airlift patients who are so
severe that they're about to die I remember thinking at one point he is doing exactly what he said he was
going to do he always told me that if I was to break up with him you know he would come back and kill
me on January 24th 2012 I walked outside my home it was a very dark and Eerie night
there was not a sound in the [Music] neighborhood and no one knew I was out there I went outside to meet Robert
Burton in the hopes that he would really leave me alone forever he said that he just
wanted a hug it's all he wanted a final goodbye you know all he wanted was closure and I basically you know walked
outside to my murder and I you know I walked up to him he looked kind of empty no emotion
absolutely nothing in his eyes just soulless I mean he was just blank face he put his arms around me for
hug squeezed me a little bit and I didn't even say a word he never said anything and I never said anything I
heard it click I didn't know what the sound was he just started just stabbing me with that knife I just kept coming at
my face I knew my face was completely covered in blood and my hair felt soaking wet I mean it was seriously like
dripping wet like I just got out of the shower was trying to scream and I trying to
crawl and I wasn't getting anywhere I felt myself dying so I couldn't really breathe I felt myself I really was not
going to make it I I really said oh my this is it I just kept praying just please don't let me die
[Music]

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Brief Summary

A woman recounts her near-fatal stabbing by her ex-partner, highlighting domestic violence and survival.

Key points

A Final Goodbye. The narrator meets Robert for what they believe is closure, but it turns deadly.
The Attack. In a shocking turn, Robert stabs the narrator during their embrace.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I just kept praying just please don't let me die.

A moment of desperation during the attack

2:14WatchMay 28, 2014

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