The Kidnapping of Schanda Handley | Sneak peek | Forensic Files

[Music] it's so powerful to see how my mom handled this situation she's amazing you know and she's really
really strong how often do Residential kidnappings happen here very rare yeah not very
often at all Shawna Hanley is at her home with her daughter Isabella friend came over just to come and visit
with her we talk for about five or ten minutes and 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 look I have a friend over 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 I was just stunned I saw that my mom and her friend were handcuffed I said I have valuables I
have jewelry I have cash I have precious metals I can get you money didn't interest them at all
come with me and she went and they came back and asked me I said no and they just accepted that
and left they put her in the 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 and then they leave these guys are heading out of town with
Sean Hanley in the back of that van 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 sung I was like we're on
an interstate or something and the guy stripped me they threatened to assault me sexually he put a pill in my
mouth and he gave me another I said what are you giving me and he said don't worry about that
and so I guess I started to maybe drift a little and I started praying so this particular day I got out of work
as I was traveling it was a wreck on the interstate I got stopped behind a white
van I could kind of see the driver of the van was 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 I was like yeah
yeah okay thank you God [Music] this is where the vehicle exited it's a dead end to a dirt road which had been
mud because it just rained their van got stuck that's when they exited the vehicle and kept running
sunk again it was like what happened did I imagine the sirens what's going on and I'm full
of anxiety 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 it startled me so I jump back
and I shut the door he said oh my God things aren't always what they seem

A daughter watches in horror as her mother is kidnapped from their home by intruders posing as deliverymen. "CBS Mornings" lead national correspondent David Begnaud reports for "48 Hours" Saturday, October 22 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

Shauna Hanley recounts her terrifying kidnapping and rescue by police after a dramatic chase.

Key points

A Mother's Strength. Shawna reflects on her mother's incredible strength during a terrifying kidnapping.
The Chase Begins. A police officer pursues a suspicious van, leading to a tense confrontation.

Episode highlights

The Chase BeginsA police officer pursues a suspicious van, leading to a tense confrontation.“Yeah, okay, thank you God!”3:00Oct 20, 2022

Episode quotes

She's amazing, you know, and she's really strong.

Reflecting on her mother's strength during a crisis.

0:06WatchOct 20, 2022

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