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[Music] website it was cold and dreary as Josephina Rivera made her way down 6th
Street in North Philadelphia on the night of Wednesday November 26th 1986 it had been a difficult year for
the 25-year-old who had lost the custody of her three young children due to her ongoing struggles with the drug
addiction with the new year just around the corner Josephina was determined to make some
positive changes her social worker had promised that if she could find a job and a
stable home she'd have a chance at getting her kids back needing money to secure an
apartment Josephina had turned to sex work she was in the process of getting off drugs and making her new home just
right so her social worker could see just how serious she was about regaining custody of her
children the following day was Thanksgiving Josephina intended to make a nice dinner so she headed out with the
hopes of doing a quick job or two so that she'd have some extra cash she typically found it easy to find willing
customers but being a holiday the streets were quiet Josephina couldn't help but notice
that one particular vehicle had driven by her a couple of times it was a brand new Cadillac Coupe devill
the expensive car standing out in the rough and underresourced neighborhood eventually the Cadillac
pulled over the driver a white middle-aged male rolled down his window and asked Josephina if she was
working she responded that she was the two negotiated a price and Josephina got into the passenger
seat the man introduced himself as Gary and said he just had to make a quick stop first
the two drove along the quiet street giving Josephina the chance to clock a proper look at
Gary there was nothing particularly remarkable about him he was of slim build about 6t tall relatively clean cut
but with scruffy dark hair and a full beard he wore jeans and a Shabby CDE jacket with fringing down the arms both
of which had visible stains on them in in direct contrast to his somewhat unkempt appearance Josephina
noticed a genuine gold chain around his neck and an expensive Rolex watch on his
wrist Gary stopped in at a McDonald's restaurant and grabbed a cup of coffee back in the car he told Josephina
he wanted them to go to his house this was something Josephina didn't typically do she serviced most of
her clients in their own cars or the nearby Mot Hills getting in and out as quickly as she could but it was a slow
night and Gary had offered a decent price there was also nothing about him that raised any red
flags just this once Josephina decided to make an exception [Music] [Music] Gary drove a few blocks further north
into the 25th district a predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhood notorious for drug rated gang
violence he eventually turned down North Marshall Street a residential block characterized by deterior ating roow
houses most of them two or three stories high and sharing at least one wall with
its neighboring building Gary pulled up at 3520 North Marshall Street it was just like all the
others save for a couple of distinct differences only one side of Gary's house shared a war with his neighbor on
the other side was an empty block lded with rubbish unlike the surrounding homes
whose front door opened directly onto the cracked sidewalks Gary's house was set several feet back separated from the
street by a short chain link fence Gary and Josephina got out of the Cadillac and made their way inside as
Gary unlocked the door Josephina noticed that the key he used was unlike any she'd everever seen
before she asked about it and Gary explained that he'd made it himself by Soaring the regular key in half so the
front part stayed permanently inside the lock this way no other key would work except
his although Josephina thought this was odd she didn't give it much more thought the inside of Gary's house was
otherwise ordinary albeit sparsely furnished and relatively untidy the only unusual detail was that
Gary had meticulously glued coins into the walls of his kitchen in the living room the window was
protected by metal bars which was typical of the area the room housed a grubby orange
couch a couple of arcade games a television with a video cassette recorder and a large stack of video
cassette tapes Josephina caught a quicker glance of the handwritten titles and could see
that many of them were pornographic films she followed Gary upstairs noticing that the walls in the hallway
were plastered with $1 bills every now and then there was a $20 bill among them they went into the bedroom and had
consensual sex as agreed afterwards as Josephina got up to get dressed Gary made some strange small
talk on the drive over Josephina had told Gary that she had three children who were home with a babysitter and she
couldn't be out long she'd made up the lie about the babysitter so that Gary wouldn't try to
make her stay but instead it seemed to have sparked his interest Gary seemed particularly
curious about josephina's fertility asking if she was still able to have children and probing about whether or
not she'd had a hysterctomy then out of nowhere Gary came up behind Josephina and secured his
hands firmly around her neck having been lucky enough not to have experienced experienced violence on
the job before Josephina was completely caught off guard it took her a moment to realize
what was happening images of her life flashed before her in a way that she described
as being like a broken film projector before the reality dawned on her that she was being
choked Gary loosened his grip just as Josephina began to fade into unconsciousness coming too she started
struggling against him only realized that he'd managed to slip a handcuff over her right
wrist Josephina begged Gary not to hurt her promising to comply with whatever he
wanted Gary remained completely calm and collected he said he wouldn't hurt her as long as she stood
still he then proceeded to cff josephina's hands behind her back and to led her back down the stairs
once they got to the kitchen Gary opened another door he led Josephina down a narrow set
of steps into a dank damp basement it was cold and the smell of mold filled the air there was only one small window more
like an air vent which was covered by a metal flap that blocked any view of the outside
world a single overhead light bulb illuminated The Bleak surroundings which included a white freezer chest a washing
machine and a bucket various bits of debris lited the concrete floor while sandbags and
insulation had been stacked against the walls as sound proofing scanning the room Josephina
noticed something in the middle of the floor a section of concrete had been demolished and a hole roughly the size
of a small bathtub had been dug out underneath wondering what purpose this whole could possibly serve Josephina was
struck with the terrifying thought was she looking at her own grave as Josephina stood there naked
Gary proceeded to secure a metal chain around her ankle using a homemade shule device he'd fashioned from a muffler
clamp a small metal bar and a super glue methodically he used a hair dryer to dry the glue before attaching the
other end of the chain to a sewer pipe that ran along the ceiling affixing it with a
padlock this enabled Josephina to move around but only by shuffling her feet and as far as the 12T long chain would
allow Gary then shoved Josephina into the hole in the basement floor and covered it up with a piece of
plywood it wasn't until she was in there that she realized just how restrictive it
was Josephina was only 5'6 with the petite frame but she had to fold her legs against her chest just to fit her
whole body inside and even then she stuck out to much for the plywood to sit completely
flat to hold it down Gary secured it by placing a couple of bags of dirt on top Josephina could barely breathe Panic
gripped her body as she tried to comprehend what was happening how long did Gary intend to
keep her in the hole would he even let her out at all certain she'd run out of air
Josephina sobbed and begged for mercy as her arms started going numb she screamed for what felt like
hours even though she knew there was no point Gary had set his radio to a local rock station and was blasting it as loud
as it would go Josephina knew right away this wasn't to keep her entertained it was to drown out the
sound of her screams hour after hour ticked by as Josephina endured the extreme pain and
the discomfort of being stuck in the hole while also battling hunger exhaustion and emotional
distress her voice cracked and achd from her constant screaming it was pitch black but she was
able to keep track of time thanks to the radio announcements 20 hours passed by before Josephina
heard footsteps suddenly her vision was flooded with light as the plywood lid was ripped off the
hole Gary was back in the basement in his hand was a large stick he lent into the hole and began
beating Josephina with it grabbing her by the hair and administering blow after painful blow while repeatedly telling
her to shut up Josephina did as she was told shocked by the brutality of Gary's actions Gary then shoved her back into
the hole and replaced the plywood lid before disappearing back upstairs he returned about 30 minutes
later with a glass of water ordering Josephina to get out of the hole and onto an air mattress which had been
pushed into the corner of the room he removed her handcuffs and gave her the water which she drank thirstily
before Gary proceeded to rape her Josephina was too exhausted and terrified to fight
back then to her dismay Gary laid down beside her and fell asleep while he slept she looked around
for possible ways to escape but she knew it was no use Gary hadn't brought the keys to the
padlock with him so there was no way she was getting out of her chains then Gary woke up with a
start he immediately hopped up grabbed a shovel and got to work widening the hole
on the basement floor as he worked he chattered candidly to Josephina telling her that his one
dream in life was to raise a big family he explained that he'd fathered four different children to four
different women but each time the authorities had taken the children away and he never got to see them
again he spoke with the disdain about protective services and the government in general explaining that he used to
work as a medic for the Army until they began dosing him with hallucinogenic drugs without his
concern Gary told Josephina quote I went to the doctors with a medical complaint
and by the time they finished treating me I was out of my [ __ ] mind he said he was discharged from the
military and had been in and out of mental health facilities ever since most recently Gary had signed up
for a matchmaking service which paired American men with women from the Philippines he hadd been matched with a
woman named Betty who flew over to the United States to marry him but Betty wasn't the subservient wife that Gary
had dreamed of she got pregnant and ran out on Gary before their baby was born she now refused to let Gary see his son
while suing him for child support this time Gary had a plan to make sure that didn't happen
again he told Josephina he intended to hold up to 10 women in his basement and impregnate each
one he said he preferred black women and ideally ones he didn't consider smart once the babies were born Gary
said that they would all raise them together under the one roof where no one could interfere like one big happy
family Josephina listened intently it occurred to her that Not only was Gary deeply unwell he was also
incredibly lonely she figured her best chance of survival was to play along by lending a
sympathetic ear and agreeing with what Gary had to say after he was done digging he left
Josephina alone in the basement chained up but free of the handcuffs she fell to her knees as the
gravity of what he told her sank in Josephina who was half Puerto Rican and half Mexican had grown up in a
loving foster home after she and her siblings were abandoned by their parents she adored her foster mother and
had enjoyed a comfortable upbringing going to a good school and on to college it was only when she discovered
drugs that things in her life spiraled out of control before her chance encounter with
Gary she'd been determined to start the upcoming year with a clean slate now realizing that Gary had no
intention of releasing her anytime soon Josephina began to panic thinking of her
foster mother and children she prayed to God that she'd find the strength to get
herself out of this situation Josephina knew that no one would realize she was missing or be out
looking for her at that moment she made up her mind that she wasn't done living and she was
going to get out of that basement no matter what when Josephina awoke the next day
she was alone in the basement freezing and with no concept of time she hadn't eaten in 2 days face and her body and
mind were weakening then she felt vibrations overhead as the engine of Gary's car
began revving in the garage and drove away realizing this meant she was alone in the house Josephina wasted no
time frantically using all of her remaining strength she began picking at the superglue on the screw of the right
Muffler clamp after about 30 minutes the screw came loose Josephina freed her right ankle
from the shackles and ran as far as the chain would allow it was just long enough for her to
reach the one small window in the basement it was only about 1 and 1/2 ft wide but Josephina was sure she'd be
able to crawl through she pushed the metal flap on the window and was relieved to feel it open
easily revealing the trash covered backyard the welcome sight of daylight flooded
into the basement as Josephina tried to hoist herself up but try as she might she couldn't fit her body more than a
few inches into the window still chained to the pipe by one ankle this left her with a very little
wiggle room Josephina could hear voices nearby and started screaming for help at the
top of her lungs the neighborhood had a large his spanic population so she screamed in a
blend of English and Spanish explaining that a man had her chained up and was raping
her she begged someone to call the police saying this man was going to kill her Josephina could hear every word of
what the people nearby were saying so she couldn't understand why they weren't responding to her desperate pleas for
help she managed to grab hold of a stick and started whacking the neighbor ing fence she did this for almost 20 minutes
until finally somebody heard her but it wasn't the Savior she was hoping for it was
Gary Gary was back inside the basement he grabbed the chain dragging Josephina away from the window in a way
that made her feel like a fish on a line she used all her strength to maintain her position way out of the
window still screaming at the top of her lungs she managed to jam her free foot against the window frame which
effectively secured her in place Gary let go of the chain and a minute later he appeared in the
backyard he stood over Josephina and tried to push her back into the basement from the
outside she continued fighting against him all the while yelling at him to get off and begging for some one to call the
police after a few minutes Gary gave up and went back into the basement this time he yanked on
josephina's chain so violently that she was sure her leg would break the pain was so intense that she
relented letting her body flop as Gary pulled her all the way back inside seemingly exhilarated by this
Victory he said he'd have to do a better job of sec securing her shackles this time as he got to work regling the
clamps he assured a Josephina that nobody was going to come to her Aid the neighborhood was filled with the
drug dealers whom he paid to leave him alone for her attempt to escape Gary beat Josephina and handcuffed her arms
behind her back leaving her on the hard cold basement floor he then bolted the metal flap on
the window to the wall and packed the outside with sandbags sealing off her last possible connection with the
outside world the next day Gary returned to the basement to give Josephina some bread
and water and continue digging out the hole in the ground he raped her again before
ordering her back inside the hole this time it was big enough to fit the air ress inside and Josephina was
able to sit up relatively comfortably compared to the squashed fetal position she'd been in
previously she heard Gary leave the house but instead of being relieved that he was gone she was filled with
fear Gary was the only one who knew she was down there it occurred to her that if anything happened to him while he was
out she'd be left there to rot a a few hours later Gary returned but this time he wasn't
alone Josephina could hear two sets of footsteps along with a woman crying Gary was trying to comfort the
woman saying come on Sandy you know I'm not going to hurt you right why are you crying you know me stop
crying suddenly light flooded into the hole as Gary removed the plywood board and yanked Josephina up by the
arm a young black woman who looked to be about the same age as herself stood there naked with her hands cuffed behind
her back and in an obvious state of distress Gary introduced the two women as though there was nothing unusual
about the circumstances in which they were meeting he then got to work supergluing
another Muffler clamp shackle to the ankles of his new victim before p locking her chains to the seore
pipe once he was finished he ordered both women into the hall and sealed them inside alone with Gary's new captive
Josephina did her best to calm the woman down she explained that her name was Sandra Lindsay and she was 25 years
old she had known Gary whose last name was hyneck for about 4 years the the two had met through the
elwin Institute a facility in West Philadelphia that provides support and services to individuals with a range of
intellectual and physical disabilities Sandra was intellectually disabled herself and although she lived
relatively independently her mental capabilities were more aligned with a 15-year-old Gary hynick was a qualified
nurse who had previously worked at The elwin Institute and the two became friends
Sandra explained to Josephina that Gary had always been good to her sometimes taking her out to amusement parks fast
food restaurants or to his place he was also the self-ordained minister of his own church which catered specifically to
people with intellectual and physical disabilities known as the United Church of the Ministers of God Gary H weekly
sermons at his home on Marshall Street where he taught hymns and read Bible passages to the small
congregation Sandra was one of the 10 or so followers who attended often one of the things she liked most
about it was that Gary never asked his congregants for money earlier that day of Saturday
November 29 Sandra had been experiencing menstrual cramps and had gone out to buy
some painkillers when Gary drove by and offered her a lift they they went out to eat like
usual and then back to Gary's house to have sex afterwards he started strangling her
and dragged her downstairs I don't understand it Sandra cried Gary's my friend why is he doing
this it was clear to Josephina that Sandra didn't fully grasp what was going on she asked Sandra if she'd ever had
sex with Gary before Sandra responded that she'd had sex with both Gary and a friend of his named Tony Brown she'd
once gotten pregnant by Gary and had an abortion which made Gary angry Sandra explained now he says I'm going to have
his baby whether I want to or [Music] not a few hours later Gary returned to the basement he laid Josephina and
Sandra side by side and raped them both it struck Josephina that he didn't seem to get any particular pleasure from
this act his moves seemed mechanical reinforcing to her that he was serious about his Twisted reproductive
Mission afterwards he gave the women a shirt each to wear and a portable toilet to use in place of the bucket they'd
been using so far Gary then got back to work work digging the hole deeper and wider when they were left alone
Josephina and Sandra speculated between themselves about what his intentions could
be was he making space for more captives or did he intend on burying their bodies
in there Josephina focused on trying to figure out who exactly Gary hyck was and
what made him tick through Sandra she learned that for the most part Gary was a kind man but he
didn't like to be told no he was highly intelligent with a Nursing degree yet received a full
Disability Pension from the government he'd taught himself how to work the stock market turning $1,500
into a portfolio of over 500,000 within a decade he also had schizophrenia and had
tried to take his own life on more than one occasion he was supposed to take a daily dose of
a medication called a Thorazine but he didn't always do so and instead sometimes hoarded it up for an
overdose the thought of this terrified Josephina already feeling like they were living in a permanent grave she was just
as scared of something happening to Gary as she was of something happening to herself a few days after sand Ra's
Abduction the women heard someone knocking at the front door it was Sandra's sister wanting to
know if Sandra was there shortly after Gary came downstairs wearing a pair of rubber gloves and
holding a pen and paper he handed these to Sandra and ordered that she write the following
message dear Mom do not worry we'll call love Sandy in her childlike handwriting Sandra did
as she was told she then wrote her mother's address on an envelope and sealed the letter
inside after this Gary locked Sandra and Josephina in the hall and left the house
saying he was going to New York to send the letter so that Sandra's family wouldn't come looking for her at his
place again as each hour ticked by Josephina was gripped by Panic at the thought that
Gary wasn't coming back over 24 hours passed before Josephina felt the vibrations of Gary's
car pulling into the garage she was relieved by the sound and told him as much little did she know this was a huge
mistake Gary froze how did you hear my car he asked only then did it occur to Josephina that the blaring radio had
been to prevent her and Sandra from hearing his movements as much as it had been to prevent Outsiders from hearing
their screams silently Gary went back upstairs he returns to the basement shortly after with a
screwdriver he pushed Sandra and then Josephina onto the ground don't scream he warned as he
inserted the screwdriver into their is I know how far I can go without making you
deaf with this a routine was established every morning Gary came down with some bread and water he' then rape
Josephina and Sandra before continuing work on the hall if either woman ever put up a fight or screamed Gary beat
them often with the handle of his shovel so they quickly learned to comply Josephina decided that her best
chance of survival was to keep quiet and submit to Gary's demands no matter what whenever Gary left the house he
sealed Josephina and asandra into the hole he soon brought down a batterypowered television which he let
the women take into the hole with them the pair discovered that leaving the TV on too long deprived them of
precious oxygen so they had to ration their viewing time to no more than 2 hours per
day all the while the radio blared in the background for hours on end playing a rotation of the same 10 or so songs
which drove the women mad boredom and hunger became a constant over time Gary started bringing
down tea bags and sugar along with an old coffee pot that women could use to boil water
they tried to ration the tea bags but loaded each drink with as much sugar as they could handle desperate for the
calories Gary gave the women Sanitary products but at no point were they allowed to
bathe their only method of cleaning themselves was the occasional baby wipe Gary gave
them by Monday December 22 1986 almost the month had passed since Josephina Rivera and Sandra Lindsay had been held
captive at Gary heck's home on North Marshall Street that night the two women were
lying on the air mattress when the basement door opened suddenly in came Gary with a young black
woman naked in handcuffs he introduced the woman as Lisa chatting jovially as Lisa sobbed he
got to work fitting her with his trademark Muffler clamp shackles and chain like with the others Gary was
meticulous about the way he fitted Elisa's restraints he counted the number of chain links between her ankles to ensure
he could still rape her with these he also made a Shore to chain each woman several feet apart so there was enough
space for him to rape them one at a time with Lisa secured to the chain he then forced her into the hole SE in her
inside before going back upstairs Josephina and Sandra immediately raced over and started
talking into the Hall reassuring Lisa that everything would be okay they told her to do as Gary said
and there wouldn't be any problems he came back down shortly after bringing bread and water for the women
with him he let Lisa out of the hole until they all ate their meals before G laid
them down and raped them individually he then handed Elisa a shirt before disappearing back
upstairs Josephina and Sandra learned that Gary's latest victim was 19-year-old Lisa Thomas a single mother
who lived with her own mother and young son approximately 2 miles away Lisa had been walking to retrieve a
pair of gloves she'd left at a friend's place when Gary pulled over over in His Cadillac mistaking her for a sex
worker although Lisa was insulted by this she couldn't help but be impressed by his expensive
car Gary apologized for the misunderstanding and offered Lisa a ride to make up for it Lisa thought that Gary
seemed nice and she was allured by the prospect of showing up at her friend's house in a flashy car so she
accepted after colle ing the gloves from her friend Lisa accepted Gary's offer to
join him for dinner the pair went to a casual dining restaurant for cheeseburgers and
fries as they ate Gary invited Lisa to accompany him on a trip to Atlantic City the following
day she found herself somewhat intrigued by him on the outside he appeared somewhat scruffy and uncamp but his
expensive car and the way he splashed money around led her to wonder if he was secretly
wealthy Lisa told Gary she had nothing to wear but that wasn't a problem for Gary he offered to take her to a nearby
department store after dinner where she could have $50 to spend on whatever she wanted pleased with how the evening was
panning out Lisa agreed to join Gary at his home on Marshall Street to show off her new outfits and watch a
movie She didn't really want to but felt she owed it to him after how generous he'd
been it was only when Lisa saw his dirty home in the downtrodden neighborhood that she realized she'd been wrong about
his millionaire status keeping her disappointment to herself they sat down to watch a movie
together Lisa started drinking a wine coer but she'd also taken an allergy pill over dinner and the combination of
the two made her increasingly drowsy before she knew it she had KN it off completely when she woke up the
realization dawned on her she was in Gary's bed completely naked Lisa consented to having sex with
Gary and when she asked for a ride home afterwards he launched an [Music] attack Lisa Thomas's story was becoming
all too familiar to Josephina Rivera Gary had established a Clearo and he showed no signs of stopping anytime
soon but with three women now in the basement there wasn't enough room for all of them in the
hall Josephina used this to her Advantage she'd been carefully observing Gary's behavior for weeks and had
learned that Above All Else what he wanted was praise and adoration he wanted to feel like the
women wanted to be there with him not that they had to with this in mind Josephina worked on
strengthening her relationship with Gary by assuring him that she wasn't going anywhere this tactic worked and Gary
started leaving Josephina in the basement while Sandra and Lisa were still confined to the
hall eventually he started bringing the women upstairs one by one so they could would bathe though their chains were
always kept on during these few minutes alone Josephine are engaged to Gary in conversation to learn as much about him
as she could he repeated his plan about bringing several more women to the basement so he could impregnate each one
and raise a large group of babies Gary's parents had divorced when he was 3 years old after which his
mother went on to remarry several more times both her second and third husbands were black and she began telling Gary
that he was of mixed race having had multiple Affairs while married to his father Gary said he wanted to create the
perfect race with no influence from the outside world his dream for the future was that
white and black people would procreate for hundreds of years until there was only one race only then did he believe
the world would be at peace while Josephina could sense that Gary was softening towards her this did
a little to change the reality of the situation in their darkest moments the three captives discussed the possibility
of launching an attack against Gary but without the keys to their padlocks they knew it was no
use if they managed to kill him or knock him unconscious they'd still be chained
to the pipes and left there to starve Christmas day was a particularly Bleak time for all three
women as the radio announcers wished everyone a happy holiday it was a quiet day for Josephina Sandra and Lisa as
they thought about their loved ones celebrating without them Sandra's letter had seemingly
thrown her family off Gary scent and while Lisa was sure her mother would be looking for her they had no way of
knowing for sure besides they knew how prevalent crime was in the area with over 300 homicides a year the
police already had their work cut out for them Gary tried to lighten the mood with
an unexpected surprise he came into the basement with a menu for a Chinese restaurant telling
the women they could order one dish each when their meals came they saved every me MW watering bite relishing the
rare feeling of being properly full afterwards Gary ordered the women to lay down and he took turns raping
them but even this couldn't break their Spirits the next few days went by as per
usual as the New Year approached Josephina was consumed with longing for her children and mother on the
outside she knew she couldn't tolerate her living conditions much longer regardless she was grateful for
the company of Sandra and Lisa having one another to talk to and to share the experience with was the
only thing keeping them from falling apart completely when Gary wasn't around they
passed the hours chatting among themselves about their lives families and relationships on the
outside then came New Year's Eve 198 6 and with it a new [Music] arrival Gary H enck's three captives
heard of Deborah Dudley before they laid eyes on her the 23-year-old sex worker had found herself at Marshall Street the
same way as the others having accepted a ride from Gary but unlike the rest of them who had entered the basement
shaking and crying in fear Here Deborah was immediately combative naked and handcuffed Deborah
fought against Gary with all her might as he began fitting her ankles with Muffler clamps she screamed in his face
swearing and yelling for him to let her go the other women looked on in Terror when Deborah saw them there she
began screaming at them too once Gary managed to restrain Deborah he ordered her to get into the Hall she refused
saying there was no way she was going down there incensed Gary picked up his shovel and began beating Deborah with
the handle he shoved her into the hole covered it with the plywood lid and placed several bags of dirt on top
before disappearing back upstairs in a half the other three women began reassuring Deborah that it would all be
okay if she just stopped fighting they told her about Gary's deranged plans to impregnate them all
and advised her to just do what he said but Deborah wasn't hearing it she constantly screamed at the others to let
her out and every time Gary came into the basement from then on in she hled and for against
him for Josephina Deborah's determination was somewhat admirable it turned out that Deborah had lived a hard
life surrounded by crime drugs and abuse and she'd had to fight every day to survive but her refusal to submit to
Gary's demands also brought a new level of Discord to the situation at Marshall Street The Other Women watched on as
Gary beat Deborah constantly he began looking for new objects to discipline her with remarking that nothing he did
seemed to make any difference eventually Gary became so frustrated that he started ordering the
others to beat Deborah on his behalf as traumatizing as she found it Josephina didn't dare to
refuse she apologized to Deborah afterwards pleading with her to stop screaming and to just
comply she explained that Gary was mentally ill and their best chance of survival was to do whatever he
said Deborah refused she called Josephina weak for going along with things for as long as
she had and said it was time for them to come up with a proper plan to overcome Gary after all there were four of them
and only one of him Josephina repeatedly explained that without the keys to their padlocks it
was no use but Deborah wasn't having a bar of it she was convinced that someone would
hear them if they screamed loud and long enough Gary started bringing the other women more substantial Foods oatmeal
rice shriveled hot dog sausages and poptarts while continuing to feed Deborah nothing but bread and
[Music] water life continued on like this for two more weeks until Sunday January 18
1987 when there was an unexpected change in routine by this point Josephina Rivera
had been held at Marshall Street for 7 and 1/2 Weeks weeks Sandra Lindsay for seven Lisa Thomas for almost four and
Deborah Dudley for 18 days that afternoon the basement door burst open and in came
Gary with him was 18-year-old Jackie asins Jackie was a sex worker who had been waiting on a corner roughly 3 and 1
half miles from Gary's house when Gary pulled up Jackie had been working alongside
another woman and they started arguing over which one of them should get his business Jackie lied to Gary warning him
that the other woman had a sexually transmitted disease and he should pick her instead to Jackie's Delight Gary did
just that while she didn't typically go home with her clients Gary had a cake on his
back seat which he said was for his daughter's birthday and he needed to get it into the fridge
Gary seemed harmless so Jackie agreed she was playing one of the arcade games in his living room when he
suddenly grabbed her in a headlock from behind Jackie put up a fight but it was no
use Gary managed to handcuff her and to drag her down the steps into the basement Jackie was visibly terrified
she screamed for Gary to let her go but this only resulted in a beating Gary warned Jackie there would be plenty
more of that if she didn't obey his commands as soon as Gary left Josephina went over to Jackie and told her to be
quiet I'm going to get you out of here she said but you got to be patient by the next evening Gary's mood
was markedly different it was josephina's 26th birthday and he surprised the group with
a special treat like he'd done at Christmas he handed the women a menu for a Chinese
restaurant and told them to order one dish each he returned shortly after with the food a cake and a present for
Josephina a pair of red fluffy slippers he cracked open a bottle of sparkling cider and danced with The
Josephina to the song Purple Rain by Prince but it wasn't just the birthday or the introduction of his latest victim
that gave Gary henck cause to celebrate he had reason to believe that both Josephina and Sandra were
pregnant for Josephina the realization that her period was 2 months late sparked mixed feelings on one hand the
possibility that she could be pregnant with Gary heck's baby sickened her to the Core
on the other hand she wondered whether Gary would treat her better if she was carrying his
child the slippers he gave her seemed like a good sign that her plan to befriend him was
working Josephina reasoned that he wouldn't give a present to somebody he didn't like and he certainly hadn't
given this type of treatment to any of the others on the downside it was clear that
the other women weren't happy about the positive attention she was receiving the general Vibe between the group was
beginning to sour with the number of captives growing Gary started implementing a kind of
hierarchy system given that Josephina Sandra and Lisa had been there the longest and were the most compliant they
were allowed out of the hole and to sleep on a regular mattress Deborah's rebellious Behavior
earned her a near constant spot in the hle while Jackie as the newest captive was mostly kept with
her Gary began pitting the women against one another by leaving one of them in charge whenever he left them
alone he'd encouraged the one in charge to tell on the others if they misbehaved those who fell out of line
received beatings extra time in the hole or Worse still they were subjected to a
stretched torture device that Gary introduced in late January he installed a hook into a
ceiling r after and forced the disobedient woman to stand suspended by a single handcuff her arms held overhead
for hours with her feet barely able to touch the floor the sexual assaults also remained
a daily occurrence sometimes Gary raped just one woman other times he'd go from one to
the next or forced the women to perform sex acts on each other if they submitted without a fight
he'd reward them with treats such as cookies the women were so deprived of food that they found themselves
scrambling over one another in the hopes that they'd be the chosen victim for the
day when they were brought upstairs to bathe each used this time alone with Gary to their perceived
Advantage Gary still suspected that Josephina and Sandra were pregnant but they weren't given pregnancy tests to
confirm this if the two women really were pregnant Gary wasn't giving them any special treatment such as extra food
needed to nourish a baby while Josephina was gaining a bit of weight despite the restricted diet
the symptoms she'd experienced with her other three pregnancies were notably absent she suspected that the slight
weight gain could be a result of withdrawing from drugs as for Sandra she hadn't been
feeling well for weeks as the days passed she began eating less and less which angered Gary as she
needed the nutrients for the baby thinking Sandra was rebelling by refusing to wait in early February he
put her in the hole but then caught her trying to push aside the plywood lid as punishment Gary handcuffed one of
Sandra's arms to the ceiling hook and left her suspended there for days The Other Women watched on in
horror as s Ra's Health deteriorated she began vomiting and came down with a fever unable to wait the
meager amounts that were given to her Gary tried to force feed her a piece of bread when Sandra wouldn't swallow it
Gary beat her across the legs with a stick and ordered that she'd do as she was told Sandra began choking and spat the
bread out seemingly too tired to even hold her own body weight while Gary was convinced that
Sandra was faking being sick just to be defiant the others knew this was no joke
when Gary went back upstairs they noticed that Sandra's body had completely slumped
forward she appeared to have lost Consciousness completely the women encouraged Sandra
to wake up but Gary heard the commotion and came rushing back into the basement finding Sandra's lifeless body
hanging there Gary unlocked the handcuffs her body slammed to the floor she's dead he
announced Fury in his voice he added now I've lost another [Music] baby Gary hoisted Sandra's lifeless body
over his shoulder and carried her upstairs leaving the other four women in a State of
Shock Josephina was particularly shaken not only had she and Sandra been in this ordeal together from the start
she'd felt quite protective of Sandra Josephina couldn't help but feel that she'd failed by not delivering on
her promise to get them out of there the sheer lack of concern from Gary was also cause for alarm he Den
know Sandra for years and she'd considered him a friend yet he showed nothing but casual indifference to her
death if he could treat Sandra that way Josephina knew none of them were safe the remaining four women spent the
night mostly in stunned silence shaken by what they'd witnessed the next morning a foul stench
filled the basement none of the women had ever smelt anything like it and they struggled to breathe in the putrid air
when Gary came came downstairs the smell only got worse it seemed to have soaked into his
hair and skin and the women were forced to breathe it in every time he raped them while Sandra's death had
temporarily shaken Deborah Dudley into silence it didn't take long for her to snap out of it within 3 days Deborah
resumed screaming and fighting sick of being in the hall she began bashing against the lid and trying
to fight Gary off when he came down to discipline her fed up he stormed downstairs with a
key in one hand he unlocked Deborah's padlock and dragged her upstairs while the other women looked on in
fear a few minutes later Gary returned a visibly shaking Deborah to the basement
locked her up and then disappeared again the others could see that Deborah was clearly TR traumatized by whatever
had happened upstairs they asked her what was wrong but she was too Disturbed to speak she
huddled in the corner hugging her knees to her chest the others pressed on before
Deborah eventually spoke he showed me Sandra's head she said it's sitting in a pot and he's
boiling it on the stove her ribs are in a roasting pan in the oven and he's got her arms and legs in the
freezer he told me if I don't change my attitude I'll end up the same way shortly after Sandra Lindsay's death
the other women were watching the television when a dog food commercial came on as the camera panned over chunks of
meat and vegetables Deborah and Jackie made some off-hand comments about how good the dog food looked
Gary was downstairs at the time and their remarks immediately peaked his interest the next day he returned with
an open can of dog food and a fork and passed it to Deborah and Jackie in the hall eat it he
demanded the women did as they were told while Josephina and Lisa looked on in disgust from that point on cander dog
food became part of their their usual diet meanwhile the beatings and rapes continued
daily Deborah and Jackie couldn't take anymore having witnessed what Gary did to Sandra they knew he had absolutely no
regard for whether they lived or died if they wanted to get out of there alive it
was time to act one day when they thought Gary was out of earshot they told Josephina and
Lisa they had a plan the next time Gary came down the four of them would launch an attack against him
with four against one and armed with the stick he'd been using to beat them with
the pair were confident they could overpower him alternatively knowing that Josephina
often received preferential treatment they urged her to try and steal a knife next time she was allowed
upstairs they could wait until Gary was raping one of them and then stab him in the back
Josephina thought it was a terrible idea and told them as much without the keys to their padlocks they'd be
doomed but Deborah and Jackie thought it was worth a shot they argued it was entirely possible that Gary had been
keeping the keys in his pockets all along when Josephina still refused to help the others accused her of siding
with Gary saying she'd been down there so long that she was starting to like it as for Deborah and Jackie they were
going to do it with or without her help the next day Gary brought Josephina upstairs for a bath and outright asked
her about their scheming realizing he must have overheard the entire conversation
Josephina replied as casually as she could that there had been some talks between the others but she'd dismissed
their plan when they went back downstairs Gary told the others he knew what they were up to
he assured them he didn't carry the keys around with him one wrong move and they'd all die down
there Deborah and Jackie were furious with The Josephina believing she'd ratted them out but that didn't stop
them from trying to get out one day Gary pretended to leave in his car just to see what they'd do while
he was gone as soon as they thought he'd had driven away Deborah and Jackie began
screaming and banging on the lid of the hole Gary burst in and dragged them out along with Lisa he handcuffed each
woman to the hook in the ceiling one at a time and covered their mouths with duct
tape just like he'd done with the Josephina and Sandra earlier he took a screwdriver and jamed it into their ears
until P came out Jackie felt her spirits beginning to break completely she later told Deborah there
was no point screaming there's nobody out there she said the only one who can hear you cry
is [Music] God by mid-march 1987 Deborah Dudley had been held captive at Marshall Street for
2 and 1/2 months but still she refused to comply with Gary heck's demands it was a constant source of
contention between the other women who urged her to stay quiet for her own sake as well as
theirs Jackie did her best to fall into line but because she was usually kept in
the hole with the Deborah she was often deemed Guilty By Association one day Gary came up with a
new idea to try to get all of the women to behave he took the lid off the hole ran
a hose into it and filled it with a few inches of water he then handcuffed Deborah and Jackie together and ordered
them back into the hole placing the lid on top Gary took an extension cord which
had been stripped on one end to expose the wires within he plugged it in and touched the
bare wire to the women's chains sending an electric shock jolting into their bodies panicked screams emanated from
within the hall a few seconds later Gary removed the wire and ordered Josephina to have a
turn administering a shock the very thought sickened her but she knew that she'd pay the price if she
didn't comply reluctantly she did as she was told with Deborah and Jackie thrashing
and crying inside the hole Gary seemed satisfied he unplugged the cord telling them now you think about that for a
while before disappearing upstairs Gary's latest torture device filled the four women with a whole new
sense of dread if his plan really was to impregnate the all than electrocuting them didn't sound like a smart way to go
about it they w worried about what this meant for his State of Mind the other women were also furious
at Josephina for obeying his commands and this only added fuel to their belief that she was siding with
him two days later Gary was back in the basement this time he ordered a Deborah Jackie and Lisa into the water filled
hole he plugged in the cord and administered a shock before ordering Josephina to do the
same as she hesitantly touched the exposed wires to Deborah's chains the three women inside began
screaming he's killing me Deborah shrieked then the basement fell silent thinking the cord must have
stopped working Gary raced upstairs to grab another one but inside the hle Lisa and Jackie
watched on in horror as Deborah's body went limp and collapsed face first into the
water outside Josephina heard them announce Debbie's [Music] dead when Gary returned to the basement
10 minutes later it took him a moment to realize that the women weren't messing around he removed the lid from the hole
uncuffed liser into Jackie and dragged Deborah's lifeless body out by the hair he laid her out on the floor and looked
at the others aren't you glad it wasn't one of you he remarked before adding Thank God now my troubles are
over and my basement can go back to normal as the three surviving women stood around Frozen in shock and fear he
made the me a sandwich he went upstairs and fetched the me a cigarette and a can of beer
then he handed Josephina a piece of paper and a pen and told her to write the following
message March 18th 1987 I Josephina Rivera and Gary hynick killed Deborah Dudley by applying
electricity to her chain while sitting in a pool of water in a hole in a basement of 3520 Marshall
Street Josephina did as she was told she put her signature on the bottom and handed it to Jackie and Lisa so they
could both sign it as Witnesses Gary held the letter up and said if you ever go to the cops I can
use this as evidence that you killed Debbie for the first time in almost 4 months he then leaned over and unlocked
josephina's chains go upstairs and go to bed he said [Music] in the most extreme of circumstances it
slowly dawned on Josephina that her plan had worked all those months of complying
with Gary's Twisted demands and lending him a sympathetic ear had finally paid off he no longer viewed her as a slave
but as a partner she was allowed to bathe put on clean clothes and walk around his house
unsupervised and unrestrained having succeeded in his plan to get her pregnant Gary no longer raped her
either but for all these improvements Josephina was far from free all of the windows in Gary's home
had bars on them he didn't appear to own a phone and his front door could only be
opened with the saof key that he kept safe in his pocket Josephina also knew that if she
made any attempt to escape Lisa and Jackie's lives would be at immediate risk if Josephina got out she had no
doubt that Gary would kill the others and Destroy evidence of his crimes for the next couple of days she
tried to go about life as normally as possible following Gary around and doing whatever he
asked despite the trauma of the past few months being exacerbated by Deborah's death Josephina made a effort not to
display any emotion or act shocked by anything Gary did or said the only time her tough exterior
almost cracked was when Gary brought her into the kitchen and showed her Sandra Lindsay's charred and rotting remains
which he'd attempted to dispose of just as Deborah had described but there was something the
others didn't know Gary revealed to Josephina that he'd tried to feed Sandra's remains to the neighborhood
dogs but they'd left the obviously human bones scattered around his backyard he said that Sandra's family
suspected he had something to do with her disappearance so he had to be incredibly careful not to attract any
attention to himself it was only when Deborah commented about how good the dog food
commercial looked that Gary got an idea he said he started mincing up Sandra's remains and MI ing them in with
the canned dog food which he then fed to the women downstairs Josephina did her best to
remain expressionless while inside she was reeling from the extreme horror of it
all Gary went on to explain that they wouldn't have to be so careful with Deborah no one knew he was linked to her
in any way so all they had to do was find a good spot to dispose of her body if the cops ever found her there would
be nothing to tie her back to Marshall Street Gary took a Josephina for a drive to the neighboring state of New Jersey
on the lookout for the perfect spot to dump Deborah's body along the way they stopped in at a
McDonald's restaurant so Gary could get something to eat Josephina didn't look anyone in the
eye in case Gary missed interpreted her intentions they drove along Route 676 in
the densely forested Pine baronss of Warton State Forest about 40 Mi east of North
Philadelphia eventually Gary pulled down a discreet dirt track that led about a 100 yards into the woods and
determined this will do later that night under the cover of Darkness Gary retrieved Deborah's body
from a freezer in the basement he'd been keeping her there folded over into a clear garbage
bag ordering Josephina to follow him he carried the bag to his garage and dumped
the body into the trunk of his Cadillac the pair then made their way back to the Pine Barons and to the
location that Gary had scouted earlier Josephina didn't dare move as Gary removed the keys from the engine
and carried Deborah's frozen body into the dark woods as she sat there in the car alone
she thought about running off her heart pounded as she wondered what would happen if Gary caught
her it then occurred to her that he might have brought her along just so he could kill her and dump her body there
too by the time Gary returned to the car Josephina was almost relieved she she spent the rest of the
drive tense and traumatized by what they'd just done meanwhile Gary seemed completely
unfazed again he stopped at McDonald's for a burger and fries checking his stocks in a newspaper and remarking on
their poor performance as though burying a body in the woods was a common occurrence for the first time it
occurred to Josephina that this might actually be a common occurrence for Gary cried
Nick it only just struck her that there could have been other victims before Sandra and
Deborah the next day Gary took a Josephina to buy some clothes from a thrift store and then had her drive
behind him in his Cadillac while he took his other car a Rolls-Royce to the mechanic during each trip Josephina kept
her focus on the task at hand and avoided making eye contact or convers ation with anyone
else she realized that Gary was enjoying having her company and decided the smartest thing she could do was continue
earning his trust the more trust he put in her the greater her chance would be to escape
when the right opportunity arose meanwhile downstairs in the basement the conditions had improved
slightly for Lisa and Jackie Gary brought them blankets and pillows and stopped putting them in the
hole he mostly left them alone although the daily rapes continued with two of his five victims
now dead and only one of them pregnant Josephina could tell that Gary was getting rattled at the realization that
his Twisted plot wasn't going according to plan by Monday March 23 6 days had passed since Deborah death and
josephina's release from the basement that night Gary turned to her and said I want to get another
girl Josephina saw this as her opening it was clear to her that Gary now viewed her as an accomplice and was beginning
to let his guard down she told Gary that she'd help him but on one condition after they were done she
wanted to go to see her family Josephina told Gary they'd be worrying about where she'd been these
past 4 months and she just wanted to introduce them to him so they knew she was okay without asking any further
questions Gary agreed that night he took Josephina out cruising the streets until they came
across a 24-year-old woman named Agnes Adams Josephina was somewhat familiar with Agnes having worked with her at the
same strip club in the past Agnes was a sex worker and she was standing on the street corner looking for
clients when she saw Gary she waved him over it turned out that Gary had hired Agnes for sex work in the
past he pulled up alongside Agnes and invited her to come to his house for paid sex work seeing Josephina in the
passenger seat Agnes didn't hesit itate to hop in back at Marshall Street Josephina
waited in the living room while Gary and Agnes went upstairs together 15 minutes later they returned
this time with Agnes naked in handcuffs Gary beckoned for Josephina to follow him into the
basement when lcer and a Jackie saw that Josephina had helped Gary abduct a new victim they looked at her with outright
dismay convinced she was now a willing accomplice Josephina avoided their gaze as Gary chained agus up with the muffler
clamps and ordered her down into the Hall Josephina Then followed Gary back upstairs he turned to her and
said that was easy we can do that again tomorrow now you want to go see your family let's go
josephina's heart pounded in her chest as Gary steered His Cadillac down 6th Street toward the corner of Gerard
Street where he'd first picked her up on Thanksgiving Eve almost 4 months earlier Josephina indicated a place for
Gary to pull over she told him her family was going to have all kinds of questions and it
would be best if she could have some time alone with them to smooth things over first she'd explained to them that Gary
was her boyfriend and the two had been away for a while before coming to get him so he could meet everyone
too there was a gas station around the corner where Josephina said he could grab a cup of coffee in the
meantime to her surprise Gary agreed Josephina got out of the car and started making her way as calmly as she
could down Gerard Street there was a pay phone about a block away and if she could just make it there
without arousing his suspicion this was her one chance adrenaline sword as Josephina
made it around the corner the pay phone inside she quickened her Pace terrified that Gary would peer down the street and
see what she was up to Against All Odds Josephina Rivera made it to the pay phone grabbed the receiver
and immediately dialed 911 you've got to help me she told the operator 4 months ago I was picked up
and held hostage in this guy's basement he's got three other girls down there I know where he's at and I managed to get
away if he finds out that I'm not coming back he's going to kill the others I need someone to come pick him up so he
can't get back to the other girls the operator asked Josephina to repeat herself it was clear they were having a
hard time believing a word she was saying regardless they told Josephina to stay put and that a police car was on
its way the next few minutes felt like hours as Josephina nervously tapped her foot
anxiously waiting for the police to appear here while simultaneously keeping an eye out for Gary's
Cadillac finally a police car pulled up with two officers inside Josephina was visibly shaking as
she repeated her story telling the officers she'd been chained up and repeatedly raped beaten and tortured for
4 months by a man named Gary hynick who was at the gas station around the corner he'd also killed two women and
dismembered one of their bodies the officers urged to Josephina to calm down they asked if she was a sex worker
and whether this had something to do with her not getting paid exasperated Josephina pulled up the
leg of her jeans to reveal the red raw skin and bruises caused by the shackles one look at the injuries
quelled any of their doubts Josephina provided a description of Gary and told them where he was
parked the officers sped around the corner finding him just like she'd described they ordered Gary to turn off
the ignition and get out of the car with his arms on top of his head he did as he
was told asking what's this all about officer didn't I pay my child support Gary hynick was placed under
arrest for rape kidnapping aggravated assault and suspicion of murder another officer drove Josephina
to the gas station so she could confirm Gary was the right man that's him Josephina
said as she later described in the Oxygen Channel documentary monster preacher the look on Gary's face told
her exactly what he was thinking I really should have gotten rid of this [ __ ] when I had the chance
Josephina was taken back to the sex crimes unit where she told her story in full detail describing all the depraved
acts committed by Gary henck over the past 4 months all the while she continued to
ask whether anyone was going back for The Other Women almost 5 hours passed before a
search warrant was issued and orders were finally given to enter Gary's home on Marshall
Street police still weren't sure exactly what to make of josephina's story it was
so rich in detail yet Gary's home appeared so ordinary it was hard to comprehend that what she was saying was
true officers were on edge as they broke Gary's door down with a crowbar and entered the
premises inside the heat was cranked to high and a distinct foul odor filled the
air the television and radio blasted at full volume but the house was otherwise quiet using a flashlight officers made
their way to the basement where they found Lisa Thomas and Jackie asins asleep on a mattress on the
floor the two women jumped up in a fright their blanket dropping to reveal they were naked from the waist down and
a chained at the ankles their bodies were bruised wounded and emaciated they didn't dare say a word
Terri ified this could be another of Gary's TS an officer asked if there were any
other women in the house Lisa and Jackie pointed to the plywood on the floor the officer pulled it back and Out
jumped Agnes Adams naked and handcuffed it took a moment for the women to realize what was really
happening lcer and Jackie began jumping up and down hugging one another and yelling we're
saved officers removed the shackles and the three women were LED from the house for urgent medical
treatment neighbors had gathered in the street to see what all the fuss was about and upon seeing the survivors they
began cheering Josephina Lisa Jackie and Agnes were all taken to the hospital to be
evaluated other than Agnes who had been held captive less than 24 hours the others were all severely dehydrated and
undernourished after having their bloods taken the doctor sat Joseph down and delivered some unexpected yet very
welcome news you're not pregnant he said when Lisa Thomas's mother paet Thomas received the call to say that her
daughter was alive and well she couldn't believe it as soon as Lisa had failed to
return home from her friend's house in December the year prior pette knew something was horribly
wrong Lisa was a doting mother to her young son and she would never voluntarily leave him without a good
explanation poette had repeatedly called the police to report her daughter missing but they had dismissed her
concerns saying Lisa was an adult who was free to do as she pleased poette had taken it upon herself
to search for her daughter and make her own inquiries fearing the worst she'd even
visited the morg a couple of times to hear that Lisa was alive after all this time was unbelievable
news when the two were able to speak over the phone from the hospital the first thing Lisa asked was how her son
was doing and whether he was still using his pacifier polette was in awe of her daughter's courage telling
reporters the most amazing thing is how tough she is she's got strong willpower I wouldn't have held up like she
did for Sandra Lindsay's family it was a different reaction entirely Sandra had been incredibly
close to her mother and sister and they'd known something was wrong as soon as she had failed to return home from
her trip to buy painkillers the day after Thanksgiving Saturday November 27 1986 although Sandra had a job and lived
fairly independently for someone with her intellectual disability she always checked in with her family with a phone
call at least twice a day Sandra's family were aware that she sometimes spent time around Gary heick
and attended his church sermons on Sundays she had raved to her sister about all the fun places Gary had taken
her and it was clear that she looked up to him therefore one of the first places
Sandra's family thought to check after her disappearance was Gary's place they just weren't sure where he
lived Gary and Sandra had a mutual friend named sirel Brown who went by the nickname
Tony like Sandra Tony had an intellectual disability and spent a lot of time with Gary having even lived with
him for a period of time Sandra's family asked Tony Brown for Gary's address and phone number which he
readily supplied when Sandra's family got to 3520 Marshall Street they could hear the
radio blasting inside they pounded on the door repeatedly but Gary didn't answer convinced he knew where Sandra
was the family made inquiries with some of the neighbors who confirmed they'd recently seen Sandra enter the home
home when she still hadn't surfaced or made contact by Monday her family filed a missing person report with the
police they handed over Gary's details the only thing they weren't sure of was his last
name a police officer went to 3520 Marshall Street to conduct his own check for Sandra he heard the radio blaring at
full volume inside but his knocks to the front door door went unanswered the officer Tracked Down Tony
Brown who confirmed Gary's contact details including his last name the officer ran Gary's name through
the computer but nothing came up to indicate he had a prior criminal record when Sandra's family received a
handwritten letter from Sandra a few days later postmarked from New York in which she claimed to be okay the officer
concluded Sandra was a grown woman who was free to make her own decisions the police did nothing further
to look for her and made no more attempts to enter Gary's home even when Tony Brown gave Sandra's family some
truly bizarre information Tony claimed that he'd kidnapped Sandra on Gary's behalf in
exchange for a new car Gary had then offered Tony $100 to get Sandra pregnant as Christmas approached Sandra's mother
received a second card from Sandra urging her not to worry although her mother recognized the
writing as Sandra's the card contained a $10 bill money which her mother knew Sandra didn't have access
to again she reported these incidents to the officer in charge of Sandra's missing person case who maintained there
was nothing they could do even if Sandra was with Gary they had no evidence that anything criminal had
taken place and they therefore couldn't enter the premises without a search warrant however what the officer didn't
know at the time was that Tony Brown had accidentally given him the incorrect spelling for Gary's last
name had this error been identified the officer would have discovered information that could have saved both
Sandra and Deborah's [Music] lives the reality was Gary henck had a criminal record dating back to
1976 beginning with charges for aggravated assault and carrying a firearm without a
license most disturbingly was a crime committed in 1978 that should have raised alarm Bells especially given the
AL ations from Sandra Lindsay's family by March 1978 Gary HCK was in a defacto relationship with an
intellectually disabled black woman named Anette Davidson and they were living in an apartment in North
Philadelphia the couple had recently welcomed the baby girl but during anette's pregnancy Gary had insisted on
providing her prenatal care himself this resulted in complications and the baby was put into foster care as
soon as she was born a few weeks later on Sunday May 7 1978 the couple went to visit anette's
sister Alberta who lived in a mental health facility Alberta was 34 years old but
with the mentality of a 5-year-old and she'd been living in the Care Facility since she was a
teenager Gary and an Janette were given the green light to take our B out for the day as long as she was back the
following morning the next day Gary called the facility and requested some vacation
time for Alberta and staff there tentatively agreed 9 days later Alberta still hadn't
returned a worried staff member went to Gary's apartment looking for her but Gary claimed he'd put our burder on a
bus back to the facility days earlier and a search of his home turned up no sign of her
her the next day the staff member returned with a police officer who searched the entire
building they found a terrified Alberta cowering in an old storage room in the basement showing signs of trauma and
sexual assault Gary was charged with kidnapping rape false imprisonment and involuntary
deviate sexual intercourse among other crimes he pleaded not guilty claiming our ber had asked to stay with them
because she was being mistreated at the Care Facility due to her intellectual disability Alberta was deemed unable to
testify in court Gary was therefore convicted of several lesser crimes including unlawful
restraint and recklessly endangering another person the judge concluded that Gary was
psychosexually immature unable to tolerate criticism in constant need of external validation and quote easily
threatened by women whom he would consider to be equal to him either intellectually or
emotionally the judge gave the highest sentence possible of 3 to 7 years which Gary
appealed a subsequent psychological report stated that Gary heck had a proclivity to exploit and manipulate
intellectually disabled black women both financially and sexually as it gave him
a sense of authority to be in charge of more vulnerable individuals the psychiatrist predicted
that Gary would go on to commit further sexual assaults in the future stating forebodingly in order to avoid such a
tragedy in the future it will be necessary for him to be very closely supervised and for him to receive
continuing surveillance over a long period of time for the next 2 and a half years Gary
served his prison sentence in silence claiming he was unable to speak because the devil had shoved a cookie down his
throat he was released on parole 5 years later in March 1983 shortly after he joined the
Filipino matchmaking service and began corresponding with his future wife Betty the two got to know one another
via letters and phone calls for almost 2 years before Betty finally flew to the United States to meet Gary in
person they were married days later but the honeymoon period was shortlived within a week Gary started
bringing home other women sometimes several at a time they were always black and
typically sex workers or patients from The elwin Institute Betty said she'd leave but har
constantly beat and raped her threatening to kill her if she ran away 3 and A2 months after arriving at
Marshal Street in late January 1986 Betty said she was going out shopping and ran straight to the police
instead Betty filed charges against Gary for spousal rape indecent assault and involuntary deviate sexual
intercourse the charges just happened to be laid 2 days after Gary's parole ended
for his crimes against Alberta Davidson which was unfortunate timing as it meant
he wasn't in breach of his parole conditions unbeknown to Gary Betty was also pregnant after the child was born Betty
sued Gary for child support and they both appeared in the family court in January
1987 Gary lied about his substantial assets saying he'd spent the profits from his Investments and the only money
he had was from his Disability Pension convinced that Gary was being intentionally evasive the judge promised
to Betty another hearing once he'd had the chance to do some further investigation meanwhile as he sat in
court lying openly Gary was holding Four Women captive in his basement Sandra Lindsay's family had
managed to track Betty down in their hunt for Sandra and learned about Gary's deviant sexual practices and history of
holding women captive Sandra's family told the police about this but they found themselves at
yet another roadblock after Betty's Escape she'd been so terrified of Gary that she'd
failed to appear in court and the charges against him had been subsequently dropped the police promised Sandra's
family that they'd apply for search warrant for Gary's house but they never did closing the missing person
investigation instead with the help of Josephina Rivera Deborah Dudley's remains were
recovered from New Jersey and returned to Philadelphia forensic investigators also
recovered what they could of Sandra Lindsay's dismembered remains from Marshall Street including her skull from
the stove top rib cage from the oven and arms and legs from the freezer with the available evidence and
testimony from the surviving women Gary henck was charged with more than 50 crimes including two counts of murder
kidnapping rape aggravated assault false imprisonment involuntary deviate sexual
intercourse unlawful restraint indecent exposure and abuse of a corpse with Gary's crimes making head
lines across the United States members of the public were curious to know more about his background and
upbringing following his arrest for the crimes against Alberta Davidson in 1978 Gary had told a court appointed
investigator that his childhood was marred by trauma he said that his father was a
racist who hated his mother because she had multiple affairs with black men Gary alleged that his father had
beaten him frequent ly during his Youth and offered no love or emotional support Gary frequently wet the bed and
when he did so his father would force him to hang his soiled sheets out of his bedroom window so the whole neighborhood
would know these claims were supported by Gary's younger brother Terry who spoke
to reporters from the Philadelphia Inquirer in detail following Gary's arrest in 1987
Terry said that Gary chose black women because he felt a need to dominate them and intellectually disabled women
because he thought they were easier to control Terry said their father had taught them that quote life has no value
if it is a black life and that although Gary didn't outwardly express it he adopted their father's racist
attitudes along with the beatings Terry also claimed claimed that their father would paint Bull's eyes on the back of
their pants so that other kids at school would Target them too according to Terry when Gary was a
child he fell from a tree which caused his head to become permanently misshapen after that Gary's Behavior
changed significantly he became violent and was increasingly seeking his father's
approval Terry stated Gary spent his whole childhood trying to be the light of my father's
eyes he said that being accepted by their father was quote probably what my brother was looking for his whole
life Terry explained that he and Gary were eventually sent to live with their mother but she had a string of failed
relationships and marriages and also struggled with alcohol addiction which further added to their instability
Gary and Terry eventually joined the army but were both discharged after being diagnosed with
schizophrenia their mother eventually took her own life and they lost contact with their
father Gary and Terry's Father Michael henck denied claims of childhood abuse in 1978 he told the court
appointed investigator that Gary had shown signs of mental illness since he was a young boy
and that he'd disowned Gary completely in the 1960s after discovering that he was
living with a black woman however when speaking to the Philadelphia Inquirer during a phone
interview following Gary's arrest in 1987 his story differed while Michael upheld that he'd
disowned and disinherited Gary he said that had nothing to do with his involvement with a black
woman Michael denied being racist stating he wouldn't care if Gary lived with a black woman adding quote I don't
care if he lived with 10 of them but there was one thing that both Terry and Michael henck could agree on
when they first heard about the crimes Gary had been accused of Terry said I believed it right off the bat Gary was
very capable of that Michael told USA today that his son should be hanged adding I'll even pull
the Rope execution was a very real possibility for Gary hnik with the state of Pennsylvania offering the death
penalty for anyone found guilty of first-degree murder given the mountain of evidence against him including
testimony from the four women who survived the ordal Gary's defense team knew there was no way their client could
Escape ape the charges instead they put forward a plea of Not Guilty by reason of
insanity after all Gary had a detailed medical record citing mental illness which dated back to 1963 when he was
discharged from the Army while he'd initially been given a 10% Disability Pension this had
increased over the years to 100% such a payment was reserved only for individ uals who were unable to
function normally in the community and demonstrated quote gross repudiation of reality if the defense could prove that
Gary wasn't of sound mind at the time he committed the crimes and couldn't tell right from wrong at the very least they
hoped to secure a conviction of third degree murder Under Pennsylvania law this would
mean the deaths of Sandra Lindsay and Deborah Dudley weren't intentional Gary's State of Mind at the time of the
crimes formed the entire basis of the defense's argument when the case went to trial in June
1988 the defense LED testimony from two psychiatrists the first of whom Dr Clancy McKenzie introduced a
controversial theory he believed that all patients with schizophrenia had two minds one of
the adult and one of their trouble Tred infant self Dr McKenzie explained that in the
key period of November 1986 to March 1987 Gary was operating under what he called an infant
brain Gary was just 17 months old at the time his mother gave birth to his brother
Terry when Gary's estranged wife Betty revealed to him in October 1986 that she'd given birth to their son Dr Kenzie
concluded quote this took him back to the first time when the most important woman in
the world to him his mother left him and had a baby and at that point he began to
experience the World Through The Eyes of the 17-month-old the reality is that Mommy is never going
to go away and leave me again during that 4 to 5 Monon period he could not have known right from
[Music] wrong the second psychiatrist disagreed with Dr McKenzie's Theory clarifying his
belief that schizophrenia was primarily a genetic mental illness from which Gary
had a long-standing battle he testified that Gary's schizophrenia affected him in such a
manner that he was unable to tell the difference between right and wrong he concluded that Gary was
delusional and that the crimes he committed were part of a quote systematized delusion that God
wanted him to produce a number of children and this was essentially to him like a pact with
God while he was somewhat aware of the laws he was breaking he saw God's law as Superior and didn't have the mental
capacity to differentiate between the [Music] two the prosecution didn't argue that
Gary had schizophrenia their case centered around the belief that his cognitive ability
was fully intact during the time he committed the crimes and he knew full well that what he was doing was
wrong after all if he was so insane how did he continue to successfully manage his stock portfolio or negotiate the
purchase of a Cadillac the prosecution put forward that Gary had long been exaggerated the
symptoms of his mental illness so that he could continue receiving disability benefits pre-trial testing had revealed
Gary to have an IQ of over 130 which put him in the top 1% of the population for
intellect this combined with his training as a psychiatric nurse meant he knew exactly what to do to make others
question his sanity during Josephina Rivera's time in captivity Gary had allegedly told her
that if he was ever arrested he would simply act crazy in court until his case was eventually thrown
out the prosecution put forth that this was exactly what he was doing Gary had refused to say a word to
their court appointed forensic psychiatrist instead pretending to be incapable of speech and when he entered
the courtroom he'd made the odd move of salute in the judge while Witnesses testified that
Gary had always been typically clean cut in court he appeared disheveled with a long uncamp beard and wore the same
Hawaiian shirt and tan pants every day the judge had even issued a court order forcing him to bathe before his
trial after it was revealed that he hadn't showered for well over a month the prosecution presented various
Witnesses who had dealings with Gary hynick around the time he was holding the women captive such as his car dealer
stock broker friends and medical professionals all testified that Gary was his usual self during the key period
between November 1986 and March 1987 and he wasn't suffering from any obvious delusions of grandeur or
hallucinations on the contrary he'd appeared clean courteous rational and intelligent during his January 1987
appearance in the Family Court his behavior was described as cunning and deceptive when it came to answering
questions about his true monetary worth so as to diminish his obligations to support his wife and infant
son the forensic psychiatrist who reviewed Gary's extensive medical history business records police
interviews and witness testimony for the prosecution concluded that while Gary did indeed have schizophrenia he was
manipulative and exaggerated his mental illness the psychiatrist concluded that Gary's cognitive ability was intacted
between November 1986 and March 1987 stating there is nothing to indicate that Gary henck did not know what he was
doing was wrong at the time he was doing it the trial ran for two weeks before the
defense presented their closing argument urging the jury to consider the Lesser conviction of third degree
murder Gary's lawyer stated the question is not whether Gary henck did these heinous acts but whether
or not he was insane let's say he's a malingerer a faker that he went into the army with
plans to develop a paranoid schizophrenic personality so one day he could make a living that way could he
fool all those doctors all the time could he fake mental illness schizophrenia for 25 years you have to
believe that you have to believe he did this for 25 years so when he got caught building his family in his basement he
could say he was insane that's the prosecution's case does that make sense his purpose was to raise 10 kids not to
kill anybody third deegree murder is reckless disregard for human life this is a
classic case of third degree as for the fact that Gary had chosen an intellectually disabled woman
and sex workers to be his victims the lawyer stated quote as sick as it is these were his
chosen people these were the good he wanted to reproduce with is that sane isn't it more likely he's insane
than not in rebuttal the prosecution told the jury that while none of the experts
could read Gary's mind to confirm whether or not he was lying the bottom line was quote this man repeated
sadistic and malicious acts upon six victims he planned it he did it and he sealed it make no mistake about it this
man committed murder in the first degree it's clear that Sandra Lindsay and Deborah Dudley were killed as a
result of being taken into that basement it's clear that Gary heck did it it was
premeditated it was deliberate it was intentional members of the jury deliberated for two and a half days
before delivering their verdict guilty on all counts including Murder in the First Degree for the deaths of Sandra
Lindsay and Deborah Dudley Under Pennsylvania law it was also up to the jury to decide the
penalty life imprisonment or execution the jury deliberated for less than 2 hours before delivering this
verdict for the murders of Sandra and ra Gary henck would be sentenced to death the conclusion of Gary's trial
didn't mark the end of the case the day after Gary was initially arrested his friend Tony Brown who was
also an associate of Sandra's had walked into the police station to see what was
going on Tony introduced himself as Gary's best friend and former housemate which
immediately aroused police interest Tony was interrogated for 18 hours during which he made some
startling assertions he revealed that this wasn't the first time Gary had held women
captive Tony claimed that in the summer of 1985 Gary had offered a sex worker hundreds of dollars to come back to his
house the next morning Tony went into the basement to do some laundry and found the woman there Bound in
Chains she asked Tony to let her out but he was too scared of what Gary might do
so he left her there a week later a hideous stench filled the house Tony claimed he found Gary
dismembering the woman's body parts which he then buried in his front yard this aligned with information from
the surviving victims who told the police that Gary had bragged to some of them about having killed up to six other
women a full excavation was done of the Marshall Street property but no other human remains were
found however Tony Brown wasn't done talking he also claims that on the Day Sandra Lindsay died Tony himself had
been in the basement Tony said he'd watched aary forced the bread into Sandra's mouth
before she presumably choked to death afterwards Tony claimed he helped Gary carry Sandra's body upstairs where
Gary later raped her corpse for this confession Tony Brown was also charged with Sandra Lindsay's
murder as well as conspiracy kidnapping and rape the problem with Tony's confession
was none of the surviving women backed his story up they claimed they'd never seen Tony Brown in the basement and he
certainly wasn't there the day Sandra Lindsay died due to his intellectual disability
during his early Court proceedings Tony had difficulty understanding basic questions and couldn't even State his
own name his defense attorney told reporters quote Mr Brown was victimized to the
same extent as the women involved although he was not hurt Brown fits the profile of each and every
victim given there was no evidence to support them the charges against Tony Brown were ultimately
dropped however Tony wasn't the only one who came under the spotlight as a potential
accomplice another controversial opinion had Arisen during Gary's trial when his
defense lawyer raised the possibility of charging Josephina Rivera as an accomplice to Gary's
crimes the judge had warned against this on the grounds that it could hurt their
Insanity defense stating if the defendant is clever enough to enlist the aid of an
accomplice he knows what he's doing the defense stopped short of pressing for charges but they did urge
the jury to consider josephina's impact on their client's Behavior saying that she was quote feeding a sick mine
they argued that Josephina LED Gary to believe that what he was doing was okay and this gave him the corroboration he
needed to keep going the other surviving women Lisa Thomas Jackie asins and Agnes Adams
agreed that Josephina was complicit to some extent they struggled to understand how
she could have aided in Deborah's death and helped kidnap Agnes knowing what she
was about to endure given that Josephina was the oldest of the group they felt it was her
responsibility to protect them not cause them further harm Jackie later told the documentary
monster preacher even though Josephina was in a bad situation she was still supposed to
protect us at the end of the day Philadelphia made her a hero for who for us no she
wasn't a hero for me even members of the jury later said they believed Josephina was more
culpable than was presented but many others disagreed renowned criminal behavior
analyst Laura Richards told the show killer profile that Gary had learned through his childhood that people could
be controlled using abuse ridicule and beatings when Gary started to trust The Josephina
that's when he began to lose his power Laura said he's the great manipulator but
ultimately Josephina wins on the manipulation level of getting him to trust her Josephina went on to write a book
about her experience titled sell girl in which she made it clear that her intentions were always to make sure the
women got out of the basement alive Josephina was traumatized by the ideal that she was unable to regain
custody of her children and she spent years continuing to struggle with substance abuse disorder to escape the
pain of it all she later told the Daily Mirror you don't ever totally get over an experience like mine you just have to
learn to live with it Gary hynick sat on death row for 11 years saying he had no intentions of
appealing his sentence regardless an appell at review was mandatory Under Pennsylvania law and
a forensic psychiatrist was appointed by the court to interview Gary Gary stated he wanted the execution
to go ahead because quote I am innocent and I can prove it when you execute an innocent man there
will be no more capital punishment in this state and possibly anywhere else in this
country go ahead and execute me that's the end of capital punishment Gary's lawyers said that his
willingness to be executed was further proof that he wasn't of sound mind but the psychiatrist concluded that Gary
understood fully and was just trying to put a good spin on a bad ending the sentence was upheld and the
execution was scheduled for Tuesday July 6th 1999 as the time loomed near news that
the execution would be going ahead sparked hot debate among those who were against the death
penalty protesters gathered outside the governor's home until the final orders were given that
evening 55-year-old Gary hynick ate a final meal of two slices of cheese pza and two cups of black coffee before
being left led to the execution chamber just before 10 p.m. he had no last words as he was
strapped to the gurnie and administered with a lethal injection with Gary declared dead
Applause rang Out Among the witnesses gathered thank you Jesus one Cried Out Josephina Rivera Lisa Thomas Agnes
Adams and Jackie asins weren't among them as survivors of Gary's crimes they weren't eligible to
attend Jackie celebrated the news of the execution surrounded by loved ones at home telling reporters over the
phone I've been waiting 13 years for this it was a sentiment shared by Deborah Dudley's sister Carolyn who
witnessed the execution firsthand it struck her that Gary's death was easy while ra had quote died
like a dog Carolyn told reporters that with Gary gone she felt like a burden had
been lifted from her and her sister could finally be at peace Sandra Lindsay's sister Tracy felt
conflicted one part of her felt relieved like the chapter of their lives involving Gary hetin it could finally be
closed and she could focus on celebrating Sandra's life instead another part of her wished that Gary had
been left to suffer in prison where the women he'd killed would always be there to haunt
him Tracy hoped to Gary's death would bring her family some sense of closure but it wasn't that
simple years later Sandra's loved ones continued to Grapple with what had happened tormented by the details about
how Sandra had died as one Outsider who attended Ed the execution commented in an editorial to
the Patriot news Sandra Lindsay struggled to find her place in her complicated confusing
world this was not just a crime against her or even our society what Gary henck did to her was
in my opinion a crime against [Music] humanity when the news first broke about Gary heck's crimes and the extraordinary
tale of the women's survival one of the biggest questions was how could the neighbors have not heard or suspected
anything Deborah Dudley had spent the majority of her nearly 3 months in captivity screaming and fighting for her
life members of the public couldn't help but wonder how nobody had heard the women screaming for help all that
time Gary's house shared a war with a woman named Doris zuka it's turned out that dorus had once
heard constant banging from next door she thought it might have been Gary trying to get her attention so she
banged back the noise then abruptly stopped Doris later had the chance to ask of the survivors why they didn't let
her know they were trapped at that time they explained they thought it was Gary banging back as some kind of
test Doris and other neighbors could offer no further explanation as to why they hadn't heard the
women some had seen them enter the property and just assumed they'd left later in the
night other locals told reporters that given all the drug dealing in the area they'd learned to mind their own
business Gary even had other women visit the house during the period in question
and none of them had heard or seen anything UNT even the officer who'd run a background check on Gary hadn't bothered
to double check the spelling of his name or dig further to see whether the claims
that he was dangerous were valid the only thing that raised any questions was the stench emanating from
Gary's home in the days following Sandra Lindsay's death neighbors who knew of Gary's past
suicide attempts were concerned that he might have killed himself thus explaining the
odor an officer visited the premises to conduct a welfare check on Gary and had noted the overwhelming stanch as
well yet even with Sandra Lindsay's family having reported their suspicion that Gary was involved in Sandra's
disappearance the officer accepted Gary's explanation that he' just burnt a roast he planned on having for
dinner had the police intervened then they would have found Sandra's remains in the kitchen and at the very least
Deborah Dudley's life would have been saved for many the reason this didn't happen is
simple one retired police commissioner stated in the monster preacher documentary that Gary's Behavior was
overlooked because he was a white male in an underprivileged neighborhood Who targeted women of
color Gary's defense lawyer told the documentaries producers I don't want to play the race
card but I have to say the handwriting is on the wall in this case the fact that Sandra Lindsay was
from a poor black family who doesn't have any connections I think that's what ended the
investigation you have good cops and bad cops and stupid cops and smart cops we had a lazy and stupid cop which was a
lethal combination for Sandra a retired detective who worked on the case added if Gary hen's victim had
been middle class white women everything would have been different I think there would have been
more help for these women more organizations would have come forward to help them and absolutely it would have
been different irrespective of how they got there they were still victims of a crime and Society needs to see them as
that some have said that Gary heiden's crimes are up there with the most sadistic killers in American
history this was further solidified when it was revealed that he'd partly inspired the character of Buffalo Bill
in the famous psychological Thriller novel by Thomas Harris and the film by the same name Silence of the
Lambs Buffalo Bill is the story's main antagonist a serial killer who keeps his female victims in a well within his
basement some still question whether Gary HCK really was s enough to have been eligible for the death penalty
While others question his true motive whether he really did unknowingly forc cannibalism on the surviving women
also remains Up For Debate when police recovered Sandra Lindsay's remains from Marshall Street
they also seized Gary's food processor and some other appliances despite the claims he'd made
to Josephina Rivero about mixing parts of Sandra's body in with the dog food and feeding it to the others testing of
these appliances revealed no evidence to support this while this didn't discount the
possibility entirely it meant there was no proof to support allegations of cannibalism whatever the truth Gary was
right about one thing although the death penalty remains in Pennsylvania and many inmates
continue to sit on death row no other prisoner has been executed since Gary in 1999 his lawyer doesn't believe that
Gary's refusal to appeal had anything to do with making a political statement he
told reporters that Gary had heard by targeting black victims as he was quote getting his ass kicked every
single day in jail as far as his lawyer was concerned Gary chose the death penalty to avoid a
lifetime of beatings the basement at Gary heck's former home on Marshall Street has been filled in
with the upper floors converted into Apartments but for the women who survived Gary's crimes the psychological
scars remain Jackie asins was just 18 years old when she was freed from the Marshall
Street basement weighing in at just 48 lb or roughly 20 kilos she had to regain muscle and
weight and learn how to walk again all these years later she can't bring herself to walk into a basement
and she relies on various medications to help manage her anxiety fear and post-traumatic stress
disorder Jackie told killer profile that after they were freed she wasn't given many tools to deal with the
trauma instead she said you find a way in your heart in your brain to forget something that
tremendous it's like barricade it hide it so you can get on with your life for the most part you got to be happy that
you're free in November 2020 33 years after their escape Jackie asins and Josephina
Rivera agreed to be reunited for the first time since Gary heck's trial as part of Oxygen's monster preacher
documentary for all those years Jackie still harbored resentment towards Josephina that all changed when the
women sat down and got to hash out their differing opinions for the first time they both agreed that they should
have had that conversations decades ago so they could have shared their healing journey
together accepting josephina's apology Jackie said the person that should be apologizing to us is not
here she hoped they could move forward with a friendship given they were the only ones who could really understand
what the other went through Jackie said maybe that's what we're both missing out of our life each
other Josephina Rivera tries not to dwell on what happened to her but it isn't easy she eventually went went through
extensive therapy beat her drug addiction and reconnected with her children she told killer profile that
she considers it a win when she can go a whole day without thinking about the ordeal that one good day can give her a
light at the end of the tunnel for Josephina a depressive episode can be triggered by something as
small as seeing Workman digging in the road or laying eyes on a screwdriver or chain
she also struggles with The Unwanted Legacy of surviving the crimes I'm never Josephina Rivera she
said I'm always henck victim the henck girl the henck this the hick that it's not Josephina
Rivera it's never over it's just never over [Music] for

Case 305: Marshall Street

When 25-year-old Josefina Rivera accepted a ride with North Philadelphia local Gary Heidnik on the night of November 26 1986, she could never have anticipated the events that were about to unfold. Josefina, along with five other women - Sandra Lindsay, Lisa Thomas, Deborah Dudley, Jackie Askins and Agnes Adams - were held captive in Heidnik’s basement while being subject to unspeakable crimes. But what really happened inside that house on Marshall Street?

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Narration – Anonymous Host Research & writing – Elsha McGill Creative direction – Milly Raso Production and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn

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Brief Summary

Josephina Rivera's harrowing abduction by Gary Hynick and her fight for survival alongside other victims is detailed in this true crime episode.

Key points

The Encounter. Josephina meets Gary, who offers her a ride and a job, leading to a dangerous situation.
A Fight for Survival. Josephina fights against Gary's control, desperately seeking a way to escape.
Sandra's Abduction. Sandra is abducted by Gary after a friendly outing, leading to a horrifying turn of events.
Deborah's Defiance. Deborah arrives at Gary's home and immediately fights back, challenging his authority.
Josephina's Birthday Surprise. Gary celebrates Josephina's birthday with gifts and food, revealing his twisted affection.
Deborah's Revelation. Deborah shares the horrifying details of Sandra's fate, deepening the women's fear.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I was out of my [ __ ] mind.

Gary describing his mental state after military treatment

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