How to reach help when 911 is blocked
On February 22, 2024, at 2:42 in the morning, a technician at AT&T applied a configuration error during a routine network update. Three minutes …
Bone deep knife wound & the nearest doctor is 200 miles away
Nicole A. is a biologist and herbalist from Oregon. In 2015, she was one of the contestants on the show “Alone.” She was dropped …
One violent night erased 3 decades of his life
Steve K. owned Minnehaha Lake Wine and Spirits in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He had built it from the ground up over three decades. On the …
The stunning cost of this age-old survival tactic
Philip P. is a hiker from Arizona. In May 2018, he set out into Sycamore Canyon Wilderness close to Sedona for what he believed …
How to survive the next Three Mile Island meltdown
Joyce C. is a mother and community activist from Middletown, Pennsylvania. On March 28, 1979, she was caring for four small children at her …
Pipe-hitting psycho attacks dad and autistic son
Christopher L. is a father from North Memphis, Tennessee. He was with his 9-year-old autistic son when a 27-year-old man named Stephen came to …
How 13 strips of duct tape saved him
Cody M. is a 23-year-old hiker from Rocklin, California. In May 2015, he set out into the backcountry close to Donner Summit in the …
Why spies train this type of draw
By Michael D. Former Clandestine Officer, CIA, DIA, NSA My right hand was entirely useless, which was big trouble because it’s my dominant hand. …
How spies develop and use instant rapport
By Michael D. Former Clandestine Officer, CIA, DIA, NSA Espionage, like many businesses and personal relationships, operates in the strict dimensional constraints of time …
How to survive the deadly threats of “dark driving”
On the night of May 17, 2025, Jacqueline F. from Charlotte County, Florida was driving north on Interstate 75 with her two sons after …
The simple belt that kept a bleeding trooper alive
Jimmy A. is a Kentucky man who was at the Blue Grass Airport near Lexington with his wife Jessica and stepdaughter Taylor on July …
Fake cops attempt to murder Texas family
A father in southeast Houston was inside his residence on Bellnole Drive with his wife and young child on the night of August 22, …
This Californian’s long-haul toothache turns deadly
Vadim K. was a 26-year-old long-haul truck driver from California. He made his living on the road, hauling loads from coast to coast. One …
When traditional measures failed, this quickly nabbed the criminals
A homeowner in Paulding County, Georgia, had been dealing with repeated break-ins at their property. However, traditional security measures had not caught the intruders. …
This Robo Cyber-Hunter Is Coming For Your Data
Yiming L. is a resident of Foster City, California, a Bay Area community of about 34,000 people. On March 19, 2026, ransomware struck the …
How to keep power when the neighborhood goes dark
Jeff W. is a homeowner in Houston, Texas. A few years earlier, Jeff and his family lived in Puerto Rico when Hurricane Maria made …
How to build kids and grandkids that dominate society
By Michael D. Former Clandestine Officer, CIA, DIA, NSA My friends and I were out on a short adventure. We found an old utility …
Lessons in clandestine ops from a European train ride
By Michael D. Former Clandestine Officer, CIA, DIA, NSA I watched from my cabin window as my train passed by peaceful little communities and …
How they stayed safe when the neighborhood erupted in violence
Anthony A. was 26 years old. He worked security at the Midtown Exchange in Minneapolis. The Midtown Exchange is a 1928 landmark on Lake …
How to drink raw sewage and still survive
Carey W. is a mother of two from Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson’s water system had been crumbling for years. Since 2016 the city issued more …
How this young fitness influencer needlessly died while hiking
Hannah M. was a 31-year-old faith and fitness influencer from Scottsdale, Arizona who appeared to be in outstanding shape. Her social media was filled …
One-day hunt becomes 3-week struggle to survive
Ron D. is a 65-year-old hunter from Selma, California. On October 13, 2025, he drove into the Sierra National Forest for a one-day deer …
Women Starves Herself Just To Afford Her Work Commute
Sarah L. is a 31-year-old environmental scientist from a suburb of Albany, New York. She drives fifty miles round trip to work every day. …
Mouthful of bear spray saves man from 400-pound grizzly
Shayne B. is a 35-year-old wildlife photographer from South Hadley, Massachusetts. On May 19, 2024, Shayne was hiking Signal Mountain in Grand Teton National …