Barbara Mackle's Kidnapping
Did Mackle survive being buried underground?
4.4 (23)
46 mins
Explore the shocking kidnapping of Barbara Mackle, who was abducted and buried alive in a hidden underground box during a ransom plot. Discover how investigators raced against time to locate her while following clues left by her kidnappers.
Ep 1:
Buried Alive: The Taking of Barbara Mackle
A sick college student and her mother are ambushed at 4 a.m., beginning a nightmare that ends with Barbara Mackle buried alive in a coffin-like box underground.
Ep 2:
The Marine Biologist and the Escape Artist
Meet the mastermind behind the kidnapping, a self-proclaimed genius escaped convict, and the marine biology student he lured into helping bury a stranger alive for ransom.
Ep 3:
A Race Against Eighty-Three Hours
As a botched ransom drop pushes Barbara closer to death, agents race through Georgia woods against a ticking clock to find her before her air and time run out.
Ep 4:
The Long Chase and the Short Sentence
Manhunts close in on both kidnappers within months, but the justice that follows—parole, pardons, and a medical career—raises disturbing questions about consequence.
Ep 5:
After the Box: A Life Reclaimed
Decades after her rescue, Barbara builds a quiet life of purpose while her captor's shocking, lawless path continues to defy everything justice should mean.
Discussions (5)
Wade
Level 2 · 3 weeks agoSmile for daddy tho 💀
Cornelius
Level 9 · 3 weeks ago10 years was too light
Orion
Level 8 · 3 weeks agoSo Crist befriended the Georgia Parole Board chairman IN PRISON and used that to get a full pardon from the Governor. That isn't rehabilitation that's just a con man running his longest con yet.
