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Armchair Anonymous: Stalking III
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Christina's Story: The Peephole That Saved Her Life
At 32:58 · chapter starts 30:30
Eight or nine days of calm pass, taken up largely by excitement over Sarah's first date. The date arrives, Christina meets him, sends them off. Alone, she settles in and eventually heads to the front door for her smoke break — the new, 'safe' route. She's almost turned the deadbolt fully when an overwhelming instinct stops her. She looks through the peephole. A man is on the other side, arm extended, already reaching for the handle. [1] — Christina "Christina was about to unlock her front door for a routine smoke break when something made her check the peephole. A man was already reachi…" 31:23 She slams the deadbolt back, runs to her room, and — this is the part she finds most embarrassing in hindsight — hesitates to call 911. She's an eldest daughter. She doesn't want to inconvenience anyone. She calls her boyfriend in New York instead. He immediately tells her to hang up and call the police. She does — and as she dials, she hears the front door handle start to jiggle.
Christina was about to unlock her front door for a routine smoke break when something made her check the peephole. A man was already reaching for the handle. She reversed the deadbolt and ran. Police later told her he was a suspected serial rapist who watched victims for days before striking at doorways.
Christina was about to open her front door for a smoke break when an overwhelming urge made her look through the peephole, where she saw a man already reaching for the handle.
