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Alisa Mathewson’s 55 hours of terror

April 26, 2023 / 06:18

This episode covers the harrowing true story of Elisa Summers and her estranged husband Trevor Summers, detailing a terrifying night of violence and survival.

On March 11, 2017, Trevor Summers entered Elisa's home in Tampa, Florida, while she was asleep, waking her by dripping water on her face. Their tumultuous divorce had escalated, and Trevor sought control over Elisa and their five children.

Arden, their eldest daughter, recounts how she unwittingly assisted Trevor by leaving a window open for him to enter. The situation quickly turned violent as Trevor assaulted Elisa and threatened her life, using scarves and Christmas lights to bind her.

Elisa's desperate attempts to escape culminated at a Walgreens, where a bystander called 911 after witnessing her distress. The episode details the intense moments leading to her eventual rescue by law enforcement.

The narrative highlights the psychological and physical trauma Elisa endured, as well as her determination to survive despite the overwhelming odds against her.

TLDR

Elisa Summers recounts her terrifying ordeal with estranged husband Trevor, detailing violence, escape, and survival against all odds.

Episode

6:18
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[Music] I am here with Elisa at her house or I'm not supposed to be and I woke Elisa up and I have been holding her
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against her will on March 11 2017 after midnight Trevor Summers crawled through the window of his estranged wife elise's
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home and later entered her bedroom and began dripping water on her face as she slept
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Alisa woke up startled and I felt my face was wet and I started screaming who's in my room what are you doing here
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I'm in a panic an absolute Panic Elisa and Trevor had been going through a difficult divorce and were living in
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separate houses outside Tampa Florida Trevor Summers wanted control he controlled Elisa and he controlled
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his children the couple met in high school married several years later and had five children their eldest daughter
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Arden and her four siblings had been staying with Trevor my dad had sat me down and discussed reconciling with my
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mom and fixing the marriage and bringing our family back together but Trevor's plan ended up going much
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further than Arden could have ever imagined he wanted me my younger siblings to go over to my mom's house
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and spend the night and then I would let my dad in the window after my siblings and my mom went to bed
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Trevor drove to elise's house with her 12 year old son Landon in the car meanwhile Arden left a window open at
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elise's house so Trevor could enter the home when he arrived Arden then waited in Trevor's car hoping the family would
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soon all be reunited Elisa was asleep next to her seven-year-old daughter Brynn and five-year-old son Grady that's
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when she was suddenly awakened I just start in full Panic throwing things from my end table at him and he
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grabbed my ankles and pulled me off the end of the bed this must be terrifying it's terrifying bringing Grady are
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running out of my room screaming daddy daddy don't kill mommy at around 5 a.m Trevor told Arden to drive Landon
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Brennan Grady back to his house and wait at 14 years old Arden's only Driving Experience had been in a parking lot it
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was very terrifying I was doing exactly the speed limit and I just followed all the traffic laws to not get pulled over
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once the children were out of the house that's when it even escalated further he threw me onto my bed and took these
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scarves and wrapped me my hands my wrists together he is tying me to the bed frame with the Christmas lights and
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crisscrossing them across my body to hold me down Trevor then explained to Elisa why he was there I Came to Say
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Goodbye I am leaving I've chartered a boat I'm going out into International water and I'm going to disappear
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she says over the course of several hours Trevor sexually assaulted her twice did he have any kind of a weapon
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on him he did a razor blade Trevor used her thumb to unlock her phone left the room and recorded this
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video here with Elisa she's virtually unharmed she's got a couple bruises today but
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from the from tying her up at around 5 40 PM Trevor came back into the room he put a pillow over my face
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and he pushed down with all of his upper body and I thought about my kids and I and I lost Consciousness Elisa
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begged for her life and in order to stay alive agreed to leave with him Elisa says Trevor then loaded her into the SUV
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with her hands tied he then stopped at a nearby Walgreens it had been the moment
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she was waiting for I pulled the door open the door and so I'm running and I'm stumbled stumbling through this
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parking lot I could hear him coming at me and grab me did he lift you up lift me off to the ground
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and pushed me back got me all the way back into the car a Walgreens employee taking a smoke break noticed what was
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happening and called 9-1-1 look like her hands were tied and cheering out of the car screamed to help
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me and he just uh grabbed her and put her back in my car law enforcement began a Statewide search
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for the couple Elisa says Trevor spent hours driving along back roads down the Tampa Bay Coast they stopped at a
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secluded rural area where they hid for over a day Elisa says Trevor then sexually
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assaulted her two more times I just need to stay alive I just need to stay alive on the morning of March 13th
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Trevor drove to a resort area where they used to go as a family and pulled behind
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a dumpster that's when Elisa says Trevor climbed into the back seat and a rope came over my head
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and came around my neck is there any doubt in your mind what he's attempting to do at that moment no he is he is
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killing me behind a dumpster suddenly he's behind me and he lets go and he Dove through the car jumped into the
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driver's seat and took off Trevor believed he had been spotted panicked he pulled into this
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carport he pulls out the razor blade and he starts slitting his throat I'm screaming at him to stop
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and at this point then the police come up around guns drawn screaming Alisa remembers an officer helping her
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he puts me right into the front seat and he gets in and he takes off and goes down this road just takes off and boom
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boom you're out of here not fast suddenly I'm saved I've been pulled from hell

Badges

This episode stands out for the following:

  • 90
    Most shocking
  • 90
    Most intense
  • 85
    Most dramatic
  • 85
    Most heartbreaking

Episode Highlights

  • Elisa's Nightmare Begins
    Trevor Summers breaks into Elisa's home, leading to a terrifying confrontation.
    “Who's in my room? What are you doing here?”
    @ 00m 33s
    April 26, 2023
  • A Desperate Escape
    Elisa seizes a chance to escape from Trevor at a Walgreens.
    “I pulled the door open and so I'm running.”
    @ 04m 12s
    April 26, 2023
  • A Narrow Escape from Death
    Trevor attempts to strangle Elisa behind a dumpster, but she survives.
    “He is killing me behind a dumpster.”
    @ 05m 24s
    April 26, 2023

Episode Quotes

  • I'm in a panic, an absolute panic.
    Alisa Mathewson’s 55 hours of terror
  • I just need to stay alive.
    Alisa Mathewson’s 55 hours of terror
  • Not fast, suddenly I'm saved.
    Alisa Mathewson’s 55 hours of terror

Key Moments

  • Home Invasion00:11
  • Panic and Fear00:36
  • Desperate Measures02:57
  • Escape Attempt04:12
  • Final Confrontation05:24
  • Rescue06:06

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