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Woman swims for her life in a Washington State river after learning her would-be rapist can’t swim

November 16, 2023 / 01:27

This episode covers the attempted abduction of Ann Crony by Pat Nicholas in June 1983, along with the details of the incident and its aftermath.

Ann Crony recounts her terrifying experience by the Columbia River in Richland, Washington, where she encountered Pat Nicholas. Initially, he appeared friendly, but the situation escalated when he threatened her with a knife.

During the confrontation, Nicholas attempted to silence Ann by stuffing her underwear in her mouth. In a moment of desperation, Ann made a daring escape by diving into the river, believing that Nicholas could not swim.

The episode highlights the fear and bravery Ann displayed during this life-threatening situation, as well as the impact it had on her life.

TLDR

Ann Crony recounts her near-abduction by Pat Nicholas in 1983, highlighting her escape from a life-threatening situation.

Episode

1:27
00:00:04
on a quiet morning in June 1983 8 years before Sarah's murder 21-year-old an crony was sitting by her
00:00:13
car along the Columbia River in Richland Washington when a man approached her he
00:00:20
seemed normal kind of friendly actually just friendly I had asked him if he'd done any water skiing yet cuz he said he
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had just moved to town and he said he couldn't swim and he said my name is Pat Nicholas after a few minutes of small
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talk she became uncomfortable I noticed his voice was getting shaky and I told him I had to
00:00:43
go I went to close the door and he put a knife to my [Music] throat everything kind of stopped at
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that moment he told me to take my clothes off Nicholas stuffed Ann's underwear into
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her mouth to prevent her from screaming forced her out of the car and led her to
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the riverbank we got about halfway down the bank and he told me to stop I ran and dove in the river cuz I was thinking
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he couldn't swim swam as hard as I could swam for your life I swam for my life

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Episode Highlights

  • A Normal Encounter Turns Dark
    What began as a friendly conversation quickly escalated into a terrifying situation.
    “He seemed normal, kind of friendly actually.”
    @ 00m 20s
    November 16, 2023
  • A Fight for Survival
    In a moment of sheer terror, Ann dove into the river to escape her attacker.
    “I ran and dove in the river.”
    @ 01m 13s
    November 16, 2023

Episode Quotes

  • I swam for your life, I swam for my life.
    Woman swims for her life in a Washington State river after learning her would-be rapist can’t swim

Key Moments

  • Quiet Morning00:04
  • Friendly Encounter00:20
  • Desperate Escape01:13