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How Did She Survive?! #truecrime #crimejunkie

January 24, 2026 / 01:10

This episode covers a brutal attack in Kentucky, the role of a jammed gun, and the survivor's experience. It recounts the harrowing encounter between Ernest Pine and his neighbor, who was held at gunpoint while watching her granddaughter. The woman pleaded to be moved to a laundry space to protect the child from witnessing the violence. During the attack, Ernest attempted to shoot her, but the gun jammed, ultimately saving her life.

The survivor discusses the traumatic experience and the lasting impact of her injuries. The episode highlights the chilling details of the attack and the miraculous circumstances that allowed her to survive despite the violence she faced.

TLDR

A Kentucky woman survived a brutal attack when her attacker's gun jammed, saving her life.

Episode

1:10
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The only reason a woman in Kentucky might be alive today after being brutally attacked by her neighbor is
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because a gun jammed. Ernest Pine held his neighbor at gunpoint and told her explicitly that
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she was going to die. Now, she was watching her granddaughter at the time and she knew that the little girl could
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wake up any second. So, she asked Ernest to move her to this like small laundry space just off the kitchen so that
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whatever was about to happen to her wouldn't be witnessed by the little girl. And Ernest complied. But once
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there, the attack ensued and that's when he pulled his gun on her, pointed it at
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her head, pulled the trigger, but by some miracle that first bullet missed her head. So, Ernest pulled the trigger
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again. And this time, the gun jammed. Now, this didn't mean the attack was over. He went at her with a knife until
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he thought that she was dead. And even though her injuries left her with lifelong wounds,
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she did have her life, which might not have been the case had the gun actually worked. A gun that they found in
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Ernest's home that night. A gun that they found jammed because Ernest loaded it with the wrong ammo.

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    Most intense
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    Most shocking
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    Most unpredictable

Episode Highlights

  • A Life Saved by a Jammed Gun
    In a harrowing attack, a woman's life was spared when a gun jammed during the assault.
    “A gun jammed saved her life.”
    @ 00m 06s
    January 24, 2026
  • Desperate Measures
    In a moment of fear, she asked her attacker to move her away from her granddaughter.
    “She asked Ernest to move her to a small laundry space.”
    @ 00m 17s
    January 24, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • A gun jammed saved her life.
    How Did She Survive?! #truecrime #crimejunkie
  • She asked Ernest to move her to a small laundry space.
    How Did She Survive?! #truecrime #crimejunkie
  • By some miracle that first bullet missed her head.
    How Did She Survive?! #truecrime #crimejunkie

Key Moments

  • Miraculous Escape00:37
  • Lifelong Wounds00:51