13 Real-Life ‘I Survived’ Stories That Will Horrify And Fascinate You
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Michelle Renee
In November of 2000 Michelle Ramskill-Estey (now known as Michelle Renee) was playing video games with her 7-year-old daughter Breea when 3 armed men broke into their California home and held them both hostage. They bound the both mother, daughter, and Michelle’s roommate with duct tape and strapped them with explosives demanding that Michelle go to the Vista, California Bank of America where she was the manager and get them $360,000. After withdrawing the money Michelle went home to her unharmed daughter and roommate, and it turned out the explosives were fake.
Christopher Butler, Robert Ortiz and Christopher Huggins were all convicted, Butler receiving over 50 years for the kidnapping and robbery. Michelle herself was a suspect at first, but was cleared of any suspicion. She wrote a book, Held Hostage, about the event which was eventually turned into a Lifetime original movie.