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I Survived a Crime

I Survived a Crime

Gio Benitez takes viewers on a journey into the experience of being a victim of a sudden crime, from the moment those attacked first perceive the danger through the potential long-lasting effects.
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Season 123 of 24 Episodes

  • A local trip becomes a harrowing ordeal for one family when they're surrounded by an angry mob that attacks their vehicle; a laundromat owner is beaten by unruly patrons from the business next door; a property manager is confronted by a gunman.

  • A thief with a knife and a big idea meets a store employee and his bigger blade; a ride-share driver has his evening shattered as gunfire rips through his truck; a devious plot involving a bank teller and an ATM leads to a near death encounter.

  • A family faces off with violent attackers trying to rob its jewelry store; two young women flee from a driver who is out to get them on a terrifying road trip; convenience and crime collide at a bank ATM.

  • A gas station worker faces down the barrel of a gun and is ordered to empty her registers; a man running an errand goes on a high speed chase to elude carjackers; a hotel worker thwarts a sexual predator with six prior assaults, unmasking him for all to see; and more.

  • A man risks his life to safe his wife during a home invasion; two convenience store workers defend their workplace; a hairdresser is put in an unpredictable situation.

  • A prison librarian is held hostage by a desperate inmate who holds a shank to his neck; a motorcyclist and his girlfriend are attacked in the street; a porch pirate is busted.

  • A simple snack at a local restaurant turns violent when a grandmother is ripped off but does not give up. A woman takes on the man who slammed into her van and then tried to run, while an aggressive panhandler battles a baker over his dough.

  • A brave grandma fights off two carjackers intent on stealing her truck; a woman stands up against heinous domestic violence; two assailants pull a gun on a store manager, who escapes and locks the thieves inside the very store they came to rob.

  • A typical Sunday morphs into a gunfight when two armed men invade a family's home; an unsuspecting impound lot worker checks out a disturbance and is nearly mowed down by an irate woman in a two-ton truck; a car owner tries to stop a carjacking.

  • A woman attacks a bus driver in an out of control road rage incident; a man is beaten to within an inch of his life in a hate crime; a woman is brutally assaulted by her ex in a dollar store.

  • A woman is stalked in her apartment; a man stops a carjacking by using an unusual weapon against his attackers; a convenience store clerk uses his martial arts training to stave off a robber.

  • A longstanding feud comes to a head when two neighbors confront each other with guns; a school bus driver goes on a dangerous high-speed chase to outrun an irate parent.

  • A robber and a jewelry store owner get into a Wild West style shootout; a stay-at-home mom confronts a coffee shop clerk who used her credit card; a father and son fight back while being held at gunpoint.

  • A young woman is brutally attacked on the train by an assailant; a coach witnesses a student with a gun roam the hall and helps avert a potential school shooting; a store clerk faces a suspect trying to rob him with an unusual weapon.

  • An auto parts store owner turns the tables on an armed assailant by taking his gun; an armored car driver survives a terrifying attack; a hotel clerk flips the script on an armed robber.

  • A motorcyclist is bumped off his bike by an angry motorist; a bartender is choked by her enraged boss; a serial convenience store thief makes peace with the irate owner he stole from.

  • A man confronts a group of young adults about smoking on the train and is nearly beaten to death; a rideshare driver picks up a sick man, but a traffic jam throws the ailing man into a violent frenzy.

  • A protective father fends off a would-be home invader with a shovel; a street fight over a parking spot turns into an action film-like disaster for a bakery owner; a robber throws gasoline on a clerk, threatening to light him on fire.

  • A retail store worker puts her life on the line to save a prized puppy stolen before her very eyes; a homeowner witnesses his family held at gunpoint and fights back against the assailants.

  • Intruders wake sleeping homeowners and a deadly shootout ensues; a model and her husband are robbed at gunpoint and dodge a barrage of bullets; a man sitting in his yard holds armed robbers at bay with a machete until police arrive.

  • A disgruntled renter pulls a gun on an apartment manager and shoots him in a fit of rage; a fast food worker is assaulted by an unhinged customer; a bar owner chokes his employee until her terrified daughter intervenes.

  • An insurance agency worker is cornered by a knife-yielding man; thieves run over a couple that has just made a huge bank withdrawal; a hotel clerk is set on fire when he won't hand over guests' credit card numbers.

  • A gunman shoots a man inside a convenience store but is overpowered by customers and employees; a bystander intervenes when a masked man robs a coffee shop, and a knife fight ensues; a man holds up a clerk, but she turns the tables.
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