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Oct 13
2009

Attacker slashed her throat, but couldn't silence her.

Posted by: DebB

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(CNN) -- Jennifer Schuett's search for the man who snatched her from her bed when she was 8, sexually assaulted her and left her for dead on top of an ant hill ended Tuesday with the arrest of a suspect.

Jennifer Schuett, 27, was abducted and left for dead at age 8. A suspect was arrested Tuesday.

Jennifer Schuett, 27, was abducted and left for dead at age 8. A suspect was arrested Tuesday.

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Now begins another chapter in Schuett's 19-year quest for justice.

Standing in front of the television cameras, Jennifer Schuett blinked back tears.

"This is a huge day for me," she later told CNN over the phone. "And I want to see this through the end. The rest will come out during the trial."


Schuett was in her bed when a man crept in through a window on August 10, 1990. She remembers waking up in a stranger's arms as he carried her across a dark parking lot. She said he told her he was an undercover cop and knew her family.

He drove her through the streets of Dickinson, pulling into an overgrown field where, she said, he sexually assaulted her.

She passed out. When she regained consciousness, she was lying on top of an ant hill with her throat slashed and her voice box torn. She spent about 14 hours in the field before she was found and rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

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 http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/13/texas.coldcase.victim/index.html


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quailygurl
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written by quailygurl, Wed 14 Oct 2009 05:33:28 MST
what a wonderful miracle for this young lady!
i'm so proud of her!
i just can't get over how many predators climb steal these children right out of their own homes, that's just way too scary to even think about
quailygurl
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written by quailygurl, Wed 14 Oct 2009 05:34:23 MST
meant to say 'climb through a window' but then changed my mind, too early for me . . . not enough coffee yet
SunniNTx
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written by SunniNTx, Wed 14 Oct 2009 05:39:52 MST
I saw part of this story on one of the national news channels last night. It is so sad and bittersweet, to me. That long to finally get the guy. I can't imagine even living through the ordeal this woman did, but then to have to live with it, looking over your shoulder every day of your life for that many years ? Amazes me ! This young lady is amazing and truly a hero to me.
artnut12345
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written by artnut12345, Wed 14 Oct 2009 08:58:10 MST
What a courageous young woman, not a Victim she said, but she saw herself as "Victorious" as she said in an interview I saw of her yesterday. It made me cry, a Victim's advocate, what an inspiration this beautiful young woman has given to other young women of rape & abuse, HOPE.

thanks DebB for sharing the link & article.
Curious Dee
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written by Curious Dee, Wed 14 Oct 2009 12:11:19 MST
Thanks DebB, this is big news in Houston and I believe her story was showcased on AMW last week too??
Jennifer is a true survivor and I pray she can now live in peace, without fear that this animal will do this again or come back and hurt her. I'm sure he would, it was just a matter of time, he would act out.
The sketch drawing of her assailant was uncanny. She couldn't have given a better description. It gave me chills when I saw his driver's license. Wow!
I'm just so happy for her. smilies/smiley.gif
CritterFan1
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written by CritterFan1, Wed 14 Oct 2009 13:04:27 MST
What a beautiful person she seems to be, inside and out. I know her family is proud of her.

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