Mary Vincent survived something so horrifying that most of us couldn't even conjure it up in our nightmares. Her attacker, Lawrence Singleton, could have never imagined that Mary would walk away from where he left her to die in a canyon as a symbol of strength and resilience in the face of insurmountable odds. This is a story of survival, but also one of a justice system that is in desperate need of fixing.
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https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-01-vw-4970-story.html
https://morbidology.com/left-for-dead-mary-vincent/
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/A-victim-a-survivor-an-artist-1106335.php
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Lawrence-Singleton-despised-rapist-dies-He-2886703.php
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