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What happened to Schanda Handley?
And so she did her best to do exactly that, keep him calm and get him to walk away. And thankfully, he did. And as soon as he left, she locked the door and was finally able to just scream and cry and process what she had just been through. And now she wholeheartedly believed even more than she did before that he was going to kill her. And if it wasn't that day, it was going to happen eventually.
And one of the reasons she really felt that way is because after this very serious attack, the police didn't do a damn thing. And Shonda's instinct was not wrong. Michael did absolutely want her dead. But thankfully, his plan failed. It all happened on August 6th of 2017, so about two months later.
And that day, Shonda was home with Isabella and a friend who lived nearby and just stopped over to catch up. And it was a totally, you know, normal afternoon. But then at around 2.30 p.m., the doorbell rang. And when Shonda went to see who was there, it wasn't anyone that she recognized. It was these two dudes that looked like they may have been like delivery men or maybe salespeople.
And because she was busy, you know, she had her friend over. She let them know that it wasn't a good time. And She started to close the door behind her, but that's when they forced themselves inside, pointed a gun at her and screamed at her that she needed to get on the floor. So obviously she is immediately terrified. She's shocked and is doing everything she can to protect herself.
But they ended up handcuffing her along with her friend as well. And Isabella is there just watching this all unfold in horror. And she starts offering them everything she has. You know, she's like, I've got money, jewelry, anything you guys want. But they didn't seem interested at all because they only wanted her and Isabella. That's who they got. And just put yourself in her shoes for a moment.
How terrifying a moment like this would be. Having no idea where they're taking you or what they're going to do with you. And they brought Shonda through the garage, put a hood over her head, and then forced her into the backseat of a white van. And then, after that, they went back to try and take Isabella. And she ended up refusing to go with them. Which is so badass.
I mean, she is incredibly brave. But it's also terrifying thinking about... The fact that they could have really done anything to her in that moment for not cooperating. But thankfully, neither she or the friend that Shonda had over were harmed, physically speaking. But obviously, it was very traumatic to watch all of this go down.
And Isabella is terrified, wondering what's going to happen to her mother. And as for Shonda, she was thrown into that van, which had no back seats and no windows. And one of the kidnappers was driving the van. And then the other was sitting on top of her. Now, while she's in the van, she's doing her best to try and get a sense of where they are taking her, where they're going.
But that's obviously very hard to do when you can't look out the window and someone is sitting on top of you. Plus, you're just, you know, so fearful in that moment. It'd be really hard to think. And it made it a lot harder when she realized that they were getting on the interstate.
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