What followed would leave the nation horrified, trigger a massive FBI manhunt, and force a young woman to endure a nightmare few people could even imagine.
She would be buried alive.
And for the next 83 hours, the only thing standing between her and death was a small air tube no wider than a garden hose.
A Night That Changed Everything
Barbara Jane Mackle was the daughter of a wealthy Florida real estate developer.
In December 1968, she was attending college when illness forced her to temporarily leave campus.
Her mother checked into a motel in Decatur, Georgia, to care for her while she recovered from the flu.
The pair expected a quiet night.
Instead, shortly after midnight, there was a knock at the door.
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