How Shasta Survived a Killer in the Woods

She Was Only Eight Years Old When Evil Stole Her World... But She Refused to Let It Win.In the spring of 2005, Shasta Groane's childhood ended in a single, blood-soaked night. Her family was brutally murdered. She and her brother were taken by a sadistic predator into the remote wilderness. What happened next became one of the most disturbing true-crime sagas in American history. For 48 days, Shasta lived in hell. Held captive by a serial killer deep in the woods, she witnessed unthinkable horrors-including the loss of her brother. But somehow, she survived. Somehow, she made it out. But escaping the woods was only the beginning. How Shasta Groane Survived a Killer in the Woods is not just the story of an abduction-it's the story of what comes after. The nightmares that don't end with rescue. The public spotlight no child should endure. The spiral into pain, addiction, and self-destruction. And the courage it took to climb out of it all. This is the raw, unflinching account of one girl's will to survive-and her even harder fight to live.