In the early morning hours of December 17, 1968, two gunmen burst into the Atlanta motel room of Barbara Jane Mackle and her mother, Jane. After tying up and chloroforming Jane Mackle, the two kidnapped Barbara, forcing her into their car at gunpoint. Later that day, a family friend received a call at the Mackle home in Florida, instructing them to look in the northwest corner of the Mackle’s yard, where they would find a ransom note with details about how to ensure their daughter’s safe return.
Once the note was unearthed, the Mackle’s learned their daughter had been placed inside a box and buried in the ground in a remote location. She has enough food, water, and air to survive for a few days, but if the family doesn’t act quickly, there’s a good chance Barbara will die
The kidnapping of Barbara Jane Mackle was an elaborately planned, well-executed crime that quickly dominated local and national headlines, which was no small feat in a year of major social upheaval. By the 1960s, kidnapping for ransom was a familiar concept, but to be kidnapped and buried alive was a terrifying thought that shook Americans to their core and left everyone wondering, what kind of person could do such a thing?
Thank you to the incredible Dave White of Bring Me The Axe Podcast for research and writing support!
References
Associated Press. 1968. "Kidnapped college girl found safe in box underground." Los Angeles Times, December 21: 1.
—. 1968. "Mackle kidnapping suspect capturted; $480,000 recovered." Los Angeles Times, December 22: 1.
—. 1968. "Kidnapped girl tells of ordeal of 83 hours entombed in box." New York Times, December 29: 44.
—. 1968. "Kidnapped girl, buried alive, is freed." New York Times, December 21: 1.
Atlanta Constitution. 1968. "80-hour burial ends in rescue." Atlanta Constitution, December 21: 1.
—. 1968. "Motel coed kidnapped here spurs nationwide alert for 2." Atlanta Constitution, December 18: 1.
Foreman, Laura. 1968. "Campus silent about the girl." Atlanta Constitution, December 18: 1.
Gary Steven Krist v. State of Georgia. 1970. 227 Ga. 85 (Ga. 1970) (Supreme Court of Georgia, December 3).
Markowitz, Arnold. 1969. "Plea of Innocent entered for Krist." Miami Herald, March 8: 1.
Miami Herald. 1969. "Krist collapses; is being force-fed." Miami Herald, April 25: 4.
—. 1969. "'Superiority' goes to jail." Miami Herald, May 28: 3.
—. 1969. "Who's villain of kidnap case?" Miami Herald, March 9: 19.
Miller, Gene. 1969. "Krist gets life in prison avter jury grants mercy." Miami Herald, May 27: 1.
—. 1969. "'Life imprisonment worse than death'." Miami Herald, May 27: 16.
Miller, Gene, and Barbara Mackle. 1971. Eighty-Three Hours till Dawn. New York, NY: Doubleday.
Murray, Frank. 1968. "Researcher and 2 sought in kidnap." Atlanta Constitution, December 20: 1.
New York Times. 1968. "Ransom pickup inadvertently foiled by Miami police." New York Times, December 20.
Raines, Howell. 1979. "Parole of a kidnapper angers Atlanta." New York Times, May 14: A14.
Sosin, Milt. 1969. "FBI hunts Ruth's 'flight pal'." Miami News, March 6: 1.
—. 1969. "Ruth: Everyone is against me." Miami News, March 7: 1.
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Vissar, Steve. 2006. "The strange odyssey of Gary Krist; From kidnapper to prisoner to doctor to alleged drug smuggler." Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 19.
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