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On December 20, 1974, 10-year-old Chris Carrier was kidnapped.

Before that day was over, Chris would be stabbed repeatedly, shot in the head and then left to die in the Florida Everglades.

And yet, that was not the most shocking and unthinkable thing that would happen to Chris Carrier.

This is the God story of what happened after December 20, 1974 when, decades later, Chris Carrier’s one turned out to be the man who had once tried to kill him.

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“Kidnapped: A God Story” is more than just a true crime podcast with an impossible-to-believe ending. This is a tool you can use to start gospel conversations with your one. Listen to “Kidnapped: A God Story” and then share it with someone you know who needs to hear and understand the peace and the joy that can only be found in a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Because portions of this true story may be frightening for younger listeners, we recommend parents listen first before sharing with their children.

Trailer

It would be reasonable to expect that being kidnapped, stabbed, shot in the head and then left to die in the Florida Everglades would forever be the defining event in the life of Chris Carrier. But that is not what happened.

Episode 1: I Met a Man

Chris Carrier remembers the Coral Gables, Florida, neighborhood where he grew up as “very Norman Rockwell.” But then on December 20, 1974, while walking home from school, he met a man.

Episode 2: Left for Dead

This a story about the lies little boys believe and a story about an ice pick and a pistol and finally, an alligator-infested swamp.

Episode 3: The Six Days of Christmas

Their son had been kidnapped and after almost an entire week of zero leads, the Carrier family was about to give up hope. This was their nightmare before Christmas.

Episode 4: High Anxiety

With Chris’ attacker still on the loose, police guarded the Carrier house 24-7. And yet, for a 10-year-old boy who was now always imagining “that man coming to finish what he’d started,” peace of mind was impossible to find.
Episode 7: This Is Why

Everything that happened to Chris Carrier, from December 20, 1974, up until right now, happened for a reason.

From December 1974 to "exceptionally cleared", these are the images that, as Chris says, tell a story that's "not mine.. I'm just blessed to share it in first person. It's God's story.

Chris Carrier, 1974

Just hours after Chris was abducted, the Coral Gables Police Department filed a missing person report.

Just hours after Chris was abducted, the Coral Gables Police Department filed a missing person report.

Chris was found by a hunter sometime around 6 p.m. on December 26, 1974.

Turner River Road is a tenth of a mile south of “Alligator Alley.” Police combed this isolated area where Chris was found but discovered nothing that would lead them to his kidnapper.

Based on Chris’ description, a police sketch artist drew this picture, which eventually led investigators to David McAllister.

David McAllister had previously worked for the Carrier family. Chris’ father and uncle were convinced David was the man depicted in the police sketch.

A Coral Gables police report describes what happened the first time investigators showed up at McAllister’s home. He told them, “What kept you? I’ve been waiting for two weeks.”

David McAllister had previously worked for the Carrier family. Chris’ father and uncle were convinced David was the man depicted in the police sketch.

Chris Carrier as a teenager. “There were still scars. I’m not who I was, and I’ll never be.”

Chris Carrier, his wife, Leslie, and his two daughters Amanda Shea and Melodee Lynn in 1996.

For months after the kidnapping and assault, Chris Carrier’s abduction and the search for his attacker was front page news in South Florida.

For months after the kidnapping and assault, Chris Carrier’s abduction and the search for his attacker was front page news in South Florida.

Chris and his family visited David often. They talked and prayed, and shortly before David passed away, Chris led him to Christ.

Dated November 1, 1997, this is the final police report in the case of Chris Carrier. At the bottom of the second page, Major Charles Scherer declared the case “exceptionally cleared.” Page 1

Dated November 1, 1997, this is the final police report in the case of Chris Carrier. At the bottom of the second page, Major Charles Scherer declared the case “exceptionally cleared.” Page 2

Next Steps

Maybe this story of how God’s love can reach anyone, anywhere has helped you see there’s nothing in life so bad that Jesus’ love can’t save you. You can have the same life-changing relationship with Jesus as Chris and David.

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