“I can’t just let him kill me” --

July 7th, 2009: Nancy Tyler, handcuffed to a wall, knows that the stand-off between the police and her ex-husband can’t go on. The mother of two is left alone by her captor for the first time in 12 hours, and this is her final opportunity to escape her hostage situation before he snaps again.

External Footage from: "Domestic Violence Survivor Speaks 10 Years After South Windsor Kidnapping", "NBC Connecticut", "Deadly Demands (S1E1)", "Chaos In Connecticut", "Investigation Discovery", "Richard Shenkman Phones The Day During Hostage Crisis", "The Day", "20/20", "Taken", "12 Hours Of Terror", "ABC". "20/20 On ID (S3 E17)", Wrongful Revenge", "Investigation Discovery", "Shenkman Threatens Ex In Courtroom Rant", "Fox 61", "WTIC", "Wife Held Hostage Details Her Escape", "ABC News", "Shenkman's Ex-Wife Testifies, "The Day", "Panic 911 (S1E3)", "I Plan On Leaving Here In A Body Bag", "A&E", "ACB NEWS", "Getty Images", "Motion Array", "Audio Network".