This is the true story of Barbara Jane Mackle and her kidnap, burial, ransom, and rescue in 1968. Gary Steven Krist and Ruth Eisemann-Schier abducted her from an Atlanta motel, buried her alive in a "capsule" near Berkeley Lake, Ga, where she remained until her father paid a half million dollars to ransom her. Krist was captured awithin 48 hours of her rescue, Eisemann-Schier remained elusive for three months until she submitted her fingerprints fon a job application. Krist got life imprisonment (served 10 years) and Eisemann-Schier got 7 years (deported to Honduras after 3 years).
Subject of two Made for TV movies: The Longest Night with David Jansen and 83 Hours 'Tl Dawn with Robert Urich.