Unbelievable Horror: The Terrifying True Story of Two Teenagers Kidnapped by a Serial Killer
Dawnette Sue Wilt and Risico’s Nightmare: A Story of Survival and Regret
The Terrifying Encounter
That’s why, she said, when Wilder asked her to approach a girl at a mall in Gary, Ind., and convince her to come with them, Risico felt coerced to do what she was told. “All that was going through my head was, ‘How can I save her? How am I going to tell her to get away from here?'” she said. “But I just did what he said.”
Entrapment through Deception
Dawnette Sue Wilt, also 16, said she was enticed by a fashion show modeling offer and joined the pair in the car as they set off.
A Night of Unspeakable Horror
“After he was done raping her, raping me, he allowed—said, ‘You need to go take a bath,'” Risico recalled. “And while I was in the bath, I could see the lights dimming on and off, so he was electrocuting her. And she was screaming. I could hear her from the bathroom.”
Regrets and Resilience
To this day, Risico said her two regrets are getting in the car with Wilder and taking Wilt with them. “It was a choice,” she said. “It wasn’t mine, but it was a choice, and I had to live with that.”