Jaila Gladden, A College Student, Who Escaped Kidnapper Recounts Her Ordeal | Megyn Kelly TODAY

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[ APPLAUSE ] >>> WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO GIVE YOUR FULL ATTENTION TO OUR NEXT STORY BECAUSE IT MAY HELP SAVE YOUR LIFE. JA JALA GLADDEN WAS TAKING A LATE NIGHT TRIP TO THE SUPERMARKET. AS SHE EXITED THE STORE AND OPENED THE CAR DOOR, THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENED. HERE'S JALA IN HER OWN WORDS. >> AS I WAS LEAVING KROGER, THERE WAS A RED BOX ON MY LEFT SIDE. AND I GUESS THAT'S WHERE HE WAS STANDING. HE ASKED ME FOR A LIGHTER. I TOLD HIM NO AND KEPT WALKING TO MY CAR. I HAD MY GROCERIES IN MY HAND. I WENT TO GO UNLOCK MY DOOR AND FELT THE KNIFE IN MY ABDOMEN. I WAS IN COMPLETE SHOCK. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. HE MADE ME CLIMB OVER TO MY PASSENGER SIDE THROUGH MY DRIVER'S SIDE. I STILL HAD GROCERIES IN MY HAND AT THIS TIME. AND BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO SIT DOWN, HE ALREADY WAS POINTING THE KNIFE AT ME, TELLING ME NOT TO TRY ANY FUNNY BUSINESS. HE TOOK MY KEYS AND MY PHONE. IT WAS A LONG, SILENT DRIVE FOR THE MOST PART. HE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT ACROSS FROM WHERE A CHURCH WAS. HE PARKED IN THE BACK CORNER AND TOLD ME TO TAKE MY CLOTHES OFF. >> JALA GLADDEN SURVIVED HER HORRIFIC ORDEAL AND IS WITH US TODAY TO TELL US HOW SHE GOT AWAY IN HER FIRST LIVE TELEVISION INTERVIEW. I KNOW THIS IS STILL RAW. THIS JUST HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER. LET'S JUST START BEFORE HE GOT YOU INTO THE CAR. I MEAN, YOU LOOK AT THAT TAPE. WHAT TIME OF DAY WAS THAT? >> IT WAS ROUGHLY BETWEEN 10:00 AND 11:00. >> AT NIGHT? >> YES, MA'AM. >> DID YOU HAVE ANY GROCERIES WHEN YOU CAME OUT OF THE STORE? >> YES, MA'AM. I HAD THREE OR FOUR BAGS AT THE TIME. >> WAS ANYBODY AROUND? >> NO. BUT MY CAR WAS PARKED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DOOR. I FELT LIKE I WAS OKAY. >> YOU SAW HIM STANDING THERE. DID YOU GET THE SPIDEY SENSE, LIKE, DANGER? >> NO. I REALLY THOUGHT AFTER HE ASKED ME FOR A LIGHTER AND I SAID NO, THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE END OF IT, HONESTLY. >> AS YOU WALKED TO YOUR CAR, WE HAVE SURVEILLANCE OF THE MOMENT. IT LOOKS LIKE DAYLIGHT BECAUSE OF THE LIGHTING. IT WAS 10:00 AT NIGHT OR SO. DID YOU FEEL HIM COME AFTER YOU AS HE WAS WALKING OVER? >> NO. AND SURPRISINGLY ENOUGH, I USUALLY DO FEEL THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT THAT NIGHT, NO, MA'AM. >> HE GOT YOU INTO THE CAR AND INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT BY SHOWING YOU A KNIFE. >> ANYMORE. YES, MA'AM. >> DO YOU THINK, DO I RUN? DO I SCREAM? >> I WAS IN SHOCK. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS FEELING AT THE TIME. I DON'T KNOW IF I WASN'T THINKING. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, AT ALL. >> HE GETS YOU TO A PARKING LOT AND WHAT HAPPENED? >> HE TOLD ME TO TAKE MY CLOTHES OFF. I TRIED TO PLEAD WITH HIM. HE TOLD ME, THERE'S NO PURPOSE OF CRYING AND THAT KIND OF STUCK WITH ME THE WHOLE WAY OUT. THERE WASN'T ANY PURPOSE OF CRYING. IT WASN'T GOING TO BENEFIT MY SITUATION AT ALL. SO, I MADE IT MY DUTY TO GET OUT. >> AND HE RAPED YOU? >> YES, MA'AM. >> YOU DESCRIBED HIS EYES BEFORE THE SHOW AS HE LOOKED DEAD INSIDE. WAS THERE ANYTHING THERE TO CONNECT TO? >> NOTHING AT ALL. NOTHING. IT WAS A BLANK, TERRIBLE, EMPTY STARE. >> AFTER THE RAPE WAS DONE, HOW DID YOU GET YOUR CELL PHONE? THAT BECOMES VERY IMPORTANT IN THIS STORY. >> HE NEEDED TO GO TO -- HE WANTED TO ROB A GAS STATION. I TOLD HIM I COULDN'T GET HIM WHERE HE NEEDED TO BE UNLESS I HAD MY PHONE. SO, IT WAS KIND OF AN ULTIMATUM OF FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU'RE GOING AND GIVE ME MY PHONE OR WANDER AIMLESSLY. >> SHE STARTED TO BECOME HER OWN ADVOCATE TO TRY TO GAIN HIS TRUST. I'LL HELP YOU GET TO THE NEXT LOCATION. LET ME HELP YOU. LET ME HELP YOU. DID YOU BELIEVE AT THAT MOMENT WHEN YOU WERE NEGOTIATING WITH HIM, WHAT DID YOU BELIEVE HIS PLANS WERE FOR YOU? >> I BELIEVE HIS PLANS WERE TO TAKE ME TO MICHIGAN AFTER HE ROBBED WHATEVER STORE HE WAS GOING TO ROB. >> AND KEEP YOU? DID YOU THINK HE WANTED YOU TO STAY WITH HIM? OR THAT -- >> YEAH. HE TOLD ME WE WERE GOING TO MAKE THAT 11-HOUR TRIP UP TO MICHIGAN, THE TWO OF US. >> SO, ARE YOU SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THIS POINT? >> YES, MA'AM. >> AND YOU TAKE OUT YOUR PHONE. AND SHE DOES SOMETHING CRITICAL THAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW A CELL PHONE CAN DO. TELL THE AUDIENCE WHAT IT WAS. >> I TURNED MY LOCATION WAS AND SENT IT TO MY BOYFRIEND SO HE COULD SEE IF I WAS MOVING OR NOT. >> HOW -- WHEN I LOOK AT MY iPHONE, THERE'S A LITTLE "I" BUTTON AT THE TOP OF IT. YOU SEE THE LITTLE "I" POPS UP WHEN YOU SAY TEXT DOUG OR WHATEVER. AND IT SAYS, SEND LOCATION? YOU CLICK YES TO THAT. >> I PRESSED SHARE INDEFINITELY SO THEY HAVE AN HOUR OPTION, END OF A DAY OPTION AND THEY HAVE INDEFINITELY. THAT'S WHAT I CHOSE. THEN YOU TEXTED WITH HIM, WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND, WHO WAS COMPLETELY ASLEEP. YOU SENT AN URGENT MESSAGE. IT'S CHILLING. YOU CAN LOOK AT IT. SHE TEXTED IT TO HIM, KIDNAPPED. KIDNAPPED. YOU SEE THAT? HE WRITES STOP PLAYING. AND THEN, HE WRITES, I'M HEADED TO THE POLICE STATION. AND SHE SAID, GOD. >> YOU'RE IN ATLANTA, BABY. DID YOU GET THE LOCATION? DID YOU GIVE THE LOCATION TO ANYBODY ELSE? IT GOES ON TO, YOU TELL HIM EXPLICITLY, HERE IT IS, I'M SCARED. KNIFE. DON'T CALL 911. WHY DON'T CALL 911? >> I WAS SCARED IF HE SAW BLUE LIGHTS I WOULD BE HELD AS A HOSTAGE. >> AND YOU CAN SAY RIGHT THERE, I DON'T WANT HIM TO KILL ME. ANYBODY WOULD BE FEARFUL OF IN YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT, YOU'LL HEAR AFTER THE BREAK WHEN WE HAVE MORE WITH JALA. She's nationally recognized for her compassion and care. He spent decades fighting to give families a second chance. But to help others, they first had to protect themselves. I have AFib. Even for a nurse, it's complicated... and it puts me at higher risk of stroke. That would be devastating. I had to learn all I could to help protect myself. Once I got the facts, my doctor and I chose XARELTO�. XARELTO�... to help keep me protected. 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Length: 13min 9sec (789 seconds)
Published: Fri Jan 19 2018
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