While a woman was walking her dogs in her suburban Los Angeles neighborhood, she was assaulted by a suspect who was released from jail only hours earlier. Believing she wouldn’t survive, the brave woman made sure that her attacker would never forget her.
A woman who survived a brutal rape and assault is telling her horrific story as a warning to other women. Marissa Young was walking her two 13-year-old dogs late at night in the Torrance neighborhood of Los Angeles. She had just finished her shift at a nearby restaurant.
What began as an ordinary walk home with her dogs turned into a terrifying encounter that left Marissa fighting for her life. But even in the middle of the attack, she found the courage to do something that could help identify her attacker and potentially protect others. Continue reading to find out what happened →