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Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Daily Mirror
'Friends told me not to get in van – I woke up with no arms at bottom of cliff'
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: After a horrifying sustained assault, which left her with a fractured skull and two missing arms, Mary Vincent says God told her to bring her attacker to justice Mary Vincent was just 14 years old when, desperate to escape her abusive stepfather, she decided to hitchhike cross-country to visit her grandfather. But the innocent teenager was unwittingly heading into a ' hunting ground for dozens of serial killers,' says true crime podcaster Julian Morgans. While serial murders are comparatively rare today, in a 20-year period between the early Seventies and the 1990s, particularly along the US West Coast between Los Angeles and Seattle, there was a grim catalogue of slaughter. And it was towards that deadly environment – and an attack that nearly cost her life – that Mary was headed. She explained on the What It Was Like podcast: 'I never hitchhiked until the last abuse that I took from my mother's husband. And my sister heard it, and she came and told me that I had to get a ride as far away from the house as possible.' In September, 1979, Mary met up with a couple of other teenagers that were headed in the same direction. But when a van driven by 51-year-old former merchant seaman Lawrence Singleton stopped for them, he was insistent that Mary travelled alone. 'We all started going to the van, and he said, 'No, I only have room for her',' Mary said. 'Both the guys said, 'I wouldn't go in there if I were you,' but I was desperate. I was a child. I was scared. I wanted to get to my grandpa. And I thought I was one step closer to getting to my all I could think of.' The steady motion of the van soon lulled Mary into sleep. But when she woke up, she realised that they were heading in the wrong direction, away from the area where her grandfather lived in Berkeley, California. Realising that she was in trouble, the resourceful teen tried to defend herself. She recalled: 'I looked all over to see what I could find to protect myself. And I saw a wooden stake, the kind that you have on the ground to build a little cheap fence. I picked it up and pointed it to him, and said, 'You're taking me in the wrong direction. Turn around now.' But he made an excuse that he had to go and relieve himself.' Moments later, Singleton smashed Mary over the head with a sledgehammer. The blow cracked her skull, and she says that even today, 47 years later, part of her brain will still sometimes bulge through the hole Singleton's hammer left. As Mary lay dazed on the ground, the monster poured milk laced with some sort of alcohol into her mouth, hoping to subdue her enough to rape her. She continued: 'He was cutting my clothes off, and then trying to rape me, but he couldn't because I was just this little kid, and he was a big slob. And that's when he took the butcher knife and ground it up inside me three times.' Mary said that a doctor later told her Singleton's knife had 'ripped her insides until they were like shredded wheat.' After tying her up and repeatedly raping her, Singleton decided to drag Mary to a nearby cliff in order to kill her. 'When he did that," Mary continued, "he grabbed a hold of my one arm, and I tried kicking him, and he sliced my left arm off, swinging two times, which made me fall. And I knew I was going to go into shock.' Mary had learned to meditate as a child, and that skill enabled her to focus on staying alive against all the odds. She recalled seeing the world around her in incredible detail, noticing a scar on her attacker's abdomen where he had had his appendix removed. Singleton then used his axe on her other arm, taking three savage blows to sever it completely. Then, as the gravely-wounded teenager continued to meditate in order to convince him that she was already dead, he threw her off a 30-foot cliff. Singleton had taken a mile-long path that brought him to the bottom of the cliff and he shoved her into a drainage culvert to die. Horribly injured, Mary wanted nothing but to lapse into unconsciousness and die. 'But God told me that I had to get up and stop him, that he was going to do it to another person,' she said. Mary says that God's voice was insistent, urging her to get back up the cliff despite her awful injuries, and as she began to struggle out of the culvert her wounds began to bleed even more. 'I had to stop the bleeding from my arms because I'm moving now and my blood is leaking,' she said. 'So I stuck my arms in the dirt, and it packed it to where it acted like mud because it got gelled with the blood, but it stopped me from bleeding. And then, then God helped me up the cliff, and then we walked for three miles.' The first people Mary encountered were terrified of her: 'I'm all naked, covered in blood, but I have no hands. I look like something out of one of those horror movies. And those two guys freaked out and peeled out. You could see the tyre marks, because they peeled out so fast.' A second driver picked Mary up and drove her to hospital, where she insisted on giving a statement to a police officer right away because she wasn't sure how much longer she would survive. In another apparent miracle, doctors mistakenly gave her the wrong blood type in a transfusion, but her body somehow adapted and started using the new blood. She had remembered every detail she had seen in Singletons' van, including a note indicating where he was planning to go next, and police were able to track him down fairly rapidly. Six months later, despite Singleton's lawyer trying to intimidate Mary into contradicting herself, Lawrence Singleton was found guilty of kidnapping, rape and attempted murder and sentenced to fourteen years in prison. Granted early release after having served only eight years in prison, Singleton went on to commit more crimes, murdering a woman in 1997, and receiving the death sentence. However, Singleton cheated the executioner, dying of cancer in a Florida prison hospital in 2001.
Otago Daily Times
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Queenstown player still right on cue
Simon Singleton with his recent South Island singles title-winning trophy. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Queenstown's Simon Singleton continues to prove he's New Zealand's best pool player. Last weekend, playing Australia's biggest 8-ball tournament for prize money, the Slate Pro Championship in Geelong, Melbourne, he finished equal third in a top-class field of 64. He won five matches and only dropped two — his first of two lives and his semifinal — to arguably Oceania's best pool player, Aussie Jake McCartney. In his last-16 game he potted a vital 'Z' shot and in his quarterfinal he won 11-9 after being 6-0 down. His performance was even more meritorious in front of a hostile crowd — "that was pretty tough, not something I've experienced before". On other hand, he says "the messages of support from all around NZ were unbelievable". Recently, Singleton, who's 42, through a feat of logistics managed to win the North Island and South Island 8-ball singles titles even though they were being competed for at the same time. "They tried to overlap the events so people couldn't play both." Singleton, who's ranked no.1 in NZ in Kiwi rules pool, also holds the NZ title which he'll defend in October — "I'm the first person in NZ to hold all three titles". Meanwhile, he'll be representing NZ for the second year running at the World Eightball Pool Federation champs in Ennis, Ireland, next month.
USA Today
08-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Keldric Faulk, Eric Singleton among EA College Football 26's highest-rated players
Faulk and Singleton will be key players in leading Auburn to the College Football Playoff in dynasty mode. EA Sports released the second edition of its revived college football series this week, College Football 26. If you are looking to take Auburn to the top of the college football world in dynasty mode, or if you are looking to embarrass your friend online, two Auburn players will be vital to your success. Auburn EDGE rusher Keldric Faulk and wide receiver Eric Singleton are among the game's highest-rated players. Faulk checks in at No. 23 with a 93 overall rating, while Singleton is No. 41 at 92 overall. Despite being seen as "underrated" in the game, Auburn's offense has the chance to be stellar this season. Singleton is a key reason why. The Georgia Tech transfer joined the Tigers' roster last offseason and will team up with Cam Coleman and Malcolm Simmons to form one of the nation's top receiving corps. Mixing those three in with Jackson Arnold, the Oklahoma transfer who is slated to take on Auburn's starting quarterback role, and the Tigers could see themselves as one of the top offenses in college football by the end of the season. How can you maximize Singleton to the best of his ability? Last season at Georgia Tech, 72% of his receptions came on routes shorter than 10 yards, where he logged 278 yards and two scores. Singleton will be a great, close option to turn to should opposing defenses create pressure on Auburn quarterbacks. Auburn's defense will be strong this season, especially at defending the pass. The Tigers' defensive back squad will be great in pass coverage, which will blend perfectly with Faulk's ability to rush the passer. The rising junior created 45 quarterback pressures last season, with nine resulting in sacks. He posted five or more pressures in five games last season, with a season high of seven in Auburn's four-overtime win over Texas A&M last November. If you are looking to take Auburn to the top of college football in the latest EA release, Singleton and Faulk will be key to your success. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow Taylor on Twitter @TaylorJones__
USA Today
08-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Broncos roster: LB Alex Singleton (No. 49) hopes to bounce back from torn ACL
Broncos Wire's 90-man offseason roster series continues today with a look at seventh-year linebacker Alex Singleton, No. 49. Before the Broncos: Singleton (6-2, 240 pounds) came into the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Bozeman, Montana, via Montana State University, with the Seattle Seahawks in 2015. From 2016-18, Singleton took his talents north of the border to the Canadian Football League, where he played 54 games for the Calgary Stampeders. While in Canada, Singleton had 311 tackles, four sacks, one interception, six forced fumbles and 17 special-teams tackles. A two-time CFL All-Star, Singleton won the Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award award in 2017, and he helped the Stampeders win a Grey Cup championship in 2018. In 2019, Singleton signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he immediately began making an impact. From 2019-21, Singleton played in 42 games, with 19 starts. Singleton had 262 total tackles (158 solo, 104 assisted, nine tackles for loss), 2.0 sacks, three fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, five pass deflections and two interceptions, both of which were returned for touchdowns. Broncos tenure: Singleton was signed by the Denver Broncos prior to the 2022 season. Like he did in Philadelphia, Singleton made a huge impact in the middle of the Denver defense. Singleton played in all 17 games, starting 12. Singleton proceeded to have a career-high in tackles, with 163 total tackles (101 solo, 62 assisted, six tackles for loss). He also had three pass deflections and one forced fumble in 2022. According to the Broncos, Singleton became the only NFL player since at least 1994 to have recorded multiple games of 20+ tackles in a single season during 2022. In 2023, Singleton again played in all 17 games, starting 16 games. Again, Singleton set a career-high in tackles, with 177 total tackles (106 solo, 71 assisted, six tackles for loss), four pass deflections, two fumble recoveries and 2.0 sacks. In 2023, Singleton recorded the most double-digit tackle games (13) in a single season by any NFL player since at least 1999. Prior to the 2024 season, Singleton signed a three-year contract worth $18 million. In 2024, Singleton was rewarded as a defensive captain, a leader in the middle of the field. Singleton would likely have had another big season, had he not suffered a tremendous setback in Week 3, when he tore his ACL against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Remarkably, Singleton played the rest of the game on the torn ligament. After successful surgery, Singleton looks to be healthy going into 2025, once again a key leader in the Broncos' defense. Chances to make the 53-man roster: Likely. Singleton, 31, posted great numbers for the Broncos several years in a row. Denver chose Singleton over former linebacker Josey Jewell after they each had 100+ tackles in a season. Singleton displayed signature toughness and tremendous leadership, being voted captain for the first time in his career in 2024. Assuming he can return to his pre-injury form, Singleton is poised to start for the Broncos in 2025. Social: Follow Broncos Wire on Facebook and Twitter/X! Did you know: These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans.
South Wales Argus
06-07-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
Metcalfe: Wales will respond after defeat in U20 Summer Series
The hosts showed determination throughout the physical encounter, reducing Ireland's advantage to 10-5 and 15-10 during the match through scores from Savannah Picton-Powell and Seren Singleton. But tries from Irish quintet Sophie Barrett, Robyn O'Connor, Hannah Clarke, Jemima Adams-Verling and Ellie O'Sullivan-Sexton ultimately put the game out Wales's reach at the Centre for Sporting Excellence in Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly. However, Metcalfe insisted her charges won't dwell too much on the defeat and that they will work hard to improve before they next take to the field. 'We're Welsh, we'll be sure to keep going,' said the 18-year-old. 'I'm really proud of the girls for what they did today. 'We left everything out on the field, and I can't doubt anyone's intent. We are a really young side, so there's a few things we need to freshen up on, but I'm really proud of our efforts.' 😎 A recap of the results from yesterday's opening games in the #U6NSummerSeries — Six Nations Under-20s (@SixNationsU20) July 6, 2025 Both sides matched each other's intensity in the tackle during the opening exchanges, but Ireland were able to withstand Wales' early pressure as the game remained scoreless after 20 minutes. Barrett and O'Connor gave Ireland a 10-0 lead midway through the first half, but Wales regrouped well, halving the deficit on the half-hour mark when Chiara Pearce, fresh off the bench, offloaded to the charging Picton-Powell to dot down. Clarke finished a cross-field Irish move seven minutes into the second 40 minutes, but Wales refused to give up the ghost, hitting back five minutes later as Singleton crashed over in the corner following good work to get the ball out wide on the right to reduce the gap back to five points. Metcalfe explained it was passages of play such as the one Singleton scored from that Wales can take as one of the positive from the clash. 'I think the way we move the ball [was pleasing],' she continued. 'Our intent too and the way we were running on the ball, we're working really hard, but it's just about the little bits to finish things off now. We can definitely do it.' Amidst the driving rain, Adams-Verling, named Player of the Match, re-established Ireland's two-score buffer on 58 minutes before O'Sullivan-Sexton's late effort rounded off the scoring. Wales will be back in action on 11 July when they take on Scotland in the second match of the competition. Discover the future of international rugby at the 2025 Women's Summer Series – where rising stars shine. Follow the action live at and on Instagram @u20sixnations.
