Karen Kilgariff

alone orphaned on the ocean all right so this is the story of terry joe depereau uh and she was from green bay wisconsin uh when this happened to her she was 11 years old and um her father arthur was an optometrist from uh also from green bay obviously she wasn't from a different area um Um, and Arthur had always dreamed of taking a year off and sailing around like the Bahamas.

alone orphaned on the ocean all right so this is the story of terry joe depereau uh and she was from green bay wisconsin uh when this happened to her she was 11 years old and um her father arthur was an optometrist from uh also from green bay obviously she wasn't from a different area um Um, and Arthur had always dreamed of taking a year off and sailing around like the Bahamas.

Um, it basically sailing the world with his family. He had been in world war two and he had been in like the tropics. And so he thought that would be amazing. Especially it was coming up on winter in, um, green Bay and yeah.

Um, it basically sailing the world with his family. He had been in world war two and he had been in like the tropics. And so he thought that would be amazing. Especially it was coming up on winter in, um, green Bay and yeah.

And so he, um, He'd always wanted to basically live on a boat for like a year. And so his idea was he's going to take the family down to the Bahamas. They're going to rent a sailboat and try it out for a week, see if the kids actually like it or if he's just full of beans, and then see where their adventure will take them. Okay, so they fly down to Florida, and they charter –

And so he, um, He'd always wanted to basically live on a boat for like a year. And so his idea was he's going to take the family down to the Bahamas. They're going to rent a sailboat and try it out for a week, see if the kids actually like it or if he's just full of beans, and then see where their adventure will take them. Okay, so they fly down to Florida, and they charter –

A two-masted sailboat called the Bluebell. And they hire Captain Julian Harvey, who is a former Air Force fighter pilot and an experienced sailor. And they have him captain the ship. Doesn't that seem weird to be like, my whole family and some guy. Yeah. Well, the guy brought his wife, Mary. Okay. Um, so I think they were kind of acting as like the, uh, casual crew. It was a swinger situation.

A two-masted sailboat called the Bluebell. And they hire Captain Julian Harvey, who is a former Air Force fighter pilot and an experienced sailor. And they have him captain the ship. Doesn't that seem weird to be like, my whole family and some guy. Yeah. Well, the guy brought his wife, Mary. Okay. Um, so I think they were kind of acting as like the, uh, casual crew. It was a swinger situation.

It was super key party. Okay. So, because this was also in, uh, oh, this was 1961. Okay. Um, so they sailed out of Florida, um, on November 8th, 1961, and they sailed east toward the island of Bimini.

It was super key party. Okay. So, because this was also in, uh, oh, this was 1961. Okay. Um, so they sailed out of Florida, um, on November 8th, 1961, and they sailed east toward the island of Bimini.

Um, Femini, femini, boo. And then they went on to Sandy Point on the great Abaco Island. And the family spent a week there snorkeling and collecting shells on pink and white beaches. They just had a gorgeous vacation.

Um, Femini, femini, boo. And then they went on to Sandy Point on the great Abaco Island. And the family spent a week there snorkeling and collecting shells on pink and white beaches. They just had a gorgeous vacation.

And they had such a good time that Dr. Dupereau told the village commissioner, because they had to fill out paperwork to go back to America, that he planned to return before Christmas. So they were super into the sailboating family dream. Cool. So then they left and they set sail for home. And that night around 9 p.m., Terry Jo headed downstairs to her sleeping quarters in the back of the boat.

And they had such a good time that Dr. Dupereau told the village commissioner, because they had to fill out paperwork to go back to America, that he planned to return before Christmas. So they were super into the sailboating family dream. Cool. So then they left and they set sail for home. And that night around 9 p.m., Terry Jo headed downstairs to her sleeping quarters in the back of the boat.

Her brother and little sister had stayed upstairs in the cockpit with the parents. And around 11, she woke up because she heard her brother yelling, Daddy, help. Woo! And then she heard stomping sounds, and then it went quiet. And she laid in her bunk, shaking and confused and not sure what was going on. And she's 11? She's 11 years old. Oh my gosh, okay.

Her brother and little sister had stayed upstairs in the cockpit with the parents. And around 11, she woke up because she heard her brother yelling, Daddy, help. Woo! And then she heard stomping sounds, and then it went quiet. And she laid in her bunk, shaking and confused and not sure what was going on. And she's 11? She's 11 years old. Oh my gosh, okay.

So finally, she sneaks up to the main cabin, and she sees her mother and brother lying in a big pool of blood. Holy shit. so she said the second she saw them, she knew she, they were dead. So she went past them and snuck up, uh, to the cockpit hatch and she stuck her head out and she saw more blood on the deck and she saw a knife on the ground.

So finally, she sneaks up to the main cabin, and she sees her mother and brother lying in a big pool of blood. Holy shit. so she said the second she saw them, she knew she, they were dead. So she went past them and snuck up, uh, to the cockpit hatch and she stuck her head out and she saw more blood on the deck and she saw a knife on the ground.

So she crawls out of the hatch cause she's trying to find her dad and And Captain Harvey runs at her and growls, get back down there and pushes her down the stairs. Holy shit. So she closes her eyes, runs past her brother and mom and goes back to her bunk and gets into her, goes back to her cabin and gets back in the bunk. And she lays there. She doesn't know what to do.

So she crawls out of the hatch cause she's trying to find her dad and And Captain Harvey runs at her and growls, get back down there and pushes her down the stairs. Holy shit. So she closes her eyes, runs past her brother and mom and goes back to her bunk and gets into her, goes back to her cabin and gets back in the bunk. And she lays there. She doesn't know what to do.