I have never felt so much disgust and repulsion to a thing (I refuse to call the attacker a person). Norah Mary Vincent was born on Sept. 20, 1968, in Detroit. Mary was featured on the show "I survived" and told her story there as well. After a brief period living on the streets and inside unlocked cars, Vincent hitchhiked to her grandfather's home in Berkeley, California in September 1978. Then came the day when Marys sister warned that their father was on his way home with a migraine and was angry at her. Mary spent her early years in Las . This episode covers the brutal assault and attempted murder of Mary Vincent. All rights reserved, Privacy Policy|Online Content Agreement. A young runaway has her arms cut off in a horrific assault. Once more, scattered hints and implications only form a splintered image. [1] She became known to the public after surviving a violent attack in which her arms were cut off while hitchhiking in 1978. Mary survived, but her attacker would end . SURVIVED: Mary Vincent Episode Summary A 15-year-old girl survives the unthinkable on a desolate country road in California. His family said he had a heart attack at his home in Grasmere, S.I. [CDATA[// >