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Horrible Massacre Survivor Recalls Comanche Captivity
A survivor recounts brutal abuse by Comanches including naked exposure, burns, ropes, and river submersion. She describes being separated from her mother and brother, witnessing scalps, and enduring multiyear captivity with later attempts to escape. The piece notes junctures at Llano County’s Enchanted Rock Santa Fe New Mexico and Devil's River.
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Enchanted Rock
Llano County
Santa Fe
N. M
the Devil’s
Devil’s River
San Antonio