Alison Botha was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa on September 22, 1967. One day in December 1994, 27-year-old Alison and some friends hung out at the beach and later at her apartment to eat pizza and play games. After everyone left, she drove a friend home. Alison arrived back home around 2am, but before she could even get out of her car, a man stuck a knife to her throat and told her to move over, or he’d kill her. She was brutally attacked by not only him but his friend and left for dead, but she miraculously survived.