. >> reporter: her name is penny beerntsen, and though she was not interviewed for the netflix series, she sat down with us in 2005 for this rare tv interview. for penny, life in manitowoc was sweet, literally. her family owned a popular candy store that has been a local fixture for generations. but on july 29th 1985, that serenity was destroyed. >> if i had an opportunity to take back one day, i wouldn't have to think twice about what day i would take back. >> reporter: penny had gone to the beach with her husband and one of her two children. a dedicated runner, penny left her family to go for a jog along the shore. that's when she noticed a man acting suspiciously. >> he ran out from behind the bush and was headed towards me, and i immediately knew what he wanted. >> reporter: she says she panicked and headed for the water, but he caught up with her. >> i said, "i've got two young children, please let me go." anything i thought he needed to hear and maybe if he heard it he would let me go. >> reporter: she says he began beating her and demanding sex. >> and then, eventually, he stra