Kaye Robinson is a single mother living in Laurel, Delaware, with her son. In the year 1995, she was subjected to brutal sexual assault and was later stabbed to death in her mobile home. ‘Your Worst Nightmare: Play Dead’ is a television series that first aired on October 22, 2014, on television network Investigation Discovery.
It is a show that documents some of the real-life incidents related to the nightmarish incident and the mysterious intruder and murderer who managed to escape the police for ten long years. The show had six seasons and the first episode of the sixth season aired on July 6, 2020, and the last episode hit the screens on September 21, 2020.
Who is Mark Eskridge? In Investigation Discovery’s ‘Your Worst Nightmare: Play Dead’
On September 19, 1995, Kaye Robinson was asleep in their mobile home, and her son Nick was also sleeping in the next room. Kaye woke up to the sound of knocking on the door when a strange man asked for help to make a phone call. Kaye offered to help make the phone call but refused to let him inside. Later, she told him to leave. Sometime later, Kaye heard the sound of her door slamming.
Kaye, upon investigating, found the same man standing inside her kitchen with a knife in his hands. He then pounced on Kaye and dragged her to the bedroom and abused her for hours, and stabbed her multiple times with the knife. Even though she was badly injured, Kaye played dead to save her son, who was still asleep in the next room. Fortunately, the abuser fell for the trick and fled.
Kaye managed to get hold of a neighbor who informed the police. Kaye’s life was saved. The authorities collected the man’s DNA from the scene, and Kaye gave them the description of the man. Eventually, a man named Doug DeSilva was arrested based on his suspicious movements monitored by the neighbors. His description matched with the one given by Kaye, but unfortunately, the DNA did not match; hence the man was released.
Kaye had to wait till 2005 to find the man behind the heinous crime; his name was Mark Eskridge. He was already in prison by then for another sexual abuse case in October 2002 in Maryland. Both the case had stark similarities.
What are the Updates Regarding Mark Eskridge?
Mark faced multiple charges revolving around Kaye’s case. In February 2005, Mark was declared guilty of sexual abuse and multiple other charges in the view of the Maryland case and received a sentence of life imprisonment. Mark was then found guilty of an attempt to murder and sexual abuse related to Kaye’s case. Along with his lifetime imprisonment, he was given an added twenty years of imprisonment.
According to the records, he is still behind bars at North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland.
What are the Updates Regarding Kaye Robinson?
Being the victim who miraculously survived the abuse and several stabs from the knife, Kaye had to spend several years in recovery. The incident made her limited in terms of physical movement and affected her independence. Kaye acknowledged the role of her friends and family in her journey of recovery.
Later, she took certain self-defense training and fire arm training to keep herself and her son safe for the future. She also authored a book documenting the incidents and presently lives in Delaware, maintaining a low profile.
Did the Series do Justice to the Incident?
The show had episodes with a run time of sixty episodes each. The series successfully captured the essence of the real-life incident, and the viewers had chills running down their spine after watching the cold-blooded attempt to murder. The series did strike at the fear quotient and has bagged a successful rating of 8.2/10, making the series a must-watch for the audience.
