In November 1961, a shocking discovery was made in the Caribbean Sea. Terry Jo Duperrault, an 11-year-old girl, was found drifting alone, sunburned, dehydrated and barely conscious, clinging to a small cork raft.
She was the sole survivor of a horrifying massacre that had wiped out her entire family.
The Duperraults were a well-respected family hailing from Green Bay, Wisconsin. Arthur, a successful optometrist, had spent years saving for what he referred to as a “once-in-a-lifetime holiday” – a sailing trip through the Bahamas to escape another harsh winter up north.
Arthur, along with his wife Jean, their children Brian, 14, Terry Jo, 11, and little René, seven, had planned a week of sunshine, snorkelling and quality family time aboard a chartered yacht named Bluebelle
