Sealed his own fate

After finding out that Terry Jo had survived the shipwreck, he was found dead from an apparent suicide. As for Terry Jo, the event only proved that no one ever gets away with anything. She may have even saved other women’s lives when her survival put a stop to Harvey’s cunning and murderous ways.

It happened for a reason

Terry returned to Green Bay where she lived with her aunt and cousins. The following year, she changed her name to Tere. In an interview with CBS News in 2010, Tere Duperrault Fassbender believed that her miraculous survival at sea happened for a reason. She said, “If one person heals from a life tragedy, my journey will have been worth it.”