I've been thinking a lot about this and how I, or anyone, could possibly increase chances of survival in the situation EF was in. EF had run this path many times without this happening- it probably felt safe to her. Unfortunately we get this horrific reminder that there are people like CA on the streets who were released from their prior abductions, and they are ticking time bombs, and then the rest of us maybe can't afford to have our radar go down, even when we're doing something that feels safe to us--but how is that a way to live?Obviously it's all dependant on the person/people in the situation as well as other factors, but how I'd imagine it to go down is that the attacker becomes more angry and violent the more you resist. It may also scare them thinking they're going to be caught after if they let them get away. Perhaps with a calmer and non-resistant approach, you'd be more likely to come out alive? Or maybe it makes no difference. Like I said, I think circumstance and people involved are everything.
On that note- I'll maybe look into some krav maga and I think you gotta do what you can to not get in the car. Which I'm sure is what EF did.