https://rocketmoney.com/UNSEENPOD - “This is the crime of the century” - July 13th, 1966, Corazon Amurao comes back to her student dorm after a regular shift at the South Chicago Community Hospital, not knowing that in just a few hours, she would become a victim of the first mass murder in American history. That night, at 11 pm, a man broke in, and held all 9 student nurses at gunpoint. However, he made 1 crucial mistake, a mistake that would result in Corazon, 7 hours later, being the only living witness of the crime, who would ultimately take him down and bring justice to her friends. - Credits: Directed, written & edited by Zane Olson Researched by Steffi Mac Voiceover by William Akana Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader - Sources: Richard Speck, Biography, A&E Richard Speck: Born to Raise Hell, Crime Stories Serial Killer: Richard Speck, Serial Killer Documentaries The Oprah Winfrey Show: Corazon Amurao-Atienza ABC 7 Chicago Getty Images - BACKGROUND MUSIC by Fearless Motivation Instrumentals: AppleMusic/iTunes: https://goo.gl/2mF7gr Spotify: https://goo.gl/Uxmswh AmazonMP3: http://geni.us/BackgroundMusic MP3 Downloads: https://teamfearless.com/mp3-download... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“He wouldn’t take no for an answer” - On Valentine’s Day, 2020, cops respond to a 1 a.m. call in the Hollywood Hills, where they discover 38-year-old family therapist Amie Harwick fighting for her life, and her roommate Michael Herman, with blood on his hands. Michael is brought in for questioning but swears had nothing to do with it, and that the perpetrator must have fled into the night. What cops don’t know is that the man they have in custody is telling the truth, and that the real attacker is still out there. But, Amie’s best friend, Robert Coshland, is on the case: he’s determined to take down the man who’s been stalking Amie for years, & finally get justice.  - For more information about Justice 4 Amie, please see here: https://www.change.org/p/adam-b-schiff-justice-4-amie-domestic-violence-laws-updated  - Credits:Directed, written & edited by Matthew Rice Researched by Tiffany Loxton Co-written by Kat Gardilcic & Tiffany Loxton Voiceover by William Akana Produced by Salim Sader “The Final Hours of Amie Harwick.” 48 Hours: CBS Broadcasting Inc., 2022. (CBS News) “Justice for Amie Harwick.” 48 Hours: CBS Broadcasting Inc., 2024. (CBS News) “Celebrity Sexpert.” Death By Fame: Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., 2023 (AMPLE Entertainment) “Love, Death, and Obsession In Hollywood.” A Plan to Kill: Oxygen Media LLC, 2024 (Peacock) Man Walks Outside To Find Decapitated Roommate, Dr. Insanity, 2024. Nightline, ABC News,  CBS Mornings, CBS Broadcasting Inc. Inside Edition, CBS Broadcasting Inc. Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“He’s keeping me” - March 20th, 1984: 19-year-old Linda Grober walks into a Tallahassee, Florida mall to buy a gift for her and her boyfriend's anniversary, but doesn't come home. She is victim #4. April 4, 1984: 16-year-old Tina Risico vanishes from a mall in Southern California, last being seen getting into the car of a strange man. She is victim #9. April 10th, 1984, Merrillville, Indiana: 16-year-old Dawn Wilt meets a friendly photographer at her local mall... and steps into a nightmare that could change everything. She is victim #10. The FBI is continually one step behind this serial killer —better known as the Beauty Queen Killer— whose deadly spree across the country will force three women to fight to escape, stop one of the wildest manhunts in U.S. history, and see justice served for all the other victims. _ Co-directed, edited & written by Maxime Desrochers Co-directed, written & researched by Manon Lafosse Voiceover by William Akana Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader - Sources: Documentaries “A Model Killer” - The FBI Files: New Dominion Pictures, 1999 (Production in association with Discovery Channel) “Spring break nightmare” - Disappeared: Discovery Communication LLC, 2011 (Production: Peacock Production for Investigation Discovery / Distribution: Sky Crime) Mini-series “9 Days of Terror“ - The Beauty Queen Killer: ABC News Inc., 2024 (Production Company AMPLE/Distribution Disney+/101 Studios/ ®Hulu) News segment The Snapshot Killer: Inside the Wanda Beach murders 7NEWS Spotlight, originally aired 10 June 2018 _ Books Connelly, Michael. Crime Beat: A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers. Little, Brown and Company, 2006. Byrne, Andrew. The Pretty Girl Killer: The Complete True Story of One of the World’s Most Horrifying Serial Killers Who Terrorised Both Australia and America. Penguin Random House Australia, 2019. "Driven to Kill." Most Wanted, edited by the Editors of Time-Life Books, Time-Life Books, 2005. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“You’re not just a danger to the public, you’re a danger to those who love you” On September 14, 2007, 19yo Ashley Wallace wakes up in a hospital bed, surrounded by police officers accusing her of being a serial killer, after her sister, Bree, found a note in which Ashley confesses to the murders of her father and stepfather; the problem is, Ashley did not write this letter. What happened to her that night would uncover one of the most disturbing serial killers the state of New York has ever seen, the last person Ashley would ever think would want to harm her, or her family. External footage from: The Devil You Know: Poisonous Love (Make Believe Media), Forensic Files: Freeze Framed (Medstar Television), 20/20 Black Widow (ABC), Solved: Poisoned by Love (Discovery+), Archive Footage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I can be your daughter” When cops break into the Groene home on May 16th 2005 after receiving a call from a concerned neighbor, no one is prepared to find the family murdered, and as they identify everyone, they notice that the younger children, Dylan, 9, and Shasta, 8, are missing. As the authorities race against time to find the missing kids, Shasta is trapped in the woods with her family’s killer, nearly 100 miles away, and starts to plan her own escape. External footage from: The Brave Survival of Little Shasta Groene (True Crime Daily), The Most Twisted Case You've Ever Heard (EWU Crime Storytime), "Shasta McClain/Groene" from the Criminal Perspective Podcast, "Shasta Groene Shares Her Journey as a Survivor" (KTVB Extended Interview), "Shasta Groene: Survivor" (KTVB), The Groene Family Massacre (Investigation Discovery), "Joseph Duncan Sentenced for Murder of Anthony Martinez" (The Press - Enterprise), The Idaho Spokesman, 4 News Now, KREM-KXLY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“If anyone can survive him, it’s her” August 10th 2000 is a big day for 8 year old Midsi Sanchez as it’s her birthday party that afternoon, so she decides to walk home alone instead of waiting for her siblings like usual. Only one block away from her house, a man gets out of his car nearby and asks her to help him pick up something, and as she reaches down, the little girl suddenly vanishes from Vallejo. 3 days go by, until Midsi gathers her strength to escape one of California’s most dangerous serial killers. To learn more about Midsi’s organization, check out this link: https://www.midsisanchez.org/ External footage from: I Survived (A&E), They Took Our Child; We Got Her Back (A&E), Poplitics, KTVU Fox 2 San Francisco, KPIX CBS News Bay Area, CNN, The 9 on KTVU, ThuLifeStyle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"if I were to break into the basement floor, What will I hit? " On the New Year’s eve of 1989, 11 years old Collier Landry wakes up to a loud thud coming from his parents' bedroom, and it becomes the night his mother Noreen disappears forever. All of his family seem to have no doubts that she ran away after a fight with her husband, but only Collier knows that his mom would never leave him behind. As Dr John Boyle refuses to discuss his wife’s disappearance, detective David Messmore builds a secret bond with the child who insists his mom was murdered. Together, they discover Dr. Boyle’s hidden girlfriend and an astonishing secret buried under the doctor’s new mansion’s floor. For any other information, check out this link: ⁠https://campsite.to/collierlandry⁠ External footage from: Cabin Creek Films (Murder in Mansfield), Moving Past Trauma Podcast (Collier Landry), Moving Past Murder Podcast (Collier Landry), Forensic Files (S5E12 - Foundation of Lies), Law & Crime: Coptales Podcast (Collier Landry), Andrew Gold: On the Edge (Collier Landry), Cabin Creek Panel Discussion (Richard Source), Surviving a Murder in Mansfield (Richard Source), TedXMansfield (TED: Collier Landry), Mansfield Drone Footage (MBW Alter) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Something's wrong with dad" Houston, Texas, 1986: 14YO Laurie Tremblay is murdered. The case goes cold, and years pass with more bodies discovered, without any clues on who the killer is. Meanwhile, young Tiffany Shore moves in with her dad after her parent's divorce. She starts to realize he is not as fun as she remembered. More and more controlling, he makes a habit of locking his daughters inside the house when he leaves. As his behaviour becomes increasingly strange and overprotective, the Tourniquet Killer claims more victims: surviving her dad’s sudden rages will actually be the key to solving the terrifying serial killer case. External footage from: The Tourniquet Killer (ABC 13 News), World's Most Evil Killer: Anthony Shore (Sky TV), Evil Lives Here: My Secret Nightmare (Discovery), I Lived With a Killer: The Tourniquet Killer (Breakthrough), Living With a Serial Killer: Anthony Shore (Oxygen), Making a Serial Killer: The Tourniquet Killer (FilmRise), Mark of a Killer: The Tourniquet Killer (NBC), Sign of a Psychopath: Death Sentence (Discovery), The Evidence Room (NBC - KPRC), Home Invasion: Notorious Killers (ABC 13 News). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Do what I say or I’ll kill you and be gone in the dark” It’s just before 6:30 AM on October 5th, 1976 when young mother Jane Carson is blindfolded and attacked with her 3YO son in the house. She is victim #5. 2 months later, 15 YO Kris Pedretti stops playing piano, thinking she heard something in the other room, despite being alone in her house. She is victim #10. A year later, true crime fan Margaret Wardlow studies this serial killer, not knowing that she would become the 27th victim of the man she had read so much about. He's been known under many different names: the Visalia ransacker, the East Area Rapist, the Original Night Stalker or the Golden State Killer, but 44 years later, 200 witnesses stand in front of him to make sure justice is served. External footage from: The Golden State Killer: It's Not Over (Discovery+), The Monster Among Us (20/20), Chasing the Golden State Killer (ABC 7), KCRA3, CBC News: The National, 48 Hours, Sacramento Bee, 60 Minutes Australia, CBS Sacramento, ABC 10 News, Very Local, ABC 7 News Bay Area, Framed by the Golden State Killer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I just know it, there’s something wrong with my kids” -- On November 11th 2010, cops enter Tina Hermann’s home after receiving a 911 call from her manager Valerie, who reported how unusual it was for her to miss a day’s work without telling anyone. The house is empty, and Tina and her entire family are gone: a suspicious scene reveals bloodstains, motor oil, a Walmart receipt, a missing car, but most shockingly, a women-size shoe print leaving the home, meaning someone walked out of there, alive, and as the community begins to hunt for the missing family, time is running out for Sarah, who is now trapped in ‘the house of leaves.’ You can donate for Sarah’s ‘Healing Hearts Memorial Fund’ here: https://fairfieldcf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=1199 External footage from: Lost in the Leaves: Interrogation RAW (A+E Networks), "Young, Innocent, and Held Captive" (OWN - Dr.Phil), "Saving Sarah" (WBNS: 10TV News), "Sarah: The Abuse Continues" (MSNBC: Today Show), "The Jayme Closs Case" (Lifetime: Smart Justice) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“There’s something evil about the captain” -- The Duperraults are a happy family from Wisconsin. Their father has a dream of bringing the family on a boat trip to the Bahamas and in November of 1961, the Duperraults rent a sailing boat called the Bluebelle along with a friend of the family and his wife. 4 days later, only two of them made it back. What happened on the BlueBelle ship? External footage from: Wolfson Archive, Partners in Motion Inc., "I Survived" (A&E, NHNZ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Do you want candy?” -- On a warm afternoon in August 1983, Richard Poland goes inside his home to get popsicles for his 3 year old daughter, but as he watches her from the window, a car suddenly stops in front of the home and Lori is snatched off their yard. As the cops desperately try to track the ‘candyman’ who took Lori away, the neighbourhood kids join the investigation, and the little girl herself struggles to survive 10 feet underground, trapped in a cesspool far away. External footage from: Denver Report: 9 News (NBC KUSA), CBS 4: Lori Poland Association (CBS Denver), ENDCAN (Dan Gommer, Lori Poland), Walk Talk Listen: Episode 78 (Maurice Bloem), Lori Poland Task Force (Megyn Kelly Today), Louder Than Silence: Episode 1 (ENDCAN). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"He's gonna do this to somebody else, and I can’t let that happen" -- When 14 year old Mary decides to hitchhike back home, a large van slows down and offers her a ride, with a driver looking like nothing but an old harmless "grand-father". As the car begins to drive in the wrong direction, she knows something is wrong, and a few hours later, Mary Vincent is fighting for her life, trying to crawl out of a 30 foot cliff, missing both arms, while the hatchet killer runs away and looks for his next victim, planning his next attack that would happen 19 years later. External Footage From: American Journal (King World Productions, Inc.), The John Walsh Show (NBC), I Survived (A&E Television Network LLC), Vanished with Beth Holloway (A&E Television Network LLC). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“He kissed me and threw me down the cubby hole” - 'Spaceplex' is 9 year old Katie Beers’ favorite spot, before she’s abducted at that same location in December 1992, just before her birthday. For 17 days, the investigators dig into the family’s lies, each more suspicious than the next, hoping to find the lost girl. Katie is trapped in the wall, but she still has her wits, which will eventually lead to justice against her kidnappers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Jeannette, if you can hear us, know that we’re looking for you” --  June 8th 2003, in the city of San Jose, a ‘Little Caesars’ staff member receives a pizza order from a young girl, unaware that the caller is actually 9 year old Jeannette Tamayo, who has been missing for 3 days. Held captive in a small room in his house, her kidnapper brings back the food with a nasty smile: she knows that this could be her last dinner before he “gets rid of her tonight.” The memory of watching CSI with her brother flashes back to her mind — she is determined to fight until the last moment, so she grabs the pizza box, and becomes her own detective. Footage From: A&E (I Survived: Jeannette Tamayo -- NHNZ), Lifetime (They Took Our Child: Jeannette), ALDOWORLD TV (Overnight Restaurant Footage), Paramount CBS (Fox Crime: NCIS s5 e13), Global Village (San Jose California Drone View), San Jose Police Department (Promotion 2019).   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know her name. --  You’re on your way home and suddenly, your phone buzzes. Everyone around you looks down at their screen, and you know it is now everywhere: on your social media feed, on TV, even on traffic boards. You don’t pay much attention to all of it but still skim through the description while walking, just in case. When you finally look up from your screen, a weirdly familiar car catches your eye and you call 911. A kidnapped child has been saved thanks to the alert on your phone. This story is not uncommon, and it all started in Texas, in 1996 with the unsolved murder of 9 year old Amber Hagerman. Footage From: True Crime Daily, After Amber (WFAA), News Nation, Inside Edition, WFAA-TV, CBSDFW, WFMY News 2, WPLG Local 10, Daily Blast Live.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Oh... he's still alive?" -- July 31st 1995, Baraboo police department receives a 911 call in which a teenager calmly claims he is trapped in a house and has both his legs fractured. Little do they know, the caller, 13 year old Thad Phillips, is two hours away from death due to internal bleeding, in the house of a school mate. After two days of torment and two failed escapes, he becomes the only survivor in the hand of the notorious teen serial killer Bonebreaker, carrying the key to solving another mysterious “accidental” death from a year ago. Footage from: Cold Case Files: The Bonebreaker (Blumhouse), Escaped - Torture in Suburbia (Kurtis Production), I Survived - Thadius Phillips (Biography Channel), Madison - Wisconsin in HD (David Allen Productions), 2022 Lakefront - Milwaukee News (FOX), Municipal Newspaper (Baraboo News Republic), Getty Images, Audio Network, Motion Array.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Do I really need to talk about what happened?” -- September 30th 2005, at her home in Pampa, 10 year old Robin Doan wakes up to a nightmare of gunshots and realizes it is not a dream. She hears her mother’s screaming, bullets shooting off, and before she could react, the heavy footsteps approaching her door. Robin’s family becomes victim to one of the most deadly home invasions in Texas, and the police officers don’t understand how they find the 10 year old girl unharmed. Her “perhaps too calm” 911 call will offer the only living testimony of Levi King’s merciless killing spree. Footage from: 48 Hours: Live to Tell (MMX CBS Broadcasting INC), The Killer Speaks (ITV Studios), Most Evil (MMX CBS Broadcasting INC), The Mind of a Murderer (Atlas Media Corporation) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"He used bleach to do what?" -- July 4th 2011, arriving on the scene of a burned down house, the Fort Collins Colorado police are shocked by what they are seeing: the fire is so hot that all of the metal handles are melted down but even so, a strong smell of bleach remains. The Bleach Monster has reappeared, but this time, she survived: Lydia Tillman jumped from the second floor and is now in a coma, but nobody expected her to be the one who would solve the case, and find the one responsible for the unsolved murder of Kenia Monge.  Learn more about Kenia's foundation: https://keniamonge.wordpress.com/ Footage from: #TextMeWhenYouGetHome: Kenia Monge (Lifetime), Deadly Connection (NBC, Dateline), Tribute to Kenia Monge (NBC News), "Lydia Tillman Tells Her Story" (Richard Mauro Ricchiuti), Crime Watch: Kenia Monge (True Crime Daily), "Kenia Monge Surveillance" (The Denver Post), Nimia - Associated Press (Getty Images) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I saw what he did to Katie and was scared he’d do it to me”  -- On one of the last nights of 1999, Krystal is tucking herself into bed after a fun sleepover with her best friend Katie, but they are suddenly woken up by a window creaking open. As Krystal opens her eyes, a man holds a knife to Katie’s neck near the edge of the bunk bed. From that moment on, two things are on Krystal’s mind: surviving through the night, and making sure serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells is brought to justice. Footage from: Live To Tell 48 Hours (MMX CBS Broadcasting Inc.), America's Most Wanted (20th Century Fox Television), Most Evil (MMVI Discovery Communication Inc.), The Mind of a Psychopath (ABC News Nightline) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Shh, don’t scream.” -- On the night of July 23rd 2013, Tiffany calmly calls the police asking for help after she injured her own neck in an attempt to take her life, while her ex-husband Kris simply watches her. When the detectives arrive on the scene, it’s clear to them that she didn’t do this herself. Her ex Kris says the opposite, and calls her a liar. As they dig more into the case, time is running out as Kris carries out his own plan to “finish the job”. Footage from: 48 Hours (CBS), "Don't Scream" (CBS), Murder For Hire (NBC Universal TV & Screening), KUTV 2 News (Sinclair Broadcast Group), Standard Examiner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I told myself: I’m not going down without a fight”  -- On Friday the 13th, best friends Misty Cockerill and Tanya Smith are walking to a high school party when they suddenly bump into a stranger, and things quickly go dark. While Misty wakes up in the hospital, investigators arrive at the crime scene and receive a disturbing phone call from a man claiming to be the attacker: time is running out almost as soon as the cat and mouse chase begins. This is what happened in Abbotsford, British Columbia, in 2002. Footage from: Court TV (Crime Stories - The Abbotsford Killer), Red Letter Film (Dark Waters of Crime), I Survived (A&E, Sharon / Al & Linda / Misty), Clearbook Morning (Dustin Drone), Ross Travel (Cinematic Night), ABC 7 News (Timeline), CBC News (British Columbia), CityTV (Vancouver Everywhere). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Hello? I found a little girl with her neck... uh..." -- Sayeh Rivazfar is the oldest of her siblings at only 8 years old and takes care of putting her little sister Sara to bed one night, but they are suddenly woken up by a man carrying them out of their bedroom, that Sayeh immediately recognizes. After a brutal attack, their abductor leaves them in the woods for dead, and only one thing is one Sayeh’s mind: avenging her little sister’s death. Footage from: 13WHAM (Deerfield Media Inc.), Canandaigua Chamber of Commerce, Crime Stoppers, Shaw TV SSM, I Survived (A&E), Spectrum News 1, 'Vanished' With Beth Holloway (A&E), Wear TV (New at 6), Inside Crime (Angeline Hartmann) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I could be dead right now, there is no other way to put it" -- When 17 year old Ashley Reeves doesn’t arrive home before her curfew in April 2006, her mom knows something is wrong, especially after finding hundreds of incoming calls on her daughter’s phone records. No one knows where she could have gone, but the harassing caller would end up breaking the case entirely, and shed a whole new light on a neighborhood figure no one ever suspected, all while Ashley fights for her life, while her killer goes line dancing minutes after the murder. Footage from: On the Case with Paula Zahn (Weinberger Media, Scott Sternberg Productions), Illinois Police Department, True Crime Daily, Left for Dead (Lifetime) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“There’s a pyramid in the cow pasture” - In 1986, Niki Lopez lives with her family at 717 Bushwick Avenue, home to a secretive group called the Nuwaubian Nation in the heart of Brooklyn–alarmingly, in 1993, the whole community vanishes without a trace. Nearly ten years later, on May 8th, 2002, over 200 federal agents prepare to storm a seemingly “ancient Egyptian” compound in rural Putnam County, Georgia. Inside, nearly 200 families live under the control of Nuwaubian Nation leader, Dwight “Malachi” York. In order to get justice for all the victims before it’s too late, it’s up to Niki to escape, confront her past, and expose the truth behind one of the darkest cases in American history. Niki founded her organization “What’s Your Elephant”, which aims to empower individuals from all walks of life to use the arts to tell their stories: https://whatsyourelephant.org/ - Written, directed & edited by Matthew Rice Researched by Bianca Yzabelle Tan Voiceover by William Akana Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader - Sources The Nuwaubian Nation, How I Escaped My Cult: Freeform, 2025 United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors, People Magazine Investigates: Cults: MMXVIII Discovery Communications LLC, 2018 Nuwaubian Nation, FOX5 Eyewitness News, 1998 Waco: The Inside Story, Frontline PBS, 2018 Mysteries Behind Closed Doors: The Dr. Malachi Z. York Case (The Untold Story), ImperialSevens, 2012 Open House visits to the Nuwaubian compound Tama-Re, Jay Humphrey, 2024 Getty Images Instagram, Niki Lopez The Waco Massacre: 30 Years On | DARK SIDE OF THE 90'S, VICE TV, 2023 Local Artist Shares Her “Elephant” to Help Empower Women, NBC 6 South Florida, 2019 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“It was like a vacation for her”  -- On September 6, 2006, 14 year old Elizabeth Shoaf was kidnapped by a man who claimed to be a police officer. Handcuffed, and “arrested”, she is taken deep into the woods where she discovers a secret underground bunker. For ten days, investigators look everywhere for the missing teen, without any clues, until Elizabeth is able to outsmart her captor, and her mom receives a shocking text message from Elizabeth herself. Footage from: Surviving Evil (Cineflix - Investigation Discovery), Dateline (Peacock Productions), Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN), Elizabeth Shoaf: The Girl in the Bunker (Lifetime, LLC), Text Me When You Get Home (A&E, LLC), The Girl in the Bunker (Cineflix Productions & Rare Fish Films)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Are you comfortable now? I doubt it.” -- On March 20th, 1999, Cynthia meets up with her friend, never expecting she is minutes away from being abducted. When she wakes up, a chilling voice speaks to her – it's coming from a recording.  As her tears dry up, the early memories of her tough childhood revive, and a voice in her heart tells her: escape. Footage from: I Survived a Serial Killer (A&E), House of Horrors: Kidnapped (Investigation Discovery), Wicked Attraction (Investigation Discovery), It Takes a Killer (Oxygen), Barcroft TV, A&E, KOAT, KRQE, Street Safe NM, True Consequences Podcast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“And I remember thinking that I was staring into the eyes of the devil” On September 27, 1992, 19 year old Jennifer Asbenson accepts a ride from a stranger after missing her bus to work. When the man asks for her number, she gives him a fake one to be safe and forgets about it, unaware that she has just refused the advances of a deranged serial killer. At the end of her shift that morning, she does not make it back home. Jennifer escapes TWICE, yet no one believes what has happened to her, but 5 years later, his arrest would reveal the most shocking information. Footage from: AE (I Survived a Serial Killer), Radley Studios (People Magazine Investigates), CBS Los Angeles, OWN (Dr. Phil), True Crime Daily (Telepictures Production INC), Inside Edition, KTLA5, Christopher's Clubhouse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“He kissed me and threw me down the cubby hole”   'Spaceplex' is 9 year old Katie Beers’ favorite spot, before she’s abducted at that same location in December 1992, just before her birthday. For 17 days, the investigators dig into the family’s lies, each more suspicious than the next, hoping to find the lost girl. Katie is trapped in the wall, but she still has her wits, which will eventually lead to justice against her kidnappers. Footage from: Fox Nation (Lost, then Found), ABC News (Buried Memories), ABC (The View), Discovery+ (Killer Carnies), True Crime Daily (Crime Watch), MyLiTV (Buried Memories), OWN (Dr. Phil), Spaceplex (Promotional Material) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"She basically came back from the grave to nail him" -- On August 28, 1997, college student Holly Dunn doesn’t know that a sweet date with her friend Christopher Maier at a campus party would take the darkest turn: Chris and Holly are attacked by a notorious serial killer ‘The Railroad Killer’. What happened that night had to be kept a secret for years, until the start of the trial, where Holly could finally face her attacker, the first time since that deadly night, and ultimately bring him down. Footage from: Sole Survivor (A&E), I Survived a Serial Killer (A&E), CBS 48 Hours, BBC Great Crimes & Trials, Jackeline Cacho, Holly's House, Law & Crimes Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I'm not saying it's right, I know it's not right, but that's the way I've chosen it.”  -- On June 15th 1980, 8 year old Beth Stauffer calls her dad to wish him a happy father’s day, the first clue police got after she went missing on May 16th. After quickly hanging up, she returns to the tiny closet where her and her mother Mary have been chained and imprisoned by an obsessed man who has been stalking Mary for years. The captor, Ming Sen Shiue, believes that the longer they are kidnapped, the more chances Mary, his 9th grade teacher, will eventually fall in love with him. “Will we go home?” In the dark, frightened Beth asks her mom. At that moment, Mary, knowing deep in her heart of hearts they might not be able to leave ever, promises Beth with a yes. Footage From: Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Story (Lifetime), All Access, Fox News Digital, Inside Edition, Lifetime, MPR News, ABC News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I told myself: I’m not going down without a fight” - On Friday the 13th, best friends Misty Cockerill and Tanya Smith are walking home from a high school party when they suddenly bump into a stranger, and things quickly go dark. While Misty wakes up in the hospital, investigators arrive at the crime scene and receive a disturbing phone call from a man claiming to be the attacker: time is running out almost as soon as the cat and mouse chase begins. This is what happened in Abbotsford, British Columbia, in 2002. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I just know it, there’s something wrong with my kids” On November 11th 2010, cops enter Tina Hermann’s home after receiving a 911 call from her manager Valerie, who reported how unusual it was for her to miss a day’s work without telling anyone. The house is empty, and Tina and her entire family are gone: a suspicious scene reveals bloodstains, motor oil, a Walmart receipt, a missing car, but most shockingly, a woman-size shoe print leaving the home, meaning someone walked out of there, alive, and as the community begins to hunt for the missing family, time is running out for Sarah, who is now trapped in ‘the house of leaves.’ You can donate for Sarah’s ‘Healing Hearts Memorial Fund’ here:https://fairfieldcf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=1199 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Are you comfortable now? I doubt it.” - On March 20th, 1999, Cynthia meets up with her friend, never expecting she is minutes away from being abducted. When she wakes up, a chilling voice speaks to her – it's coming from a recording. As her tears dry up, the early memories of her tough childhood revive, and a voice in her heart tells her: escape. - Written, directed & edited by Justin Chalifoux Researched by Tianyi Zhang Voiceover by William Akana Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Where was Daddy, Eric?” - On August 13th, 1986, in the quiet suburbs of Austin, Texas, 3-year-old Eric Morton is found wandering outside alone. When a neighbor recognizes the boy and brings him back home, he makes a terrifying discovery: Eric’s mother, Christine, has been murdered. Detectives, and the District Attorney quickly hone in on Michael Morton, Eric’s father and Christine’s husband, as their prime suspect, but several key pieces of evidence are missing and the police aren’t revealing the full story. It will take 25 years, and determined lawyer John Raley, to unlock the hidden memories of a scared little boy, free a wrongfully convicted man, and finally catch Christine’s real killer.  - Written, directed & edited by Justin Chalifoux Researched by Tiffany Loxton Voiceover by William Akana Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader - Getty Images Detective Diaries: Guilty Until Proven Innocent, Breaklight Pictures & The Content Group, 2021 60 Minutes: Evidence of Innocence: The Case of Michael Morton, CBS News, 2012 An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story, Glass House Productions, 2013 Michael Morton Interview, Austin American-Statesman, 2014 Morton to be released, KXAN News, 2011 Anderson gets 10 days in jail, community service, KXAN News, 2013 Mark Norwood found guilty of 2nd murder, sentenced to life, KXAN News, 2016 Ex-prosecutor Ken Anderson Jailed 3 Days for Misconduct in Sending Innocent Man to 25 Yrs in Prison, Fox7, 2013 Michael Morton Freed in Texas, innocenceproject, 2011 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"If you guys think I'm a suspect, I have a problem with that" - February 24th 1986 is a typical, sunny Monday in Van Nuys, California—until John Ruetten comes home after work to a terrifying discovery: his wife of 3 months, Sherri Rasmussen, is lying unresponsive on the floor of their condo. As cops question John, he seems genuinely distraught by Sherri's death—but cops don't realize there's something he's not telling them. After John’s failed polygraph, they discover that Sherri was being stalked in the weeks leading up to her murder, and this stalker was determined to cover their tracks. As the case goes cold, Sherri's father, Nels Rasmussen, begins piecing together clues, kicking off a 20 year fight to expose what really happened to Sherri, and get justice before it's too late. - Credits: Written, directed & edited by Alexandre Gendron Researched by Amanda Hein Voiceover by William Akana Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader _ Sources: Getty Images 48 Hours: One of Their Own, CBS, 2010 20/20: The Killer Down the Hall, ABC, 2024 Dateline: Detective Story, NBC, 2019 The Real Murders of Los Angeles: Once Bitten, 44 Blue Productions, 2023 Snapped: Stephanie Lazarus, Jupiter Entertainment, 2012 Stephanie Lazarus - Full Length Police Interrogation Video, Red Circle Interrogations and Confessions, 2020 Top 5 Most Disturbing Details About The Stephanie Lazarus Case, Grunge, 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I bet you didn’t think it was gonna turn out like this" - February 4th, 2007 – it’s a quiet Super Bowl Sunday in Abilene, Texas, where Charity Lee Bennett is working a busy shift at the local bar, but at around midnight, cops arrive at the bar, demanding to speak with Charity. Just hours earlier, a 911 dispatcher received a frantic call from her 13 year old son Paris, saying he just found his younger sister Ella, covered in blood – with the babysitter nowhere to be found. As Charity rushes back home to her kids, she has no idea that she will be thrown into the most unthinkable and disturbing betrayal: what really happened to Ella that night, and what does Paris have to do with it? - Charity has written a book, "How Now, Butterfly?" which is a memoir about her personal grief & healing journey: https://www.amazon.ca/How-Now-Butterfly-Survival-Transformation/dp/1948239647 - Credits: Written, directed & edited by Matthew Rice Researched by Bianca Yzabelle Tan Voiceover by William Akana Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader- Sources: Getty Images The Family I Had, Motto Pictures, 2017 Inside Evil with Chris Cuomo: Murder in the Family, CNN, 2019 Charity Lee Interview, Solminod, 2012 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Oh... he's still alive?" July 31st 1995, Baraboo police department receives a 911 call in which a teenager calmly claims he is trapped in a house and has both his legs fractured. Little do they know, the caller, 13 year old Thad Phillips, is two hours away from death due to internal bleeding, in the house of a school mate. After two days of torment and two failed escapes, he becomes the only survivor in the hand of the notorious teen serial killer Bonebreaker, carrying the key to solving another mysterious “accidental” death from a year ago. Credits: MA: A World Of Plucking - Frank Schlimbach - PRO: BMISuspensful Mind - SynergyMusicUA - ASSET ID: # 1113983 ANW: Something In The Shadow - Luke Richards Pathogen - Dan Skinner & Adam Skinner Track And Trace - James Copperthwaite & Jonathan Buchanan Damaged - David TObbin, Jeff Meegan, Jason Pedder & Ashley Barnes Case Remains Open - Pete Masitti & John Andrew BarrowHidden Case - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock & Ellie Kidd Mystery Case - Igor Dvorkin & Ellie KiddHostage Situation - Luke Richards In Case Of Emergency - Mark Petrie & Brandon Yingho Lau Shadow Of A Memory - Mark PetrieFinal Conclusion - Mark Petrie" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

https://rocketmoney.com/UNSEENPOD - “I think I spent all day with a murderer” - July 18th 2009, on a school trip to New Caledonia, 15 year-old Brenda Lin could never imagine that it would be the last time she would see her parents and siblings. The brutal Lin family’s massacre shocks Australia, as Brenda is orphaned overnight. With nowhere to go, Brenda turns to the nearest support she can find, but what she doesn't know, is that she is stepping into a trap set up by her family's killer, and only SHE holds the key to take him down. - Credits Directed & edited by Alexandre Gendron Researched by Tanvi Rajvanshi & Tianyi Zhang Written by Alexandre Gendron & Joshua Kamin Narrated by Will Akana Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader - Sources 7News Spotlight – Brenda Lin: Sole Survivor 7News Australia – Robert Xie: Notorious MurdererAustralia Today – Life After MurderOz News Room – Brenda Lin’s Address To Her Family Cheltenham Girls High School – School Tour 2022 Truly Criminal – Murder In The Suburbs XKB – Lin’s Family: Funeral Coverage 7News Sydney – Brenda Lin’s Aftermath 9News Sydney – Robert Xie Sentence ABC News – Sydney Murders Investigation NSW Supreme Court – CCTV: Robert Xie Getty Images Motion Array Audio Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I wasn't gonna let him win" It’s December 27th, 2021, and young police officer Ashley Ferris reluctantly accepts an overtime shift— not knowing that this decision will change her life forever. That night, a supposed "Alpha" male & manosphere podcaster known as Lyndon McLeod begins his terrifying revenge spree in downtown Denver, acting out his murderous hit list hidden in the pages of his novel, "Sanction". In the dark winter night, no one knows where he will strike next, nor how to stop his rampage...Unless Ashley, who feels she has nothing to lose, can find the dangerous gunman and put a stop to his reign of terror, at any cost. Ashley’s non-profit, A Fighting Chance: https://www.afightingchanceltd.com/ Alicia Cardenas: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-Cardenas-family?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer Jimmy Maldonado: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-soltribe-shooting-survivor-in-healing-transition?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafT-nKZoA1aY47kWcgLKB2ZbvIk8tWD4FmWIBbqKeH4uBYLqm3qgB0KU2Yenw_aem_vJpcz97L05EMAehJnLxmVg Sarah Steck: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-sarahs-family-with-this-tragedy Danny Scofield: https://www.gofundme.com/f/danny-dano-blair-scofield?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unknown&utm_campaign=comms_drx8+danny-dano-blair-scofield Ashley Ferris https://www.gofundme.com/f/qfugzz-help-our-friends-recovery?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unknown&utm_campaign=comms_drx8+qfugzz-help-our-friends-recovery Alyssa: https://www.groundingdown.com/alyssa-gunn-maldonado-fund Credits: Written, directed & edited by Alexandre Gendron Researched by Manon Lafosse Voiceover by William Akana Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader Sources: “Control, Alt, Delete”. Deadly Influence: The Social Media Murders: Warner Bros Discovery Inc. 2023. (Talos Films / Investigation Discovery) Podcasts: “Behind the Badge: A Story of Hope with Ashley Ferris”. From Survivor to Thriver: Erik Da Rosa and Marc Fernandes, 2023.  “Stay in the fight”. The muster room: Eric Potts and Austin Glickman / Joseph Ryder, 2023.  “Courage, Hope and Resilience” The Danny and Park Novels Good News Podcast, 2024.  “Denver's Tumultuous Tattoo History, In Alicia Cardenas's Own Words”. City Cast Denver, 2025. “Alicia Cardenas, Denver, CO Full Length” The Nature Of Refuge. 2018. Denver 7 - ABC Fox 31 9News CBS Colorado KCAL News CBS News DW News CBS Miami NBC News BBC ABC News  HLN Inside Edition ABC 7 BBC 3  Scripps News CNN Sky News ABC News in depth NBC New-York KGTV Others (YouTube. Podcasts, TV & Articles) The Glitch Global The M Pod The LiverKing How To Beast talks Real Talk with Zuby - boogiebutters Logocentrifugal 74 Thiccoq Productions Alpha Intellect Warhorse, Lyndon McLeod, 2021 Andrew Tate's Best Quotes, KingTok, 2022 Masculinity Motivational Advice, The Glitch Global, 2024 The Disturbing Downfall Of The Liver King, Kavos, 2025 FreshAndFit's Double Standards For Women, Annamarie Forcino, 2021 Andrew Tate vs Piers Morgan, Piers Morgan Uncensored, 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Not guilty lads!” On December 10, 1987, a man bursts out of the Brighton court room to inform the gathered crowd: his brother, Russell Bishop, has just been found not guilty of the double murder of two 9-year-old girls. There is just one problem: the jury has made a terrible mistake. Letting Bishop walk free will put an entire community in grave danger—and he would have gotten away if it wasn’t for a courageous 7 year-old who will step up to avenge the infamous Babes in the Wood murders. To support Rachael’s ongoing healing journey: https://www.gofundme.com/f/rachael-russell-bishop-survivor- Credits: Written, directed and edited by Justin Chalifoux Researched by Manon Lafosse Voiceover by William Akana Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader Sources: “The girl who caught a killer”, Sky UK Limited, 2025 (Plimsoll Productions, part of ITV’s Studios / Sky Documentaries) “Babes in the Wood”. Faces of Evil, Woodcut Media, Crime + Investigation 2024 “The Babes in the Wood killer”. Faking it, Tears of a crime. Discovery Corporate Services Limited, 2024. (Woodcut Media, Crime + Investigation) “Russell Bishop”. Britain Most Evil’s Killer. Woodcut Media Productions (part of Anthology group), 2020 (Sky, Woodcut media LTD) “Babes in the wood” Trevor McDonald Documentary, Atticus Pictures, 2019 “The babes in the wood murders”, Once upon a crime. IWC Media Limited and Motion Content Group Limited, 2021 “The babes in the wood murders”, The Prosecutors. Gold Star Productions Ltd, 2018 (BBC Open University partnership) October 1986, UK Crime Watch, BBC Woman’s Hour Podcast, Weekend Woman's Hour: Rachael Watts, Dr Rosemary Coogan, Part-time Work, Failing the 11 Plus, 2022, BBC Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Jeannette, if you can hear us, know that we’re looking for you” June 8th 2003, in the city of San Jose, a ‘Little Caesars’ staff member receives a pizza order from a young girl, unaware that the caller is actually 9 year old Jeannette Tamayo, who has been missing for 3 days. Held captive in a small room in his house, her kidnapper brings back the food with a nasty smile: she knows that this could be her last dinner before he “gets rid of her tonight.” The memory of watching CSI with her brother flashes back to her mind — she is determined to fight until the last moment, so she grabs the pizza box, and becomes her own detective. - “It was like a vacation for her” On September 6, 2006, 14 year old Elizabeth Shoaf was kidnapped by a man who claimed to be a police officer. Handcuffed, and “arrested”, she is taken deep into the woods where she discovers a secret underground bunker. For ten days, investigators look everywhere for the missing teen, without any clues, until Elizabeth is able to outsmart her captor, and her mom receives a shocking text message from Elizabeth herself. Credits: MA: A World Of Plucking - Frank Schlimbach - PRO: BMI Born In Blood - Frequently Asked Music - ASSET ID: # 1163463 ANW: Catacombs - Dan Skinner & Adam Skinner Pathogen - Dan Skinner & Adam Skinner Track And Trace - James Copperthwaite & Jonathan Buchanan Damaged - David Tobbin, Jeff Meegan, Jason Pedder & Ashley Barnes Case Remains Open - Pete Masitti & John Andrew Barrow Hidden Case - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock & Ellie Kidd Vital Signs - Dave James, Dan Skinner & Adam Skinner Hostage Situation - Luke RichardsIn Case Of Emergency - Mark Petrie & Brandon Yingho Lau Shadow Of A Memory - Mark Petrie Final Conclusion - Mark Petrie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"If I were to break into the basement floor, what will I hit? " To learn more about Collier on YouTube, check out his channel: https://www.youtube.com/@collierlandry/featuredFor any other information, check out this link: https://campsite.to/collierlandry On the New Year’s Eve of 1989, 11 year old Collier Landry wakes up to a loud thud coming from his parents' bedroom, and it becomes the night his mother Noreen disappears forever. All of his family seem to have no doubts that she ran away after a fight with her husband, but only Collier knows that his mom would never leave him behind. As Dr John Boyle refuses to discuss his wife’s disappearance, detective David Messmore builds a secret bond with the child who insists his mom was murdered. Together, they discover Dr. Boyle’s hidden girlfriend and an astonishing secret buried under the doctor’s new mansion’s floor. Credits:Written, edited & directed by Alexandre GendronResearched by Tianyi ZhangVoiceover by William AkanaProduced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader Sources:Cabin Creek Films: A Murder in MansfieldCollier Landry: Moving Past Murder PodcastCollier Landry: Moving Past Trauma PodcastForensic Files, S5 EP12: Foundation of LiesLaw & Crime: CopTales PodcastAndrew Gold: On the Edge, Collier LandryRichard Source: Cabin Creek Panel DiscussionRichard Source: Surviving a Murder in MansfieldTed: TedX Mansfield, Collier LandryMBW Alter: Mansfield Drone FootageGetty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I saw what he did to Katie and was scared he’d do it to me” On one of the last nights of 1999, Krystal is tucking herself into bed after a fun sleepover with her best friend Katie, but they are suddenly woken up by a window creaking open. As Krystal opens her eyes, a man holds a knife to Katie’s neck near the edge of the bunk bed. From that moment on, two things are on Krystal’s mind: surviving through the night, and making sure serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells is brought to justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Do I really need to talk about what happened?” September 30th 2005, at her home in Pampa, 10 year old Robin Doan wakes up to a nightmare of gunshots and realizes it is not a dream. She hears her mother’s screaming, bullets shooting off, and before she could react, the heavy footsteps approaching her door. Robin’s family becomes victim to one of the most deadly home invasions in Texas, and the police officers don’t understand how they find the 10 year old girl unharmed. Her “perhaps too calm” 911 call will offer the only living testimony of Levi King’s merciless killing spree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“This little girl refused to give up” - What happened on February 20th, 2016 would haunt the citizens of Kalamazoo, Michigan forever. It’s after 10 pm, outside a Cracker Barrel, when 14 year old Abigail Kopf & her friends are getting ready to head home, until an unknown man approaches them with a gun. Earlier in the day, 911 received a call about someone driving a silver Uber, who had attacked 25-year-old mother Tiana Carruthers as she shielded a group of neighbourhood children — now, he's chosen Abbie as his next target. The only hope for justice for the citizens of Kalamazoo, rests on the shoulders of whoever can survive him – and take him down before he hurts anyone else. If you’d like to support the Kalamazoo community and survivors’ healing, check out the Forever Strong foundation: https://www.foreverstrongfoundation.org/ - Credits: Written, edited & directed by Alexandre Gendron Researched by Tiffany Loxton Voiceover by William Akana Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader - Sources: 20/20: The Deadly Ride, ABC News, 2019 Tiana says she can’t hate that man. Steve names her a Harvey’s Hero, Steve TV Show, 2017 Shooting Survivor Forgives Attacker, MLive, 2016 Kalamazoo Shooting 2 Years Later, MLive, 2019 'Stronger now:' Victim of Kalamazoo Uber shooter reacts to surprise guilty plea, MLive, 2019 Catholic Charities - "Tiana's Story", Lawrence Productions, 2019 Mom thanks Kzoo shooting survivor for saving kids' lives, WOOD TV8, 2017 Unearthed videos show bubbly Abbie Kopf years before shooting, WOOD TV8, 2017 Abigail Kopf’s ‘breathtaking’ recovery and the ‘angel’ who saved her life, WOOD TV8, 2016 Abigail Kopf gets surprise visit from her grandmother, WOOD TV8, 2016 Abbie Kopf talks about recovery, night of shooting, WOOD TV8, 2016 Video shows Abbie walking: 'She's doing great', WOOD TV8, 2016 Kalamazoo Shooting Victim: 'I'm A Warrior Princess', ABC News, 2016 Camera captures Abbie Kopf’s surgery day, spirit, WOOD TV8, 2016 Abbie Kopf’s paramedic: ‘It was pretty emotional’, WOOD TV8, 2016 Kzoo shooting survivor Abbie Kopf returns to school, WOOD TV8, 2017 Kalamazoo shooting survivor Abbie Kopf heads home, WOOD TV8, 2016 Abigail Kopf Graduates from Mary Free Bed, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, 2016 Getting the call that Abbie had been shot, WOOD TV8, 2016 Vickie Kopf: 'She grasped my fingers', WOOD TV8, 2016 Abbie's Journey, WOOD TV8, 2017 911 calls describe terror caused by Uber driver, MLive, 2016 Feb. 20 arrest of Jason B. Dalton, MLive, 2016 Jason Dalton Kalamazoo Shooting Suspect Dragged Out of Court! 05/20/16, CourtChatter Live, 2016 Jason Dalton Kalamazoo Shooting Probable Cause Hearing Part 2 05/20/16, CourtChatter Live, 2016 Uber shooter Jason Dalton pleads guilty, MLive, 2019 Kalamazoo shooter Jason Dalton sentenced to life in prison, Click On Detroit | Local 4 | WDIV, 2019 Police: Gunman on the run after random shootings, WOOD TV8, 2016 Dalton’s Uber fare: ‘You’re not the shooter, are you?’, WOOD TV8, 2016 Kalamazoo shooting suspect in gun store, WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7, 2016 Calls from a killer: Jason Dalton explains guilty plea, WOOD TV8, 2019 Obama: Kalamazoo 'Terrorized by Gun Violence', AP Archive, 2016 Kalamazoo shooting victim Abigail Kopf walking, ... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“How close was he to getting away with murder? Really close.” In the early hours of April 8th, 2006, Pastor Matt Baker makes a frantic 911 call to Waco police—he's just found his wife, Kari, unresponsive in their bed. As police race to the scene, they also call in Linda Dulin, Kari's mother, to take care of the couple's two young daughters. Though the cops don't see anything suspicious, Linda slowly realizes that Kari's husband, Pastor Matt, in spite of his Baptist faith and proclaimed innocence, hides many sins, including a damning search history, secret phone calls, and a past as a predator. Without Linda, the truth might’ve stayed buried - but the Texas mother is determined to uncover what really happened to her daughter, and get justice for her & her granddaughters. Credits: Written, directed & edited by Matthew Rice Researched by Manon Lafosse Voiceover by William Akana Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader Sources: “Dirty Little Secret.” 20/20: ABC, 2025 (Disney Media Distribution)“The Preacher’s Hidden Life.” 20/20 on ID: ABC, 2011. (Discovery Studio, Tom Jennings Productions & Peacock Productions / Investigation Discovery)“Twist of Faith.” True Crime with Aphrodite Jones: Discovery Communications LLC, 2011. (Discovery Studios / Investigation Discovery). “The Mask of God.” Prosecuting Evil with Kelly Siegler: Magical Elves LP, Wolf Reality LLC., Top Alternative Studio LLC, 2023. (Magical Elves Productions, Green Lake Productions, Wolf Films, Universal Television Alternative / Oxygen True Crime)“The Preacher, His Mistress & Murder.” It Takes A Killer: Bellum Entertainment, 2016. (Bellum South LLC / Sky Vision, Oxygen).“The Preacher’s Wife.” 48 Hours Mystery: CBS News, 2010. (CBS News Productions / CBS ).“Dirty Little Secrets.” 48 Hours Mystery: CBS News, 2010. (CBS News Productions/ CBS).“TX. v. Baker.” Court TV, 2010. Skip Hollingsworth, “The Valley of the Shadow of Death.” Texas Monthly, March 2008.Kathryn Casey, “Deadly Little Secrets: The Minister, His Mistress, and a Heartless Texas Murder,” HarperCollins, 2012.Matt Baker v. State of Texas, 10th Court of Appeals in 19th District Court McLennan County, Texas, June 11 2008.Susan Shafer & Crawford Long, “The Murdering Minister.” The Texas Prosecutor Journal, March-April 2010. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Do what I say or I’ll kill you and be gone in the dark” It’s just before 6:30 AM on October 5th, 1976 when young mother Jane Carson is blindfolded and attacked with her 3YO son in the house. She is victim #5. 2 months later, 15 YO Kris Pedretti stops playing piano, thinking she heard something in the other room, despite being alone in her house. She is victim #10. A year later, true crime fan Margaret Wardlow studies this serial killer, not knowing that she would become the 27th victim of the man she had read so much about. He's been known under many different names: the Visalia ransacker, the East Area Rapist, the Original Night Stalker or the Golden State Killer, but 44 years later, 200 witnesses stand in front of him to make sure justice is served. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“If anyone can survive him, it’s her” August 10th 2000 is a big day for 8 year old Midsi Sanchez as it’s her birthday party that afternoon, so she decides to walk home alone instead of waiting for her siblings like usual. Only one block away from her house, a man gets out of his car nearby and asks her to help him pick up something, and as she reaches down, the little girl suddenly vanishes from Vallejo. 3 days go by, until Midsi gathers her strength to escape one of California’s most dangerous serial killers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Mommy’s not coming home”  - On the morning of December 14th, 2023 Broomfield, Colorado police find mom of three, Kristil Krug, unconscious in her garage. But what first looks like an accident quickly turns into something far darker when police discover a fatal stab wound. As investigators piece together Kristil’s final hours, they realize that for months, Kristil, her husband, and 3 children had been targeted by an obsessed stalker. But, what no one realizes is that Kristil was already tracking her killer, and the evidence she left behind will be the key to exposing her stalker’s true identity, and getting justice. - To help support Kristil’s children, visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-the-krug-family  - Written, directed and edited by Justin Chalifoux Researched by Bianca Yzabelle Tan Voiceover by William Akana Produced by Salim Sader - “He’s Right Behind You.” ABC 20/20: ABC Entertainment, 2025 “The Phantom.” Dateline: NBCUniversal Media, LLC, 2025. “The Setup Murder of Kristil Krug.” 48 Hours: CBS Interactive Inc., 2025. Bodycam Captures Wife’s Final Moments Before It All Went Wrong, Beyond Evil, 2025. Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices