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Uncover what true crime documentaries don't show you: real cases and real people, but with a new twist. This is Unseen.
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This video is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/UNSEEN and get on your way to being your best self.-- "I hope you don’t sleep at night. I hope you have dreams of us coming after you."-- It's 1978, and Ron Jenkins, a detective with the Huntington police department, suddenly straightens up on his couch at home, unable to look away from the TV. The popular "Dating Game" is on, where a young bachelorette is blind dating 3 men, and Bachelor no. 1 is terrifyingly familiar to Detective Jenkins. That same afternoon, a parole officer called him to identify a suspected serial killer from a sketch, giving him a name: Rodney Alcala—that man is the same one who's on TV now, winning the show. However, the Dating Game Killer has no idea that his 8 year old victim from years ago is actually alive, and that she will be the one to ultimately take him down.  - - - Credits: Directing, writing & editing by Justin Chalifoux Research & script revision by Manon Lafosse & Tanvi Rajvanshi Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader Voiceover by William Akana - - - Sources: ABC 20/20 Discovery+ / Surviving a Serial Killer Australian Broadcasting Corporation  True Crime Central  Peninsula Television Production Woodcut Media Production  Sky CBS / 48 Hours A&E Television Network ABC News Reelz Channel Investigation Discovery  Make Believe Media HLN Prime News CNN Orange County Register
"There’s something wrong, there’s something really wrong here" -- On March 19th, 2018, 91 year old Mary Bartel is getting ready for her aerobics class, when she hears a loud knock at the door. On the other side, in an innocent looking disguise, is one of the most prolific serial killers in all of Texas history. As Mary unknowingly greets him, she must now fight for her survival and try to remember everything she can about him, or else he may never be stopped. Credits: Directing & editing by Matthew Rice Research by Tiffany Loxton Writing by Manon Lafosse Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader Voiceover by William Akana - - - Sources: Texas Crew Productions (Paramount: The Pillowcase Murders) Stage 29 Productions Peteski Productions People Inside Edition WFAA News FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth Trial Clips LiveNow from Fox Glenn Beck Podcast NBC 5 Rick Bartel (YouTube) AARP Unforbidden Truth Prescott News NBC5 DFW Texas Observer Dallas News
“Do you think this is a game?”-- On July 25th, 2016 Aundreah Maes has just finished her shift at the mall in Salem Oregon, when a man armed with a handgun forces his way into her car and tells her to start driving. This man, a cop-in-training named Edwin Lara, is wanted for the disappearance of a young woman, Kaylee Sawyer, in Bend Oregon and is now on the run, killing and car-jacking anyone in his way. The only person able to stop him is the one he expects the least: his own hostage, 19-year-old Aundreah Maes. Credits: Directing, writing & editing by Alexandre Gendron Research by Tiffany Loxton Script revision by Tiffany Loxton Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader Voiceover by William Akana Sources: NBC - Dateline - Into The Night Rockstar Games - Grand Theft Auto V Trailer KATU2 - Aundreah Maes reunites with her family KATU2 - Edwin Lara's crime spree coverage KGW8 - Edwin Lara's settlement KOBI - Edwin Lara get's life in prison KOIN6 - Edwin Lara's plea deal KTVL - Kaylee Sawyer's missing Law & Crime Network - The Rent-A-Cop Killer The Oregonian - Police pursuit COCC - Sneak peak on campus NBC - Urge to Kill podcast NBC - Urge to Kill extra material WPLG - Carjacking in Salem and Yreka
“Take me instead”-- On November 14th, 1974, Barbara Mabee Abel returns home with her 6-year-old son, Dale, but upon entering, something feels terribly wrong; moments later, an intruder emerges from hiding after waiting for the young family to arrive. Willing to do anything to save her son and herself, Barbara begs the man to kidnap her – what she doesn't know is that she’s been taken by one of most vicious & prolific serial killers in US history: the Casanova Killer.  Sources Discovery+ 11Alive  Discovery Channel 13WMAZ
“He was chopping it up. That was sketchy.”-- On November 16th, 2012, 13 year-old Megan Zanella witnesses her mother being attacked by her foster sister, Sabrina Zunich. Tragically, the police arrive too late to save Megan’s mother, Lisa Knoefel, and Sabrina is apprehended at the scene. However, in the subsequent investigation and trial, Megan and the police come to understand that nothing is as it seems, and become suspicious of Megan’s step-father, Kevin Knoefel. Megan must now gather her strength and face off against her own family in her quest to get justice for her mother. Credits: Directing, writing & editing by Alexandre Gendron Research by Tianyi Zhang Script revision by Tiffany Loxton Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader Voiceover by William Akana Sources: WEWS-TV - ABC - Sabrina Zunich Accused Dayton Correctional - A Look Inside Dateline - Deadly Betrayal Investigation Raw - Unrequited Love Law & Crime - Sabrina Zunich Interrogation Sex & Murder - Family Love Triangle Snapped - Sabrina Zunich Snapped: Behind Bars - Sabrina Zunich
“Come quickly because I’m afraid.”-- On September 20th, 2013 9 yo Andrew Hockensmith frantically calls 911 from the back room of his parents' pawnshop, where an armed gunman has just stormed in. In spite of the danger, the boy only cares about saving his baby sister and urges the dispatcher to hurry and send help. Just 6 minutes later, police enter the pawn shop and are horrified to find 3 bodies. They soon determine that this triple homicide is no simple robbery gone wrong--instead, a shocking narrative is uncovered, involving betrayal, pawn shop gold, and a supposedly beloved pastor. Credits: Directing, writing & editing by Matthew Rice Research & script revision by Manon Lafosse Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader Voiceover by William Akana Sources: Broken trust: Gold, guns and god - WAM Media Grp - Investigation Discovery See no evil - Come quickly, I’m afraid - Arrow International Media - Investigation Discovery Final Moments - Peacock - Wolf Entertainment - Oxygen WLKY News Louisville WLKY News  Public social media account
“One day, I kissed my 6 year old son goodbye, and never saw him again”-- John Walsh never wanted to be a man hunter. In 1981, he was forced to look for his missing son only to find him dead. When 47 year old Ed Smart appeared on national TV pleading for the return of his 14 year old daughter, John took the weight of the investigation through America’s Most Wanted. This is what you haven’t seen on the show.
“Am I scaring you little girl?”-- 8-year-old Jennifer is scared of the dark, and on the one night her mother asks her to sleep in her own room, she wakes up in the arms of a police officer carrying her out of the house in the middle of the night. The man wants her to believe that she is safe, but she realizes he doesn't have a badge as he drives off to a remote area. Later that night, her kidnapper leaves her for dead in the middle of a field after brutally attacking her, and from that moment on, Jennifer vows to remember every single detail about him in order to make sure he’s caught. Her injuries leave her unable to talk, yet she still finds a way to catch him… 19 years later. External Footage From: "CBS 48 Hours", "ABC News", "NBC Today Show", "CBC News", "Clinton School", "Galveston College", "Dickinson Police".
“I think he’s trying to lure me somewhere”-- On October 19th, 2018, a strange man is seen lurking around a college campus, hiding his identity under a Deadpool costume. The same day, 21 year old Lauren McCluskey calls the police to report threatening text messages harassing her and inviting her to a supposed funeral. The young student is doing everything she can to try and get help, but no one is listening. What happened that night would change more than just one life; Her story created a ripple effect that would change college campuses forever.
"Did you hurt him?" -- February 2013: Dr Phil is sitting with one of his guests backstage, Mark Redwine, who appeared on the show with his oldest son Corey ,and ex-wife Elaine Hall, in an effort to find his the youngest boy Dylan, who has been missing for the past three months. Mark was the last person to see Dylan, and yet, on Dr Phil’s set, he has no answers to any of Elaine or Dr Phil's questions. As the show goes on, Corey and Elaine reach a grisly realization: Mark is hiding a disturbing secret, and he is not who he seems. External Footage From: 9News: Elaine Hall's Interview, Elaine Hall & Cory Redwine Verdict Interview CourtTV: Bizzare Photos Leads To Murder A&E: Killer Cases - Murder on Middle Mountain (S2E9) Crime Watch Daily: Diaper Leads To Death News Coverage: Denver7 News, KOAT Action News, KRQE 13 News Dr. Phil: The Search for Dylan Redwine (2013), Cory Redwine and Elaine Hall Update (2022) Durango Herald: Mark Redwine Murder Trial Court Coverage Kusa: Elaine Hall Interview ID: Still A Mystery - Down The Hill (S1E2) TruthSeeker: Dylan Redwine
“Are the little kids asleep?”-- March 11th 2017 – 14 year old Arden Summers drives her younger siblings back to her mother’s home, following her dad’s secret orders. Hours later, an employee of a nearby Walgreens calls 911 after seeing a tied up woman run out of a car: the woman is Alisa Mathewson – Arden’s mom. Before the police can arrive, the car drives away with Alisa. Nobody knows where they are heading to, and with who, but Arden, who is home alone with her other siblings, might be able to solve the case in time.
“She hung on for me, her girls, and for justice” -- August 2nd, 2015, Gahanna police receive a frantic 911 call from a Speedway gas station, that a woman is set on fire. As she is rushed to the ER, her boyfriend tells a bizarre story that she caught on fire while lighting a cigarette. No one expects her to survive, with a 110% mortality rate, but 7 months later, she miraculously wakes up. Only she can tell the truth of what really happened to her. This is the unforgettable story of Judy Malinowski, the girl who testified for her own murder and brought justice onto her own killer.
“I hid so he wouldn’t see me.” -- March 7th 2014, the bodies of a young couple Britney Cosby and Crystal Jackson are discovered behind a convenient store dumpster, Port Bolivar, Texas. With very little clue of when and where the murder happened, the police visit their fathers, who have been both furiously against their relationship. Both struck by the news and dissolved in tears, could one of them be hiding a twisted secret? But what the detective doesn’t know is that Crystal's 5 year old daughter Zaniah, who was hiding in the car at the time of the murder, might have seen it all. External Footage From: "A Father's Journey To Forgiveness (FOX26 - FOX News)", "See No Evil - I Loved My Daughter (Arrow - ID)", "Someone You Tought You Knew - The Secrets (October Films - ID)", "The Wrath Of God Is Fixed To Fall Upon You (True Crime Daily)", "True Life: Crime - Religious Killing Or Rage? (Left/Right - MTV)".
#Sayhername -- It’s 9:30 PM on July 22, 2018, when 18-year-old Nia Wilson is on her way home with her 2 older sisters at MacArthur BART station, but none of them are aware that a man has been following them. The images that were caught on the train’s CCTV will spark outrage in the US, and start a family’s journey of putting a killer behind bars and making sure everyone remembers the life of Nia. Check out the links here to see how you can support the Wilson family: https://www.niawilsonfoundation.org/about https://www.instagram.com/niawilsonfoundation/ External Footage From: "Text Me When You Get Home (S2 E6, Nia Wilson, Lifetime)", "Remember Her (A tribute to Bart Stabbing Victim Nia Wilson, ABC7 News Bay Area)", "Nia Wilson's Family Reflects a Year After Her Killing On Bart (KTVU FOX 2)", "Convicted Killer John Cowell Found 'Sane' at time of Nia Wilson's murder (Mercury News)". "Mother Of Bart Stabbing Victim Nia Wilson Mourns Daughter's Death (Mercury News)", Father Pleads for Justice After Daughter Killed In Deadly Stabbing At Macarthur Bart Station (KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco)", "Hundreds Mourn Nia Wilson At Funeral Service (Mercury News)", "Suspect In Bart Killing Charged In Court (Mercury News)", "He Was Wiping Off His Knife' (Bart Stabbing Victim Recounts Horrific Attack)", "Loss Of Sister (ABC7 News Bay Area)", "John Lee Cowell Outburst Disrupts Opening Statements In Nia Wilson Bart Murder Trial (KPIX, CBS News Bay Area)", "Nia Wilson's Family Takes First Legal Action Against Bart (KPIX, CBS News Bay Area)", "Funeral Service For Nia Wilson, Killed at Bart Macarthur Station In Oakland (KPIX, CBS News Bay Area)", "Warriors Star Stephen Curry Pays Tribute to Slain Oakland Teen Nia Wilson (KPIX, CBS News Bay Area)", "7232018 Press Conference Regarding 07222018 Macarthur Homicide (Bart News Feed)", Emotional Grad Ceremony Held For Late Nia Wilson (KPIX, CBS News Bay Area)", "Four Years of #SAYHERNAME (African American Policy Forum)", "Getty Images", "Mottion Array", "Audio Network".
"Could you kill someone with horse tranquilizer?" -- March 23, 1993. Haylei Jordan is 8 when her mom asks her if she wants to leave everything behind. The little girl doesn't realize that her mother has just cut off her ankle monitor and wants to take her daughter on the run. March 18, 2002. Almost a decade later, Haylei is faced with another terrible decision after years of turbulence and uncertainty: she has to protect her mother even if it means calling the cops on her for what she has just confessed to her. External Footage from: "Crime Stories (Trail Of Deceit)", "Crime & Investigation (A&E Networks)", "Heart Communication", "Hell In Heels", "Documentary", "ABC", "Dateline; Poison (S4E7)", "Peacock Productions", "Evil Stepmothers (S2E6)", "Investigation Discovery", "Warner Bros", "Deadly Wives", "LMNO Productions", "Secrets Of The Morgue (S1E11)", "Investigation Discovery", "The Sacramento Bee", "Marked For Death", "Brian J. Karem", "Elliot & Thompson Limited".
“Mama, don’t leave me here” -- On May 12th, 2003, 13-year-old Tyler Edmonds walks into the police station in Starkville, Mississippi with his mother, but as soon as he arrives, cops separate mother and son, and bring Tyler to an interrogation room, alone. He doesn’t know this yet, but his own big sister has named him as the murderer of her husband, Joey Fulgham. Alone, confused, and scared, Tyler is bullied into making a false confession, leading to a life sentence without parole in one of the most notorious prisons in the United States, now, the young teen has to fight for his freedom and make sure the real killer pays for their crimes. External Footage from: "Snapped: Kristi Fulgham (Jupiter Entertainment)", "Accomplice To Murder: Ms. V. Edmonds (COURTTV)", "Blood Relatives: Southern Helle (Mike Maths Productions - Investigation Discovery)", "Deadline Crime: Shot In The Dark (Peacock Productions - Investigation Discovery)", "Art In Decay: Found Padded Cells (Art In Decay)", "News Coverage: Walnut Grove (ABC Action News, WJTV 12 NEWS, WLBT 3 News)", The Montel Williams Show: Kristi Fulgham (Mountain Movers Productions, CBC Television)", "Starkville: A 13-Year-Old False Confession (NBC News)". Audio Assets From: "Epidemic Sound (Royalty Free Music)", "Audio Network (Royalty Free Music)", "Getty Images (Royalty Free Stock Footage)". Template Effects From: "Motion Array (Content Library)".
“Could you untie me please?” -- It’s the early hours of June 7th, 1995. Detective Bill Lindsey is carefully taking pictures of a crime scene with two dead bodies, 34-year-old Mary Phillips, and her 11-year-old daughter Lacey. After having photographed the young mother in her office, he turns to the little girl on the chair, head down and covered in blood, but something unexpected happens: when his camera flashes, she opens her eyes. External Footage from: "Evil Lives Here", "The Girl In The Photo", "Discovery +", "The Mass Execution Episode 3 (BBC)".
“Why did you lie to me?” -- January 15th, 1974, 15-year-old Charlie Otero is dropped off at school by his dad just as every other day, but only a few hours later, he would come home to unimaginable horror: his family was the first target of the BTK killer. With no evidence on who did this, nightmares follow Charlie as he fears for his own safety, while the BTK attacks more and more people. It would take 30 years to finally catch him, after taunting the police repeatedly, where Charlie would finally be able to confront his family’s killer face to face and get his revenge. External Footage from: "Mark Of A Serial Killer: Bound To Kill (NBC)", Invisibles Monsters: Serial Killers In America (AETV)", "I Survived BTK: BTK And The Otero Family Murders (Unsub Filmes, LLC)", BTK: Confession Of A Serial Killer (AETV)", "2020 Extra (ABC NEWS)", BTK: A Killer Among Us (Cream Production)".
“I can't die – I have to save my girls” -- At 11:05 AM, on the 31st of January 2004, a 911 operator answered the phone to a woman breathing heavily, but not saying anything. Another call comes through, and this time an address is given, but when the police arrive at the scene, they only find an empty handgun case, sweatpants, and a large red stain on the carpet. With time running out, and just a few clues, the police need to catch who did this and find Teri Jendusa-Nicolai and her 2 daughters before it’s too late. Teri Jendusa-Nicolai is an advocate for Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin, which passed in 2020, giving equal rights to victims of serious crimes. You can read more about Teri’s work here: https://equalrightsforwi.com/icymi-victimsdeserverights https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/06/01/jendusa-nicolai-victims-crime-deserve-equal-rights/363354001/ External Footage from: "I Survived (S2 E11)", "Mother Left For Dead In Trashcan By Husband", "Teri, Angela, Ed", "NHNZ", "A&E", "Surviving Evil (S1 E9, Out Of Control)", "Cineflix Productions", "Investigation Discovery", "Three Days To Live (SE E1, Teri Jendusa Nicolai)", "Oxygen", "Newsmakers", "The Case For Marsy's Law", "Wisconsineye", " Judge Dismisses David Larsen's Request To See His Children", "Wisn 12 news", "Left To Die", "Woman Beaten And Stuffed In Garbage Can Lives", "WGN News", "Man In Prison For Nearly Killing EX Wife Wants Their Children to Visit Him", "WSN 12 NEWS", "Teri Jendusa-Nicolai Shares Her Story Of Domestic Violence", "TMJ4 NEWS", "Teri Jendusa Nicolai Talks To 12 News On EX Husband's Attempted Prison Escape", "WISN 12 News", "Teri Jendusa Nicolai V4", "Olson Entertaiment Group", "Getty Images", "Motion Array", "Audio Network".
March 17th, 2017: a woman calls 911 in Michigan after hearing strange noises from across the street. As she steps outside to see what’s going on, her neighbor cries out so loudly that the operator can hear it on the other end of the line. May 28th, 2022, Five years later, two calls come into 911 in Florida - a woman is frantically alerting the authorities that something strange is happening across the street. What the cops find when they arrive at the scene of the crime will reveal a connection that will finally catch a violent attacker, who has been getting away from the law for years. Donate to the college fund for Kay Baker’s children: https://www.gofundme.com/f/college-fund-for-mason-and-nicholas-baker External Footage from: "American Nightmare: Screaming Bloody Murder (Arrow Media - ID)", "Matthew Terry's Trial (Key Segments) (CourtTV)", "Matthew Terry's Trial (Full Coverage) (Law & Crime Network)", "The Landing Bar & Grill (Tempa Fun)", "Motion Array", "Getty Images", "Stock Footage", "March For Domestic Violence Awareness", "KHON2 NEWS", "Year Of The Opposite: Michelle Rogers", "Travis Stoliker".
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