Unseen
Uncover what true crime documentaries don't show you: real cases and real people, but with a new twist. This is Unseen.
Episodes
The MySpace Catfish and The Girl in the Hole | The Case of Julie Ann Gonzalez | UNSEEN
“Just wanted to say I’m okay and to stop bothering me”
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On March 26th, 2010, 21 year old Julie Ann Gonzalez vanishes, posting some bizarre messages on social media in the days following her disappearance and leaving her two year old daughter Layla behind. Her mother Sandra and Aunt Dora are sure that her ex-husband George DeLaCruz is responsible and that little Layla is living with a killer, bu
The Teddy Bear Murder Tapes | The Case of Hannah, Morgan & the Secret Survivor | UNSEEN
“This guy is a big teddy bear”
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On the night of September 19th, security cameras in downtown Charlotte, Virginia capture footage of 18-year-old Hannah Graham walking home alone, being followed by a strange man. Police identify the man as Jesse Matthew, a friendly hospital aide and volunteer football coach, who quickly comes into the station to clear his name. But it isn't obvious that he had an
The Vanishing of the Butterfly Girl | The Case of Holly Jones | UNSEEN
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“I was going to do everything I can to find him”
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On Monday, May 12, 2003, 10-year-old Holly Jones is abducted just steps from her home in
The Utah Nanny Mistress Murder | The Case of the MacNeill Family | UNSEEN
“I think daddy killed mommy in the bathtub”
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On April 11th, 2007, Alexis Somers gets an unexpected call from her father, Dr. Martin McNeill, 500 miles away in Pleasant Grove Utah: her mom, Michele, is dead. Martin claims her death was an accident--a complication from a surgery she had just days earlier, but when Alexis arrives back home she realizes something is terribly wrong. As Alexis begins
Escaping the Candy Man: How One Girl Survived the Unthinkable | The Case of Lori Poland | UNSEEN
“I live here”
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On August 25, 1983, 3-year-old Lori Poland is found alive at the bottom of a 10-foot-deep waste pit beneath a deserted outhouse in the Colorado foothills. When rescuers ask how she got there, she quietly replies, "I live here." Just three days earlier, Lori disappeared from her front yard without a trace. As investigators piece together the case of "The Girl in the Hole," they l
The House, the Hole & Buried Secrets: The Boy Who Saw the Unthinkable | The Case Of Aaron Fraser | UNSEEN
“I do not want my dad to kill other people”
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When foster parents Ronnie & Jean Fraser welcome 5-year-old Aaron in their home, they have no idea that this little boy is in witness protection after he saw something horrifying. As Aaron begins to feel safer, he starts sharing strange stories about his mother, Bonnie Haim, who mysteriously vanished several months ago, baffling police. But every lead
The Colorado Doctor Bride Murders: Unmasking the Black Widower | The Case of Hayley Bertolet | UNSEEN
"Help.. Toni.. fall from cliff."
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On September 29th, 2012, Harold Henthorn calls 911 from Rocky Mountain National Park claiming his wife, Toni Bertolet, has fallen off a cliff while they were hiking. When Toni is declared dead hours later, Harold returns home a widower and single dad to their 7-year-old daughter Haley. But to the rest of Toni's family, it’s clear that Harold is hiding something
Murder on the Jersey Shore: How a Best Friend's Betrayal Unmasked a Killer | The Case of Sarah Stern | UNSEEN
“You can’t blame me for doing this”
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On December 3, 2016, at 2:46 a.m., Neptune City police discover 19-year-old Sarah Stern’s abandoned car on the Route 35 bridge with the keys still inside. Officers head to Sarah’s home and check in with friends and family, but she is nowhere to be found. For over a month, there is no sign of Sarah—until investigators receive a call from an old classmate livi
The Disappearance of the Detective’s Daughter | The Case of Denise Lee | UNSEEN
“She planted so much evidence in that car”
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On January 17th, 2008, at 3:30 PM, a worried husband calls police to report his wife, Denise Lee, missing after he finds their two young kids alone in their North Port Florida home. Less than 3 hours later, at 6:13 PM, a 911 dispatcher receives a call from Denise herself, who's stolen her kidnapper's phone and is disguising her call as a conversation w
The Mystery of the Boy in the Barrel: How a Sister Tracked Down Her Brother’s Killer | The Case of Alicia Villegas | UNSEEN
“They could see it sticking out”
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In the fall of 2017, Alicia Villegas' little brother Omar Medina suddenly disappears. Cops tell Alicia there’s not enough evidence to open a case, but Alicia begins her own investigation, convinced he is in grave danger. Meanwhile, on the other side of town, a mysterious barrel is found floating in the San Diego Bay. Inside, is something no one is prepared for—
The Dollhouse Woods Murders | The Case of Josie Russell | UNSEEN
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On July 9th 1996, in the small village of Chillenden Kent, Shaun Russell comes home to an empty house where his family is missing. Shortly after he learns horrific details about what has happened to his wife, dog, and two daughters. The details reveal that all the members of Shaun's family have been killed while walking home by an unknown
The Girl No One Believed: The Sleepover Slayer Murder | The Case of Brooke Sutton & Clarence Elkins | UNSEEN
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"I took the butt and put it into my bible"
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On June 7th, 1998 at 6:50am, a little girl, badly injured and covered in blood, knocks frantically on her neighbor’s door in Barberton, Ohio. 6-year-old Brooke Sutton has just found her grandmother, Judith, dead on the living room floor, and even more chillingly, she saw the man who did it. Within hours, cops pin the cri
The Girls in the Forest | The Case of the Rivazfar Sisters | UNSEEN
"I found a little girl"
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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 litt
The ‘Stranger’ in the House | The Case of Leslie Preer | UNSEEN
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“I’m very dry right now”
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On May 2nd, 2001, police are dispatched to the Preer residence in Chevy Chase, Maryland, for a welfare check: Leslie Preer hasn't shown up to work, and her husband, Sandy, can’t find her in their blood-splattered home. But when the officer enters, it only takes him five minutes to find Leslie's lifeless body in the shower. Immediately, Sa
The Victoria's Secret Gone Girl Killing | The Case of Dru Sjodin | UNSEEN
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“I heard nothing but static and wind”
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On November 22nd, 2003, surveillance cameras at the Columbia Mall in Grand Forks North Dakota capture 22 year old college student Dru Sjodin shopping while on a phone call with her boyfriend, when suddenly the call drops, and she vanishes. At first, police don’t take the case seriously, but after Dr
The Little Lamb Schoolgirl Murders | The Case of Amber Dubois | UNSEEN
“I want to know why your son murdered my daughter”
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It’s February 25th, 2010. Carrie McGonigle watches the news in horror: not far from where her 14-year-old daughter disappeared over a year ago, another teenager has gone missing. Without hesitating, she rushes to help the panicked parents search for their missing child, unaware that both of their families will soon be forever bound not only t
The Vanishing of the Firefly Girl | The Case of Morgan Nick | UNSEEN
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“It happened so fast”
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On Friday, June 9th, at a little league game in Alma, Arkansas, 6-year-old Morgan Nick runs off with her friends to catch fireflies, but when the other children return without her, Morgan’s mother, Colleen, knows that something is terribly wrong. As days pass with no sign of her daughter, home footage of the baseb
Daddy Knows Best: The Escape of the Tourniquet Girls | The Case of Tiffany Shore | UNSEEN
"Something's wrong with dad"
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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 daughter
Escape from the Schoolgirl Snatcher: How 2 Best Friends Survived the Unthinkable | The Case of Charlene & Lisa | UNSEEN
“I want you for one more day”
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On January 19th, 1999, 10-year-old Charlene Lunnon is walking to school with her best friend Lisa Hoodless when a car suddenly stops in front of them. Unbeknownst to them, the man behind the wheel is about to kidnap the two girls, and is one of the most disturbing serial predators the UK has ever known. In the days that follow, police and the girls' families will
The Revenge of the Night Nurse | The Case of Corazon Amurao | UNSEEN
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“This is the crime of the century”
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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. Howeve
The Hollywood Hallucination Ring Cam Murder | The Case of Amie Harwick | UNSEEN
“He wouldn’t take no for an answer”
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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
The Sydney Orphan Fetish Murders | The Case of Brenda Lin | UNSEEN
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“I think I spent all day with a murderer”
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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 fin
Unmasking the Colorado Catfish Killer | The Case of Kristil Krug | UNSEEN
“Mommy’s not coming home”
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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 ha
The Texas Tunnel Valentine's Day Murders | The Case of Carla Walker | UNSEEN
“Come with me, sweetie…”
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On February 17, 1974, just past midnight in Fort Worth, Texas, 12-year-old Jim Walker is jolted awake by the sound of screeching tires in his front yard. He sees Rodney McCoy, his sister Carla’s boyfriend, stumbling toward the Walkers front door—badly hurt and covered in blood. But, one thing is immediately clear: 17-year-old Carla is nowhere to be found. This night ma
The Disturbing Line-Dancing Murder Mystery | The Case of Ashley Reeves | UNSEEN
"I could be dead right now, there is no other way to put it"
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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 ligh
Unmasking the Alaska Polaroid Serial Killer | The Case of Samantha Koenig | UNSEEN
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“Ain’t she purty?”
February 1, 2012 — it's a quiet night in Anchorage, Alaska, as 18-year-old Samantha Koenig finishes her shift at a coffee shop, waiting for her boyfriend to pick her up, when an unexpected customer barges in. Less than an hour later, Samantha's boyfriend arrives, but Samantha is nowhere to
The Utah Family Christmas Killers: You better watch out, you better not cry | The Case of the Tiede Family | UNSEEN
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“It was clear he had his eyes on her”
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A few days before Christmas, the Tiede family arrives at their family cabin in Utah, buried deep in the snowy woods, but as soon as they set foot in the house, they quickly realize that they are not alone.
The first day of their winter holiday would become infamously k
Surviving the Southie Slasher | The Case of Kayleigh & Amy | UNSEEN
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“I was just trying to protect my organs”
On the early morning of July 23rd, 2013 in South Boston, Alexandra Cruz is violently attacked on her way to the Dunkin' where she works, but the man disappears into the night before cops can catch him. Just a few hours later, another young woman, Amy Lord, is caught on
I Escaped an Ex-Navy Serial Killer: The Mysterious California Highway Hitchhiker Murders | The Case of Jennifer Asbenson | UNSEEN
“And I remember thinking that I was staring into the eyes of the devil”
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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
Motels, Models & Murder: The Making of the Beauty Queen Killer | The case of Linda, Dawn & Tina | UNSEEN
“He’s keeping me”
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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-y
Unmasking the Long Island Dungeon Kidnapper | The Disturbing case of Katie Beers | UNSEEN
“He kissed me and threw me down the cubby hole”
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'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 lea
The Disturbing Alien Pyramid Cult of Georgia | The Case of Niki Lopez & The Nuwaubian Nation | UNSEEN
“There’s a pyramid in the cow pasture”
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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,
The Abbotsford Case: Surviving the Friday the 13th Killer | The case of Misty Cockerill | UNSEEN
“I told myself: I’m not going down without a fight”
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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
The Ohio Hollow Tree Fetish Murders | The Case of Sarah Maynard | UNSEEN
“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 mo
Inside the Toy Box Trailer: Unmasking New Mexico’s Fetish Murderer | The Case of Cynthia Vigil | UNSEEN
“Are you comfortable now? I doubt it.”
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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.
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Unmasking the Texas Suitcase Serial Killer | The Case of Christine & Michael Morton | UNSEEN
“Where was Daddy, Eric?”
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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 t
The Bite Mark Mistress Murder | The Case of Sherri Rasmussen | UNSEEN
"If you guys think I'm a suspect, I have a problem with that"
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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 somet
The Texas Family Babysitting Murders | The Case of Ella Bennett | UNSEEN
“I bet you didn’t think it was gonna turn out like this"
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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 you
The Baraboo Fetish Murders | The Case of Thad Phillips | UNSEEN
"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 surv
The Denver Ex-Lover Tattoo Murders | The Case of Ashley Ferris | UNSEEN
"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,
The Babes in the Wood Murders | The Case of Rachael, Karen & Nicola | UNSEEN
“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
The Collar, the Chains, and the Bunker: The Girls Who Escaped Hell | The Cases of Jeannette Tamayo & Elizabeth Shoaf | UNSEEN
“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
The Ohio Doctor Mistress Murder | The Case of Collier Landry | UNSEEN
"If I were to break into the basement floor, what will I hit? "
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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
The Y2K Bunkbed Murders | The Case of Krystal Surles | UNSEEN
“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 t
The Texas Farm Pyjama Murders | The Case of Robin Doan | UNSEEN
“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 pol
Unmasking the Uber Serial Killer | The Case of Abbie & Tiana | UNSEEN
“This little girl refused to give up”
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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-
The Texas Church Mistress Murders | The Case Of Kari Baker | UNSEEN
“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 slo
California Killer Phones His Victims, Gives Them Dinner Plates “I’ll **** you if you move”, Then Goes Back to Cop Job | The case of Kris, Margaret & Jane | UNSEEN
“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 Mar
The Birthday Party Murders | The Case of Midsi Sanchez | UNSEEN
“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 V
Unmasking the Models Inc Murderer | The Case of Paige Birgfeld | UNSEEN
“Where should I bury a body?”
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On June 28, 2007, single mom Paige Birgfeld goes on a date with her high school sweetheart, but when she doesn’t return home that night, her father, Frank, drops everything to find her, launching a massive search across Grand Junction, Colorado. 3 days later, investigators find Paige’s car on fire in an abandoned parking lot, but the missing mom is still nowhere to
Unmasking the Bleach Killer | The Case of Lydia Tillman | UNSEEN
"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,
The Real Life Hansel & Gretel Kidnapping | The Case of Carlesha Freeland-Gaither | UNSEEN
“I was thinking, is this how I’m gonna die?”
On the night of November 2nd, 2014, security cameras capture a disturbing sequence of events after 22 year-old Carlesha Freeland-Gaither misses her bus following a birthday party in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A strange man approaches, asking for directions– but what Carlesha doesn’t know is that this man, Delvin Barnes, is a dangerous kidnapper, rapist
The Dollhouse Farm Murders | The Case of Dameon Huffman | UNSEEN
“My grandparents were lying in bed, melted”
At 9:15AM on March 23, 2007, a 4-year-old arrives at his church daycare alone, wearing his pajamas and out of breath. Following his next words, his teacher immediately calls 911. Something terrible has just happened in the rural community of Bradford, and Dameon Huffman, the 4-year-old boy, is the only witness to the horrors.Little do police know that wh
The Casino Killer | The Case of Christie Wilson | UNSEEN
“I may be 5ft1 and blonde, but I’m a barracuda”
At 1:13 AM on the morning of October 5th, 2005, Christie Wilson is captured on a casino parking lot CCTV, walking next to a mysterious figure. The rotating camera takes 3 minutes and 40 seconds to complete its next turn, but in those minutes something terrible happens hidden in the dark, and Christie disappears. It's up to her parents, Debbie and Pa
The Butcher, The Box & The Girl Who Escaped: The Case of Brook Weber | UNSEEN
"When you cross the line, you pay for it"
Brook Weber is just 18 years old in August of 1996 when she and her boyfriend Jeffrey Wolfe find themselves in the most disturbing home in all of Mississippi. Gary Carl Simmons, a local butcher in Moss Pointe, has been waiting for someone like Brook to fall into his clutches after his ex-wife Lori Simmons fled with their children in fear of her life. In fa
The Orphan Who Came Back From the Dead | The Case of The Duperrault Family Murders | UNSEEN
“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?
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8-Year-Old Solves Her Family’s Murders | The Case of Shasta Groene | UNSEEN
“His entire world revolved around her”
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 h
The Miami Millionaire Murders | The Case of Ben Novack Jr | UNSEEN
“Only a monster can do this kind of evil thing”
On the morning of July 12, 2009, in the Rye Brook Hilton Hotel, May Abad receives a frantic call from hotel security, urging her to rush to her parents’ suite. As she races down the hallway, her mother, Narcy Novack’s, screams cut through the silence—her father, Ben Novack Jr., millionaire and heir to Miami’s famous Fontainebleau hotel, has been br
Revenge of the Cheerleaders: Taking Down the Texas Slayer | The Case of Retha Stratton | UNSEEN
“There’s a monster out there”
It’s 1981 in the sleepy town of River Oaks, Texas, and someone is hunting cheerleaders. A 16-year-old teenager, Susan Brown, is brutally attacked in her own home. What she, the cops, and the rest of the town don’t know is that she’s just the first victim in a rampage that will change this Texas suburb forever.One by one, members of the Castleberry High School cheer s
The Revenge of Florida’s Most Disturbing Lover | The Case of Patrick de la Cerda | UNSEEN
“There’s no way that we just found this murder plan"
25-year-old Patrick De La Cerda is ready to start a new chapter with his fiancée, Jessica Devnani, until right after Valentine’s Day, in 2018, when cops make a grim discovery at the couple’s barn in Deltona, Florida: Patrick has been murdered in what seems to be a targeted assassination, but as the case goes on, unusual clues pop up. Ominous voi
The Fall of the Utah Slasher | The Case of Tiffany Mead | UNSEEN
“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 run
The Boy in the Deer Box | The Case of Paul Martin Andrews | UNSEEN
"What happened in that box?" January 11th 1973, on his way to buy milk for his siblings, 13 year old Paul Martin Andrews doesn’t notice a blue van is following him. Sitting in it is Richard Ausley, a dangerous outlaw on the run, and as Richard usually does, he simply asks Paul for help and offers him a ride. His story would end up becoming infamously known as “The Boy in the Box”, and 30 years lat
The Secret Lives of American Witch Killers: From Hippies to Homicide | The Case of Jenn Carson | UNSEEN
“Are the hurt people dead?” In 1979, 4 year old Jennifer Carson comes face to face with one of the most bizarre and deranged serial killers to have ever lived: none other than her new psychic step-mother, Susan Carson. Susan, along with Jenn’s father Michael Bear Carson, will embark on a years-long religious mission to hunt down and kill anyone they deem a witch, and Jenn is their first target. Li
The Rise & Fall of a Texas Alpha | The Case of Meghan Verikas | UNSEEN
“I don’t want to tell her daddy’s gone”
In the early hours of March 10th, 2017, police officers enter the home of Valerie McDaniel and Leon Jacob with seemingly unexpected news – cops tell the new couple that Valerie’s ex-husband has just been killed in a robbery gone wrong, but there’s something else they’re hiding. What Leon and Valerie don’t know is that they’ve walked right into a trap—one des
The 4 YO Who Solved Her Mom's Murder | The Case of Heidi Jones-Asay | UNSEEN
“She knew who did it all along”On July 31st 1970, in the small town of Price Utah, 4 year old Heidi wakes up to eerie silence, and after peeking through the keyhole of her bedroom door, she sees a terrifying scene that will stick with her forever: the tragic murder of her mother. However, no one is convicted, and before the case file is officially marked as unsolved, Heidi’s grandmother takes one
The 11 YO Who Escaped the Cabin in the Woods | The Case of Leah Henry | UNSEEN
“You’re gonna pay for this”
On May 1st, 2001, 11 YO Leah Henry is dropped off by her school bus less than a mile from the safety of her house, but as she starts her walk home, a car suddenly drives up to her and parks, blocking the road. Unbeknownst to her, Leah is about to be kidnapped by one of Texas’ most notorious serial predators, but she will also be known as the girl who outsmarted him u
The Family Feud Killer | The Case of Becky Bliefnick | UNSEEN
“If he doesn’t get it his way, he may literally lose his mind”
On February 23rd, 2023, mom of 3 Becky Bliefnick was found dead, shot 14 times in cold blood, and despite the brutal nature of the attack, there isn’t any DNA evidence left behind. The killer thinks he’s outsmarted everyone, but little do they know that Becky refused to be a silent victim, and has left all the clues investigators need
The Covina Christmas Massacre | The Case of the Ortega Family | UNSEEN
“He shot my daughter in the face!”
On Christmas Eve 2008, just before midnight, 911 operators scramble as every phone rings off the hook in the city of Covina, California. All the callers frantically report a massive explosion on East Knollcrest drive—the Ortegas' family home. In the chaos, neighbors are sheltering the panicked surviving family members, running for their lives from what should ha
The Original Mindhunter | The Case of Opal Horton ft. Ann Burgess | UNSEEN
“I think he’s right behind me — watching me”
June 13th 1985: Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess, a trailblazer mindhunter, sits across from an 8YO girl, trying to analyze her. 10 days prior, little Opal Horton barely escaped a kidnapping by a man who took her best friend Missy right in front of her. Now, Dr. Burgess’s job is to catch this man, to find Missy before it’s too late, but there’s one problem: Opa
From Mother to Manhunter | The Case of Krystal Mitchell | UNSEEN
“I just know something is wrong with her”
On June 10th, 2016 Josephine Wentzel receives the worst call of her life: her 30-year-old daughter is dead, and her boyfriend Raymond McLeod is MIA. This date marks the beginning of a 6-year-long international manhunt, but after months of fruitless efforts by police, a desperate Josephine takes matters into her own hands. She will use all her experience a
The Sleeping Suspect | The Case of the Oxley Family | UNSEEN
“It was like making a deal with the devil”
At 3:30 am on February 21st 2008, Melissa Oxley frantically calls 911 from her bedroom. She’s just woken up next to the dead body of her husband, Ben, who’s been murdered with a shotgun in his sleep. She hides with her 6-year-old stepdaughter, Alyssa, pleading with dispatchers to hurry, since she can hear footsteps downstairs, but when police arrive, the
The Girl Who Survived 9 Months In The Bunker | The Disturbing Case Of Abby Hernandez | UNSEEN
“I’m gonna die tonight, or I’m gonna escape somehow” July 20, 2014. Zenya Hernandez is on the phone, desperately trying to organize the search for her 15-year-old daughter, who has been missing for 9 months. She doesn’t know it yet, but her wait is about to end: miraculously, Abby Hernandez reappears at her front door that night. But to Zenya’s concern and the community’s disbelief, Abby won’t spe
The Facelift Killer | The Case of the Macneill Family | UNSEEN
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“I think daddy killed mommy in the bathtub” --
It’s April 11th 2007, and young medical student Alexis Somers tries to call her mom, but repeatedly gets no answer, until her dad finally picks up: “mom is dead”. After rushing home from college following his d
Family Takes Down Ninja Serial Killer | The Case of the McDonough Family | UNSEEN
"You don’t come into MY house, and attack MY family"--
On July 13th 2007, a woman is found murdered in the middle of the night. Her husband, who was asleep upstairs, immediately becomes the prime suspect, but police have no idea that the true culprit, a masked serial killer, has already struck again, miles away, leaving a trail of crime scenes undetected along the Northeastern US. However, everyt
Taking Down the Pool Killer | The Case of Ali & Roger Kemp | UNSEEN
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"He had started a fight with Ali, but I was gonna finish it"
On June 18th 2002, in a small Kansas town, 19-year-old lifeguard Ali Kemp was found strangled to death in the pump room of the local pool. Police immediately launch an investigation, even inte
Taking Down the Dark Web Killer | The Case of Amanda Todd | UNSEEN
"We are watching you"--
October 2012: a video goes viral on Youtube in which a girl uses flash cards to tell her story — it is the last time she is seen by the world and millions of people since then will forever know her name: Amanda Todd. It will take a mother’s courage and determination to dive into the dark web to finally unveil her daughter's real killer, and to ensure justice for all the
Taking Down The Dating Game Killer | The Case Of Tali Shapiro | UNSEEN
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"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
The 91 YO Grandma Who Took Down a Serial Killer | The Case of Mary Bartel | UNSEEN
"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 remembe
The GTA Killer | The Case of Aundreah Maes & Kaylee Sawyer | UNSEEN
“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
The Mom Who Seduced the Casanova Killer | The Case of Barbara Mabee Abel | UNSEEN
“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 mo
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