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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.
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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".
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"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".
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“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)".
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“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)".
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“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)".
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“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-victimsdeserverightshttps://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".
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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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“I can’t just let him kill me” --
July 7th, 2009: Nancy Tyler, handcuffed to a wall, knows that the stand-off between the police and her ex-husband can’t go on. The mother of two is left alone by her captor for the first time in 12 hours, and this is her final opportunity to escape her hostage situation before he snaps again.
External Footage from: "Domestic Violence Survivor Speaks 10 Years After South Windsor Kidnapping", "NBC Connecticut", "Deadly Demands (S1E1)", "Chaos In Connecticut", "Investigation Discovery", "Richard Shenkman Phones The Day During Hostage Crisis", "The Day", "20/20", "Taken", "12 Hours Of Terror", "ABC". "20/20 On ID (S3 E17)", Wrongful Revenge", "Investigation Discovery", "Shenkman Threatens Ex In Courtroom Rant", "Fox 61", "WTIC", "Wife Held Hostage Details Her Escape", "ABC News", "Shenkman's Ex-Wife Testifies, "The Day", "Panic 911 (S1E3)", "I Plan On Leaving Here In A Body Bag", "A&E", "ACB NEWS", "Getty Images", "Motion Array", "Audio Network".
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"Is he going to kill us?" --On the early morning of December 4th, 1997, 10 year old Amber Daniels is standing in the middle of a dirt road, barefoot, in her pyjamas, faced with an impossible choice: run away on her own from the man who kidnapped her, or stay with him to try and save her sisters. What happened to her family the previous night, now known as the Santa Claus killings, would only be solved because of Amber’s courage, and she would make sure her kidnapper would pay for what he took from her.
External Footage from: "Shattered", "Welcome To Santa Claus", "Homicide For The Holidays On Oxygen", "Death In Santa Claus".
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“She doesn’t know what’s coming, but we do” --It’s just after midnight on July 9th, 2011 when a CCTV camera of the Leili home captures Niqué, completely unaware that this would become her last known footage before her disappearance. Niqué’s 19-year-old daughter Alex is quickly suspicious of her step-dad Matthew, but her younger half-sisters, Amanda and Rebecca, firmly believe their dad is doing everything he can to help find their mom and reunite their family. Alex knows that the only way to save her family is to find out the truth about what happened to her mother that fateful night.
External Footage from: "NBC", "Showbiz", "Dateline", "The House On Sydney's Cove", ID", "Discovery", "Til Death Do Us Part", "Control Kill Delete", " Arrow Media", "Hear No Evil", "Dead And Deleted", "ABC", "ACB News", "20/20", "What The Camera Didn't See", "DFC", "Digital Forensic CORP", "Video And Audio Forensics", "HLN", "HLN NEWS", "Exclusive Issues", "Interview With Amy Elk", "Epidemic Sound", "Getty Images", "Motion Array", "Audio Network".
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“Mommy told me bad guys killed my daddy” --April 6th, 2010, 5 YO Patrick Morrissey wakes up in the middle of the night. He sees his parents being pushed inside his bedroom by a gunman. In those few panicked seconds, he notices both of them are tied up. Petrified by fear, Patrick can’t move and keeps his eyes tightly shut. Suddenly, shots are fired and the house is set alight. The little boy knows his parents’ only hope of survival will depend on his escape.
External Footage from: "Web Of Lies: Web Of Spies", "Blast! Films", "Evil Kin: A Mother's Fight", "Sirend Media", "WBFS-TV", "WSFL-TV39", "WPLG LOCAL 10", "WSFL", "WPLG INC", "TODAYVIDEOS999".
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“No one’s looking for you” --September 16th, 1995: 13-year-old Jessyca Mullenberg wakes up in the back of a car. Her hands and feet are tied and she doesn’t recognize the scenery around her. For the next 104 days, Jessyca’s mother will do everything she can to find her missing daughter, but time is running out, as Jessyca’s captor tries to make her forget who she is. However, one episode of America’s Most Wanted will change everything in the case.
External Footage from: "They Took Our Child, We Got Her Back (S1 E6 - Jessyca)", "LMN", "A&E", "I Survived (SE E4 - Jessyca, Derek, Latoya), "NHZ", "Your Worst Nightmare (S5 E9 - A Way Out), "Investigation Discovery", "Kidnap Victim Lives To Tell", "ABC NEWS", "WSAW NewsChannel 7", "Facebook", "America's Most Wanted", "Fox", "Curt Christianson", "Leader", "Telegram", "The Post", "Crescent", "Stevens Point Journal", "Getty Images", "Motion Array", "Audio Network".
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“Nobody was looking for the girls, except my family" --
On December 29th, 1999, as high schooler Ashley Freeman turns 16, she invites her best friend Lauria Bible for a fun sleepover, and what would happen to the entire family during that night, would become a 20-year mystery, involving the cartel, local rings, and even the entire police department as a suspect, a mystery that only Lauria's parents would be able to solve: where are the missing girls?
External Footage from: "A&E", "Crime Central", "Cold Cases Files", "Cold Ashes", "HLN", "CIN", "Hell In Heartland", "What Happened To Ashley And Lauria", "ID", "Discovery", "Disappeared", "Out Of The Ashes", "Lifetime", "Jupiter", "Vanished With Beth Holloway", "Kesse/Bible".
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“Oh my God, we got attacked!” --
It’s Halloween night, 2004. 911 dispatch receives a distressing call from a woman saying her roommates need help: Lauren Meanza just survived a horrible home invasion that took the lives of her two friends. The hunt for their attacker begins, even going to psychics for potential answers, but nobody suspects that the killer is hiding in plain sight, and Lauren will do everything to stop him and get justice for Adriane & Leslie.
External Footage From: "48 Hours (Nightmare In Napa)", "CBS", "Snapped" (S21 E11, ERIC Copple)", "Oxygen", "Jupiter Entertainment", "20/20 (WHAT REMAINS)", "ABC", "Psychic Investigators (SE3 E14)", "Halloween Homicide", "Nextfilm", "Cineflix Productions".
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“I think I got mom’s blood on me.” -- On February 22nd, 1991, Dede Rosenthal disappeared from her Cherry Hill apartment: there were no signs of any disturbance, and the case grew cold, but no one ever expected that only 4 years later, another crime took place but this time, to Dede’s neighbor. However, 14-year-old Jennifer Wertz survived the night and would become the key to the mystery of Dede’s story.
External Footage from: "ID", "Peacock", "Dead of Night", "Redish", "NBC", "Lifetime", "Unsolved Mysteries", "Dede Rosenthal", "Weinberger", "On the Case", "The Cherry Hill Murders", "Discovery", "RMM", "Signs of a Psychopath".
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“Mommy, I want to come home” --
It’s March 20, 2011, and a disturbing video entitled “Don’t hurt me mommy” is uploaded to YouTube, showing young mother Christine Belford with her 3 children in the street, being secretly filmed. 4 years earlier, in September of 2007, Christine frantically called the Newcastle police department, telling them her 3 daughters had been kidnapped. What had started in 2007 was a plan of revenge against Christine and her daughters that would end up escalating for over 8 years, ultimately becoming known as one of America’s worst cases of cyberstalking.
External Footage from: "Web of Lies: Web of Spies" (Blast! Films), "Evil Kin: A Mother's Fight" (Sirens Media), "WHYY", "WITN Channel 22", "ABC NEWS", "delawareonline.com", "Associated Press", "Firefighter Dispatch".
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“I would give up my life to find her” --It’s June 3rd, 2014 and Maxx Porter is desperately trying to reach his little sister Lea, but she isn’t answering any of his calls. 8 days later, her family turns on the TV and there's a bizarre interview of a man with a disturbing story about Lea's disappearance. When the police fail to clear this man, Maxx decides to take matters into his own hands, ultimately finding himself face-to-face with a dangerous killer, who has spent years planning the perfect crime.
External Footage From: "Valley Of The Damned" (Season 1, Episode 3), "Killer Confession", "Investigation Discovery", "20/20" (Season 40, Episode 7), "How to Get Away With Murder", "ABC", "Brother Outsmarts His Sister's Killer in The Most Unexpected Way", "Explore With Us".
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"I promised Dad I will find her" --13 years after her little sister disappeared, online detective Shelly Nagle receives a notification from an anonymous Facebook account, with a disturbing message reading “She’s still alive, but you’ll never see her again”. When the police refuse to investigate, Shelly knows it’s up to her to find her sister and the man responsible for her disappearance: a killer who is now watching her every move.To help support Shelly and her family, click the link here for their petition: https://bit.ly/3RuwbZO To learn more about Shelly & Sherry’s story, read their book here: https://amzn.to/3EPwgj7Thanks to Riyandi Kusuma for the music in the opening: "Happy Birthday Piano - Horror Version (2019)" External footage from: "ID", "Britespark", "Welcome To Murder Town", "Buried Deep", "A&E", "Blumhouse", "Cold Case Files: Missing In Altoona", "NBC", "WJAC", "6NEWS: Father-In-Law Pleads Guilty", "CBS", "WTAK", "WTAJ NEWS: Leighty Mistery Solved".
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“He tried to hide it, but I know what I saw” -- On October 12th, 1980, 4-year-old Lalana and her older brother Donald are put on a plane to Rhode Island without their mom, who had vanished just a few hours earlier, with no evidence left behind. It would take years for Lalana to finally solve the case herself, uncovering disturbing family secrets over 20 years old, and answer the question that’s been on her mind all this time: what happened to Mom? Or rather, who wanted her to disappear?
External Footage from: "Catch My Killer", "Blood Sacrifice", "Investigator Discovery", "A&E Cold Case File" (Season 3, Episode 12, Daddy Knows Best), "Forensic Files" (Season 9, Episode 13), "A Daughter's Journey TLC", "Court TV", "TRUTV", "Reenactment Diary Recording", "Lilly Junod", "Vanished with Beth Holloway A&E Television Network LLC".
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“I was staring at the face of evil” --It’s February 17th 2003, when Terry Hall calls the police to report her daughter Kristine Johnson missing, after not hearing from her for two days. When detectives talk to Kristine’s flatmate, she says her friend left for an audition in the Hollywood Hills for a big opportunity to be cast as a Bond Girl, but detectives quickly discover that the movie doesn’t actually exist. The only clue to help catch a serial predator, who has been escaping the law for more than 10 years, lies in what Kristine bought at the Century City Mall on the day of her disappearance.
External Footage From: "Dead On Arrival" (S1 E6, The Road To Hell, Investigation Discovery), "Death In The Hollywood Hills" (Dateline NBC, Justice For Kristi), "Murder In The Hollywood Hills (The Death Of Kristine Johnson, THELIPTV, Crime Time), On The Case With Paula Zahn (S3 E13, Dark Side Of a Dream, Investigation Discovery), "The Los Angeles Times", "Google Maps", "Getty Images", "Motion Array", "Audio Network".
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