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Motels, Models & Murder: The Making of the Beauty Queen Killer | The case of Linda, Dawn & Tina | UNSEEN
“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
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Unmasking the Long Island Dungeon Kidnapper | The Disturbing case of Katie Beers | UNSEEN
“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
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The Disturbing Alien Pyramid Cult of Georgia | The Case of Niki Lopez & The Nuwaubian Nation | UNSEEN
“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
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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” - 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
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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 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
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