Making the Case

Making the Case

By Three Seas, Inc.True Crime
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Making the Case episodes

  • Kara Robinson Chamberlain - Surviving being Kidnapped & Sexually Assaulted by a Serial Killer
    She would have been the next victim of an elusive serial killer who hunted and murdered at least three other teenage girls, but Kara Robinson Chamberlain saved her own life by using a survival instinct that she didn’t know she had. Taken at gunpoint from in front of a friend’s home, Kara was tied up, put into a container and then sexually assaulted for more than 18 hours before her daring escape. 
    How to protect children at school, camps and other youth-serving organizations: https://sosthreesixty.com/home/www.kararobinsonchamberlain.com
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    52 min
  • Angel Gates, Child Sex Work Survivor
    At age 11, Angel Gates became a child sex worker and involved with drugs - forced into this life by a mother who also suffered generational trauma and drug abuse. Angel is now a survivor despite everything that was stacked against her. She's also an activist, actor and mother, using her life’s experiences to educate affected families, and to help victims involved in the sex industry and the drug trade.  
    How to protect children at school, camps and other youth-serving organizations:https://sosthreesixty.com/home/
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    38 min
  • Ed Smart, Father of Kidnapping Victim Elizabeth Smart
    Ed Smart faced every parent’s worst nightmare when his 14-year-old daughter was kidnapped from their home in the middle of the night. Never giving up, Ed talks about the nine-month search for Elizabeth, and how their family’s work now helps prevent child abduction and educates the public about the child sexual predators who roam freely among us.
    How to protect children at school, camps and other youth-serving organizations:https://sosthreesixty.com/home/
    Personal Empowerment Safety Educationhttps://www.radkids.org/
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    40 min
  • Making the Case: Inside America's Most Wanted
    In this special episode, Avery speaks to the new host Elizabeth Vargas and showrunner/EP John Ferracane of the re-launched "America's Most Wanted." They discuss similarities of the iconic, original show and the modern technology used in the new version of the true crime hit.
    Americas Most Wanted airs Mondays at 9/8c on FOX.
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    27 min
  • Jennifer Ritchie, Prosecuting Child Sex Offenders
    Jennifer Ritchie has spent her career in the state of Washington prosecuting criminal sex offenders including child predators.
    How to protect children at school, camps and other youth-serving organizations: https://sosthreesixty.com/home/ Search for Convicted Sex Offenders in your community: https://www.nsopw.gov/ Special Commitment Center: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Commitment_Center
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    43 min
  • Kellye Tallent, Child Sexual Assault Victim
    In 1994 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (14 miles from Tulsa), Kellye was 7-years-old when her soccer coach Michael Schwarz assaulted her and other girls on the team. He was also convicted of assaulting a relative. Schwarz was prosecuted in 1997
    How to protect children at school, camps and other youth-serving organizations: https://sosthreesixty.com/home/
    National Sex Offender Registry https://www.nsopw.gov/
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    48 min
  • Michael Streed, Master Sketch Artist
    Master Sketch Artist Michael Streed’s 40 year police career of creating spot-on sketches of suspects, wasn’t the career he had envisioned for himself; he had planned on being a Disney Animator. But as the creator of “Sketchcop,” Streed reveals that when interviewing child victims or witnesses, it’s not drawing talent that makes an accurate sketch – it’s great interviewing skills and knowing how to get children to dig deep into their memories.
    How to protect children at school, camps and other youth-serving organizations: https://sosthreesixty.com/home/
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    33 min
  • Jennifer Schuett, Kidnapped and Left for Dead at 8 Years of Age
    While sleeping soundly in her Texas bedroom, then 8-year-old Jennifer Schuett was kidnapped, taken to a deserted road, strangled, raped and her throat slashed. Left for dead, Jennifer was discovered nearly 12 hours later and taken to hospital. Told that she might never speak again or be able to have children, Jennifer says that she is “victorious” now, speaking to audiences all over the country about the 18-year hunt for her attacker and about the life she now shares with her husband and children.
    How to protect children at school, camps and other youth-serving organizations: https://sosthreesixty.com/home/
    Legislative Change for DNA-Upon-Arrest Initiatives:
    www.dnasaves.org
    Connecting with local ChildAdvocacy Centers:
    https://www.nationalcac.org/find-a-cac/
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    53 min
  • Natasha Herzig, Sexual Trafficking Victim
    An All-American teenager, Natasha Herzig was flattered when a woman approached her in a California mall, complimented her on her appearance and make up then asked if she would be interested in interviewing for a fashion job that would take her around the country working with models. But when the interview seemed to take a weird turn and she tried to leave, Natasha was kidnapped, sexually assaulted repeatedly and was then sex trafficked for nearly a year before her incredible rescue.
    How to protect children at school, camps and other youth-serving organizations: https://sosthreesixty.com/home/
    How to protect children at school, camps and other youth-serving organizations:https://sosthreesixty.com/home/Providing a Sanctuary for Recovery for Child Sex Trafficking Victims:https://beautyfromashesranch.org/Help for victims of Human & Sex Trafficking:https://polarisproject.org/
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    57 min
  • Kim Luk, Fought for International Justice
    After graduating high school, American Alex Villamayor took off to a beautiful ranch in the Paraguayan countryside. But the trip didn’t go as planned, when Alex was raped and murdered – and by the hand of his own friends! Thousands of miles away, his aunt sparked an international campaign that involved the highest levels of the American & Paraguayan governments, in the search for answers and justice.
    How to protect children at school, camps and other youth-serving organizations: https://sosthreesixty.com/home/
    Coping with Grief:https://optionb.org/category/grief-and-loss/resourcesNational Center for Victims of Crime:https://victimsofcrime.org/leadership/
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    43 min

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Avery Mann has dedicated his career to the safety of children. He assisted in bringing hundreds of dangerous criminals to justice - many of whom were on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list - during his…