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“It was clear he had his eyes on her”

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.

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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 multiple ATM cameras all across town, emptying her bank account—she is badly injured, and with a masked man, who’s carjacked her black SUV. News of the criminal's spree spreads fear throughout Boston, but college student Kayleigh Ballantyne is unaware of the looming threat and as she walks home alone that evening, she will come face to face with the South Boston Slasher. But what he doesn't know is that Kayleigh has been watching him too, ready to take him down and fight to get justice for all of his victims.

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Written, directed & edited by Alexandre Gendron

Researched by Tiffany Loxton

Voiceover by William Akana

Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader

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Sources:

Facebook: Kayleigh Ballantyne

Facebook: Boston Police Department (Official)

Instagram: bpdbs (Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society)

Impact of Murder: I Speak for Amy, Discovery Communications LLC, 2019

Impact of Murder: Kayleigh’s Angel, Discovery Communications LLC, 2019

See No Evil: Watching Amy Lord, SNE 2 Productions Inc./Arrow International Media, 2015

South Boston Shocked That Police Could Have Stopped Murder of Amy Lord, GBH News, 2013

Boston Police continue investigation into Wilbraham native, Amy Lord's murder, WWLP-22 News, 2013

Person of interest in Amy Lord case hospitalized, WWLP-22 News, 2013

Boston Police to make an announcement on the Amy Lord murder case, WWLP-22 News, 2013

Wilbraham residents still coping with Amy Lord's death, WWLP-22 News, 2013

Edwin Allemany indicted for murder of Wilbraham native Amy Lord, WWLP-22 News, 2013

Mother of Amy Lord speaks about 'unimaginable' suffering at killer's sentencing, WCVB Channel 5 Boston, 2015

Woman recalls attack by Alemany in hours before Lord's death, WCVB Channel 5 Boston, 2015

BPD unit to probe unsolved homicides, WCVB Channel 5 Boston, 2019

Edwin Alemany Trial Verdict 06/08/15, Law&Crime Network, 2015

The Survival Story of Kayleigh Ballantyne (Massachusetts), Dark Down East, 2021

One person stabbed in South Boston, suspect arrested, NBC Boston, 2025

Haystack Calhoun vs. Buddy Rogers (04/14/1961). Chicago Film Archives presents "Wrestling from Chicago", 2014

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“And I remember thinking that I was staring into the eyes of the devil”

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“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-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.

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Co-directed, edited & written by Maxime Desrochers

Co-directed, written & researched by Manon Lafosse

Voiceover by William Akana

Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader

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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

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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.

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“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 lead to justice against her kidnappers.

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“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, 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/

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Written, directed & edited by Matthew Rice

Researched by Bianca Yzabelle Tan

Voiceover by William Akana

Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader

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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

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“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 out almost as soon as the cat and mouse chase begins. This is what happened in Abbotsford, British Columbia, in 2002.

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“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

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“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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Written, directed & edited by Justin Chalifoux

Researched by Tianyi Zhang

Voiceover by William Akana

Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader

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“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 their prime suspect, but several key pieces of evidence are missing and the police aren’t revealing the full story. It will take 25 years, and determined lawyer John Raley, to unlock the hidden memories of a scared little boy, free a wrongfully convicted man, and finally catch Christine’s real killer. 

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Written, directed & edited by Justin Chalifoux

Researched by Tiffany Loxton

Voiceover by William Akana

Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader

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Getty Images

Detective Diaries: Guilty Until Proven Innocent, Breaklight Pictures & The Content Group, 2021

60 Minutes: Evidence of Innocence: The Case of Michael Morton, CBS News, 2012

An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story, Glass House Productions, 2013

Michael Morton Interview, Austin American-Statesman, 2014

Morton to be released, KXAN News, 2011

Anderson gets 10 days in jail, community service, KXAN News, 2013

Mark Norwood found guilty of 2nd murder, sentenced to life, KXAN News, 2016

Ex-prosecutor Ken Anderson Jailed 3 Days for Misconduct in Sending Innocent Man to 25 Yrs in Prison, Fox7, 2013

Michael Morton Freed in Texas, innocenceproject, 2011

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