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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 find, but what she doesn't know, is that she is stepping into a trap set up by her family's killer, and only SHE holds the key to take him down.

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Credits

Directed & edited by Alexandre Gendron

Researched by Tanvi Rajvanshi & Tianyi Zhang

Written by Alexandre Gendron & Joshua Kamin

Narrated by Will Akana

Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader

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Sources

7News Spotlight – Brenda Lin: Sole Survivor

7News Australia – Robert Xie: Notorious MurdererAustralia Today – Life After MurderOz News Room – Brenda Lin’s Address To Her Family

Cheltenham Girls High School – School Tour 2022

Truly Criminal – Murder In The Suburbs

XKB – Lin’s Family: Funeral Coverage

7News Sydney – Brenda Lin’s Aftermath

9News Sydney – Robert Xie Sentence

ABC News – Sydney Murders Investigation

NSW Supreme Court – CCTV: Robert Xie

Getty Images

Motion Array

Audio Network

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“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 had been targeted by an obsessed stalker. But, what no one realizes is that Kristil was already tracking her killer, and the evidence she left behind will be the key to exposing her stalker’s true identity, and getting justice.

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Written, directed and edited by Justin Chalifoux

Researched by Bianca Yzabelle Tan

Voiceover by William Akana

Produced by Salim Sader

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“He’s Right Behind You.” ABC 20/20: ABC Entertainment, 2025

“The Phantom.” Dateline: NBCUniversal Media, LLC, 2025.

“The Setup Murder of Kristil Krug.” 48 Hours: CBS Interactive Inc., 2025.

Bodycam Captures Wife’s Final Moments Before It All Went Wrong, Beyond Evil, 2025.

Getty Images

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“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 marks the beginning of Jim’s nearly half-century-long battle to get justice for his sister and finally take down a serial killer hiding in plain sight. 

If you have any information concerning any of these unsolved cases, please contact the Fort Worth Police Department:

Fort Worth Police - Cold Cases: https://police.fortworthtexas.gov/Crime-Public-Info/Cold-Cases-Landing/Cold-Cases 

Fort Worth Police - Tipline: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/coldcasetips

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Credits

Written, directed and edited by Alexandre Gendron

Edited by Hannah Alicbusan

Researched Bianca Yzabelle Tan

Voiceover by Will Akana

Produced by Salim Sader

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Sources

“The Last Dance.” Forensic Files II: Cable News Network, Inc., 2022.

“The Night He Turned Bad.” Evil Lives Here: Discovery Communications Inc., 2024

“After the Dance.” Dateline: NBCUniversal Media, LLC, 2023.

“Dance to Doom.” On the Case With Paula Zhan: Discovery, 2021.

“Glenn McCurley.” World’s Most Evil Killers: Woodcut Media LTD, 2024.

“High School Homicide.” The DNA of Murder With Paul Holes: Oxygen Media Productions, LLC, 2019.

“Carla’s Last Valentine.” Bloodline Detectives: Peninsula Television, 2022.

News Reports

Teen's 1974 Murder Changed the Way Cold Cases Are Solved, Inside Edition

Proposed ‘Carla Walker Act' could fund advanced DNA testing to solve cold cases, NBC

Suspect in 1974 murder of Carla Walker pleads guilty, gets life in prison, WFAA

The Promise Ring, Dateline NBC

Getty Images

Bill named in memory of North Texas teen Carla Walker would create funding to help solve other cold, WFAA, 2024

Glen McCurley Pleads Guilty During Trial To Murdering Carla Walker In Fort Worth In 1974, CBS Texas, 2021

Capital Murder Trial Underway in Carla Walker Cold Case, NBCDFW, 2021

Fort Worth police give update on officer-involved shooting, NBCDFW, 2024 

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"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 light on a neighborhood figure no one ever suspected, all while Ashley fights for her life, while her killer goes line dancing minutes after the murder.

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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 be found. In the weeks that follow, Samantha's father, James, leads the search to find his daughter, but what he uncovers is a sinister plot. Now, it is up to James to help put a stop to one of America's most disturbing serial killers, and get justice for his daughter. 

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Written, directed & edited by Justin Chalifoux

Researched by Amanda Hein

Voiceover by Will Akana

Produced by Salim Sader

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Sources:

Documentaries: 

“Ain't She Purty”, Wild Crime: Eleven Skulls, 2024 (ABC News/Hulu)

“You’ve got your monster”, Wild Crime: Eleven Skulls, 2024 (ABC News/Hulu)

“Because they’re mine”, Wild Crime: Eleven Skulls, 2024 (ABC News/Hulu)

“Mask of sanity”, Wild Crime: Eleven Skulls, 2024 (ABC News/Hulu)

48 Hours: Tracking the Murders of Israel Keyes, 2020 (CBS Broadcasting Inc.)

“The Cross Country Killer: He Could Make People Disappear” - Part 1 & 2, Very Scary People, 2022 (Investigation Discovery)

Method of a Serial Killer, 2018 (Glass Entertainment Group/ Oxygen Network)

News clips: 

 Anchorage Police Department released to Anchorage Daily News

ABC Alaska

Fox News

CBS News

KHQ Local News

The Star Ledger

Alaska Public Media

CBS 11 News

NBC 5

Youtubers: 

Viktoria Evans

Sotos

DoWhit Yourself 

Podcast:

“The Israel Keyes Investigation” True Crime Bullsh**, 2018 (Studio BOTH/AND). 

Book

Maureen Callahan, “American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century”, Viking, 2021 

Other:

FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigations

'Send her home': Father of abducted barista pleads for her return - Kyle Hopkins (DailyMotion)

Seeking Alaska’s Missing (S.A.M.) - Facebook

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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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