Unseen

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July 30, 2024 The Mom Who Seduced the Casanova Killer | The Case of Barbara Mabee Abel | UNSEEN
“Take me instead”--
On November 14th, 1974, Barbara Mabee Abel returns home with her 6-year-old son, Dale, but upon entering, something feels terribly wrong; moments later, an intruder emerges from hiding after waiting for the young family to arrive. Willing to do anything to save her son and herself, Barbara begs the man to kidnap her – what she doesn't know is that she’s been taken by one of most vicious & prolific serial killers in US history: the Casanova Killer.
Sources
Discovery+
11Alive
Discovery Channel
13WMAZ

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27 min
July 23, 2024 Groomed To Kill | The Case of Lisa Knoefel | UNSEEN
“He was chopping it up. That was sketchy.”--
On November 16th, 2012, 13 year-old Megan Zanella witnesses her mother being attacked by her foster sister, Sabrina Zunich. Tragically, the police arrive too late to save Megan’s mother, Lisa Knoefel, and Sabrina is apprehended at the scene. However, in the subsequent investigation and trial, Megan and the police come to understand that nothing is as it seems, and become suspicious of Megan’s step-father, Kevin Knoefel. Megan must now gather her strength and face off against her own family in her quest to get justice for her mother.
Credits:
Directing, writing & editing by Alexandre Gendron
Research by Tianyi Zhang
Script revision by Tiffany Loxton
Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader
Voiceover by William Akana
Sources:
WEWS-TV - ABC - Sabrina Zunich Accused
Dayton Correctional - A Look Inside
Dateline - Deadly Betrayal
Investigation Raw - Unrequited Love
Law & Crime - Sabrina Zunich Interrogation
Sex & Murder - Family Love Triangle
Snapped - Sabrina Zunich
Snapped: Behind Bars - Sabrina Zunich

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26 min
July 13, 2024 Killer Pastor Attended Victims' Funerals | The Case of Andrew Hockensmith | UNSEEN
“Come quickly because I’m afraid.”--

On September 20th, 2013 9 yo Andrew Hockensmith frantically calls 911 from the back room of his parents' pawnshop, where an armed gunman has just stormed in. In spite of the danger, the boy only cares about saving his baby sister and urges the dispatcher to hurry and send help.
Just 6 minutes later, police enter the pawn shop and are horrified to find 3 bodies. They soon determine that this triple homicide is no simple robbery gone wrong--instead, a shocking narrative is uncovered, involving betrayal, pawn shop gold, and a supposedly beloved pastor.
Credits:
Directing, writing & editing by Matthew Rice
Research & script revision by Manon Lafosse
Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader
Voiceover by William Akana
Sources:
Broken trust: Gold, guns and god - WAM Media Grp - Investigation Discovery
See no evil - Come quickly, I’m afraid - Arrow International Media - Investigation Discovery
Final Moments - Peacock - Wolf Entertainment - Oxygen
WLKY News Louisville
WLKY News
Public social media account

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24 min
July 06, 2024 The Kidnapping That Turned a Father into a Manhunter | The Case Of Adam Walsh | UNSEEN
“One day, I kissed my 6 year old son goodbye, and never saw him again”--
John Walsh never wanted to be a man hunter. In 1981, he was forced to look for his missing son only to find him dead. When 47 year old Ed Smart appeared on national TV pleading for the return of his 14 year old daughter, John took the weight of the investigation through America’s Most Wanted. This is what you haven’t seen on the show.

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18 min
June 25, 2024 8-Year-Old Hunts Down Her Own Killer | The Case of Jennifer Schuett | UNSEEN
“Am I scaring you little girl?”--
8-year-old Jennifer is scared of the dark, and on the one night her mother asks her to sleep in her own room, she wakes up in the arms of a police officer carrying her out of the house in the middle of the night. The man wants her to believe that she is safe, but she realizes he doesn't have a badge as he drives off to a remote area. Later that night, her kidnapper leaves her for dead in the middle of a field after brutally attacking her, and from that moment on, Jennifer vows to remember every single detail about him in order to make sure he’s caught. Her injuries leave her unable to talk, yet she still finds a way to catch him… 19 years later.

External Footage From:
"CBS 48 Hours", "ABC News", "NBC Today Show", "CBC News", "Clinton School", "Galveston College", "Dickinson Police".

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20 min
June 07, 2024 Unmasking The Deadpool Stalker | The Case of Lauren McCluskey | UNSEEN
“I think he’s trying to lure me somewhere”--

On October 19th, 2018, a strange man is seen lurking around a college campus, hiding his identity under a Deadpool costume. The same day, 21 year old Lauren McCluskey calls the police to report threatening text messages harassing her and inviting her to a supposed funeral. The young student is doing everything she can to try and get help, but no one is listening. What happened that night would change more than just one life; Her story created a ripple effect that would change college campuses forever.

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24 min
May 28, 2024 Son Discovers Father's Bizarre Obsession | The Disturbing Case of Dylan Redwine | UNSEEN
"Did you hurt him?" --
February 2013: Dr Phil is sitting with one of his guests backstage, Mark Redwine, who appeared on the show with his oldest son Corey ,and ex-wife Elaine Hall, in an effort to find his the youngest boy Dylan, who has been missing for the past three months. Mark was the last person to see Dylan, and yet, on Dr Phil’s set, he has no answers to any of Elaine or Dr Phil's questions. As the show goes on, Corey and Elaine reach a grisly realization: Mark is hiding a disturbing secret, and he is not who he seems.

External Footage From:
9News: Elaine Hall's Interview, Elaine Hall & Cory Redwine Verdict Interview
CourtTV: Bizzare Photos Leads To Murder
A&E: Killer Cases - Murder on Middle Mountain (S2E9)
Crime Watch Daily: Diaper Leads To Death
News Coverage: Denver7 News, KOAT Action News, KRQE 13 News
Dr. Phil: The Search for Dylan Redwine (2013), Cory Redwine and Elaine Hall Update (2022)
Durango Herald: Mark Redwine Murder Trial Court Coverage
Kusa: Elaine Hall Interview
ID: Still A Mystery - Down The Hill (S1E2)
TruthSeeker: Dylan Redwine

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29 min
May 22, 2024 When the Kidnapper Interrogates His Own Victims | The Case Of Alisa Matthewson | UNSEEN
“Are the little kids asleep?”--
March 11th 2017 – 14 year old Arden Summers drives her younger siblings back to her mother’s home, following her dad’s secret orders. Hours later, an employee of a nearby Walgreens calls 911 after seeing a tied up woman run out of a car: the woman is Alisa Mathewson – Arden’s mom. Before the police can arrive, the car drives away with Alisa. Nobody knows where they are heading to, and with who, but Arden, who is home alone with her other siblings, might be able to solve the case in time.

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29 min
May 08, 2024 The Revenge Of The Girl On Fire | The Case of Judy Malinowski | UNSEEN
“She hung on for me, her girls, and for justice” --
August 2nd, 2015, Gahanna police receive a frantic 911 call from a Speedway gas station, that a woman is set on fire. As she is rushed to the ER, her boyfriend tells a bizarre story that she caught on fire while lighting a cigarette. No one expects her to survive, with a 110% mortality rate, but 7 months later, she miraculously wakes up. Only she can tell the truth of what really happened to her. This is the unforgettable story of Judy Malinowski, the girl who testified for her own murder and brought justice onto her own killer.

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34 min
April 24, 2024 5-Year-Old Solves Her Mom's Murder | The Case of Britney & Crystal | UNSEEN
“I hid so he wouldn’t see me.” --

March 7th 2014, the bodies of a young couple Britney Cosby and Crystal Jackson are discovered behind a convenient store dumpster, Port Bolivar, Texas. With very little clue of when and where the murder happened, the police visit their fathers, who have been both furiously against their relationship. Both struck by the news and dissolved in tears, could one of them be hiding a twisted secret? But what the detective doesn’t know is that Crystal's 5 year old daughter Zaniah, who was hiding in the car at the time of the murder, might have seen it all.

External Footage From: "A Father's Journey To Forgiveness (FOX26 - FOX News)", "See No Evil - I Loved My Daughter (Arrow - ID)", "Someone You Tought You Knew - The Secrets (October Films - ID)", "The Wrath Of God Is Fixed To Fall Upon You (True Crime Daily)", "True Life: Crime - Religious Killing Or Rage? (Left/Right - MTV)".

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26 min