“I can’t just let him kill me” -- July 7th, 2009: Nancy Tyler, handcuffed to a wall, knows that the stand-off between the police and her ex-husband can’t go on. The mother of two is left alone by her captor for the first time in 12 hours, and this is her final opportunity to escape her hostage situation before he snaps again. External Footage from: "Domestic Violence Survivor Speaks 10 Years After South Windsor Kidnapping", "NBC Connecticut", "Deadly Demands (S1E1)", "Chaos In...

"Is he going to kill us?" -- On the early morning of December 4th, 1997, 10 year old Amber Daniels is standing in the middle of a dirt road, barefoot, in her pyjamas, faced with an impossible choice: run away on her own from the man who kidnapped her, or stay with him to try and save her sisters. What happened to her family the previous night, now known as the Santa Claus killings, would only be solved because of Amber’s courage, and she would make sure her kidnapper would pay for what he...

“She doesn’t know what’s coming, but we do” -- It’s just after midnight on July 9th, 2011 when a CCTV camera of the Leili home captures Niqué, completely unaware that this would become her last known footage before her disappearance. Niqué’s 19-year-old daughter Alex is quickly suspicious of her step-dad Matthew, but her younger half-sisters, Amanda and Rebecca, firmly believe their dad is doing everything he can to help find their mom and reunite their family. Alex knows that the only way...

“Mommy told me bad guys killed my daddy” -- April 6th, 2010, 5 YO Patrick Morrissey wakes up in the middle of the night. He sees his parents being pushed inside his bedroom by a gunman. In those few panicked seconds, he notices both of them are tied up. Petrified by fear, Patrick can’t move and keeps his eyes tightly shut. Suddenly, shots are fired and the house is set alight. The little boy knows his parents’ only hope of survival will depend on his escape. External Footage from: "Web Of...

“No one’s looking for you” -- September 16th, 1995: 13-year-old Jessyca Mullenberg wakes up in the back of a car. Her hands and feet are tied and she doesn’t recognize the scenery around her. For the next 104 days, Jessyca’s mother will do everything she can to find her missing daughter, but time is running out, as Jessyca’s captor tries to make her forget who she is. However, one episode of America’s Most Wanted will change everything in the case. External Footage from: "They Took Our...

“Nobody was looking for the girls, except my family" -- On December 29th, 1999, as high schooler Ashley Freeman turns 16, she invites her best friend Lauria Bible for a fun sleepover, and what would happen to the entire family during that night, would become a 20-year mystery, involving the cartel, local rings, and even the entire police department as a suspect, a mystery that only Lauria's parents would be able to solve: where are the missing girls? External Footage from: "A&E",...

“Oh my God, we got attacked!” -- It’s Halloween night, 2004. 911 dispatch receives a distressing call from a woman saying her roommates need help: Lauren Meanza just survived a horrible home invasion that took the lives of her two friends. The hunt for their attacker begins, even going to psychics for potential answers, but nobody suspects that the killer is hiding in plain sight, and Lauren will do everything to stop him and get justice for Adriane & Leslie. External Footage From:...

“I think I got mom’s blood on me.” -- On February 22nd, 1991, Dede Rosenthal disappeared from her Cherry Hill apartment: there were no signs of any disturbance, and the case grew cold, but no one ever expected that only 4 years later, another crime took place but this time, to Dede’s neighbor. However, 14-year-old Jennifer Wertz survived the night and would become the key to the mystery of Dede’s story. External Footage from: "ID", "Peacock", "Dead of Night", "Redish", "NBC",...

“Mommy, I want to come home” -- It’s March 20, 2011, and a disturbing video entitled “Don’t hurt me mommy” is uploaded to YouTube, showing young mother Christine Belford with her 3 children in the street, being secretly filmed. 4 years earlier, in September of 2007, Christine frantically called the Newcastle police department, telling them her 3 daughters had been kidnapped. What had started in 2007 was a plan of revenge against Christine and her daughters that would end up escalating for...

“I would give up my life to find her” -- It’s June 3rd, 2014 and Maxx Porter is desperately trying to reach his little sister Lea, but she isn’t answering any of his calls. 8 days later, her family turns on the TV and there's a bizarre interview of a man with a disturbing story about Lea's disappearance. When the police fail to clear this man, Maxx decides to take matters into his own hands, ultimately finding himself face-to-face with a dangerous killer, who has spent years planning the...

"I promised Dad I will find her" -- 13 years after her little sister disappeared, online detective Shelly Nagle receives a notification from an anonymous Facebook account, with a disturbing message reading “She’s still alive, but you’ll never see her again”. When the police refuse to investigate, Shelly knows it’s up to her to find her sister and the man responsible for her disappearance: a killer who is now watching her every move. To help support Shelly and her family, click the link here...

“He tried to hide it, but I know what I saw” -- On October 12th, 1980, 4-year-old Lalana and her older brother Donald are put on a plane to Rhode Island without their mom, who had vanished just a few hours earlier, with no evidence left behind. It would take years for Lalana to finally solve the case herself, uncovering disturbing family secrets over 20 years old, and answer the question that’s been on her mind all this time: what happened to Mom? Or rather, who wanted her to disappear?...

“I was staring at the face of evil” -- It’s February 17th 2003, when Terry Hall calls the police to report her daughter Kristine Johnson missing, after not hearing from her for two days. When detectives talk to Kristine’s flatmate, she says her friend left for an audition in the Hollywood Hills for a big opportunity to be cast as a Bond Girl, but detectives quickly discover that the movie doesn’t actually exist. The only clue to help catch a serial predator, who has been escaping the law for...

“You and your so-called family have two weeks to move out of Florida forever or else you all die. this is no joke” -- It’s April 1989. Sherry Guin is at a Murder Mystery weekend and is playing a dangerous mind game with a killer who poisoned an entire family. Everybody plays their role but Sherry needs to stay more alert than anyone else: her name isn’t Sherry and she needs to take down the host of the party: the prime suspect of the Carr family murder. External Footage From: "Murder She...

“Somebody took Jacob” -- On October 22, 1989, 11 YO Jacob Wetterling bikes home and disappears with a gunman into the night. 9 months earlier, 12 YO Jared Scheierl gets ice cream and vanishes shortly after, but a few hours later, he makes it back home: 27 years later, he would be the key to finally solving Jacob’s disappearance, taking down one of the most terrifying men the state of Minnesota has ever seen. External Footage From: "The Hunt with John Walsh" (S1 E8, "Justice Denied", CNN),...

“Am I going in this casket soon?” -- It’s April 2000, Kristina Beard is desperately trying to get ahold of her twin sister Jennifer. They only have 6 hours to disappear and get to safety before it’s too late, after giving police the key piece of evidence they need that will finally put an end to the escalating plot of a psychotic killer: their own mother. External footage from: "Deadly Women: Blood for Money" (S3 E2, Discovery+), "Power, Privilege & Justice: Gold Digger" (S3 E1,...

“Rob the bank, or she blows up” November 20th 2000, 7 year old Breea Renee notices something strange: “mom, there’s someone outside the window”. A day later, 3 masked men break into her house and hold them at gunpoint before strapping Breea with dynamite. Michelle is given an unimaginable mission: rob the bank, or your daughter will be blown up - she sets off to Bank of America for the dangerous heist.

“We were next on his hit list” -- On July 21st 1985 , single mom Andrea Blanchard lives in fear, hiding with her daughter Trudi. Whenever the phone rings, she knows bad news will follow: another bomb exploded, and this time, hundreds of people are severely injured. For years, cops are afraid of him and can’t stop him, but Andrea knows she’s the only one who can put an end to all the killings, because she knows what the Family Court Bomber wants: 7 year old Trudi. External footage from:...

"Something is wrong with my daughter" -- After years of searching for her daughter Annette, Mary discovers a disturbing secret in the husband’s past – Annette isn’t the only one gone. One wife drowned, two others missing: what is this man hiding? What happened to the girls? Mary decides to lead her investigation, and find out the truth about Felix Vail. External footage from: "The Real Story with Maria Elena Selinas: A Mother's Quest" (ID - Lucky 8), "People Magazine Investigates: Gone...

“He’s going to kill us all” -- On November 18th 1978, Gerald Park tells his 12 year old daughter Tracy to escape in the jungle, and stay hidden until it’s safe. As gunmen and helicopters close in on her, Tracy knows she needs to survive to avenge her mother’s death, and make sure Jim Jones would pay for what he did to her family, and 918 other victims. You might have heard about Jonestown, but this is the story of the little girl who lived. External footage from: "Return to Jonestown"...

“I’ll stop if you stop crying” On the morning of March 4th 1980, in Stevenage England, a milkman is heading to work when he sees smoke coming out of someone’s window, and hears a child screaming. He rushes and breaks the door down, finding a crying little girl, badly burned, and waiting in the stairs: after being rescued, 4 YO Amanda Wright is now the only witness of what really set off the fire in the home that night, unveiling a murder so disturbing that the truth of the events would only...

“If anything happens to me, take this to the police” On the late evening of November 29, 1992, a man opens his front door to discover two little boys shivering and covered in blood in an Atlanta suburb. 3 and a half years earlier, Sara Tokars hires a private investigator to follow her husband who she thinks is dangerous and unfaithful. The young mom discovers many dark secrets, including his criminal lifestyle, which would lead her to do anything she can to protect her sons, even if it meant...

“I had a 200% chance of dying, and 5% chance of getting away” On November 9th, 1986, 17 year old model Kate Moir accepts a ride from a seemingly nice couple, not knowing they’re actually the country’s most dangerous serial killers. Having murdered 4 girls already, Kate knows her time is running out, but she has a plan to escape captivity, that would result in her even being arrested herself by Australian officers. More about Kate here:...

“You’re not just a danger to the public, you’re a danger to those who love you” On September 14, 2007, 19yo Ashley Wallace wakes up in a hospital bed, surrounded by police officers accusing her of being a serial killer, after her sister, Bree, found a note in which Ashley confesses to the murders of her father and stepfather; the problem is, Ashley did not write this letter. What happened to her that night would uncover one of the most disturbing serial killers the state of New York has ever...

“I can be your daughter” When cops break into the Groene home on May 16th 2005 after receiving a call from a concerned neighbor, no one is prepared to find the family murdered, and as they identify everyone, they notice that the younger children, Dylan, 9, and Shasta, 8, are missing. As the authorities race against time to find the missing kids, Shasta is trapped in the woods with her family’s killer, nearly 100 miles away, and starts to plan her own escape. External footage from: The...