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The Bonebreaker: When a Teen Killer Kidnaps the "Wrong Boy" | The Disturbing Case of Thadius Phillips | UNSEEN Feb 28, 2023

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"Oh... he's still alive?" --
July 31st 1995, Baraboo police department receives a 911 call in which a teenager calmly claims he is trapped in a house and has both his legs fractured. Little do they know, the caller, 13 year old Thad Phillips, is two hours away from death due to internal bleeding, in the house of a school mate. After two days of torment and two failed escapes, he becomes the only survivor in the hand of the notorious teen serial killer Bonebreaker, carrying the key to solving another mysterious “accidental” death from a year ago.

Footage from: Cold Case Files: The Bonebreaker (Blumhouse), Escaped - Torture in Suburbia (Kurtis Production), I Survived - Thadius Phillips (Biography Channel), Madison - Wisconsin in HD (David Allen Productions), 2022 Lakefront - Milwaukee News (FOX), Municipal Newspaper (Baraboo News Republic), Getty Images, Audio Network, Motion Array.

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The Texas Family Farm Killings: The Disturbing Case of Robin Doan | UNSEEN Feb 08, 2023

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“Do I really need to talk about what happened?” --

September 30th 2005, at her home in Pampa, 10 year old Robin Doan wakes up to a nightmare of gunshots and realizes it is not a dream. She hears her mother’s screaming, bullets shooting off, and before she could react, the heavy footsteps approaching her door. Robin’s family becomes victim to one of the most deadly home invasions in Texas, and the police officers don’t understand how they find the 10 year old girl unharmed. Her “perhaps too calm” 911 call will offer the only living testimony of Levi King’s merciless killing spree.

Footage from: 48 Hours: Live to Tell (MMX CBS Broadcasting INC), The Killer Speaks (ITV Studios), Most Evil (MMX CBS Broadcasting INC), The Mind of a Murderer (Atlas Media Corporation)

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The Bleach Monster: The Disturbing Case of Lydia Tillman | UNSEEN Jan 31, 2023

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"He used bleach to do what?" --
July 4th 2011, arriving on the scene of a burned down house, the Fort Collins Colorado police are shocked by what they are seeing: the fire is so hot that all of the metal handles are melted down but even so, a strong smell of bleach remains. The Bleach Monster has reappeared, but this time, she survived: Lydia Tillman jumped from the second floor and is now in a coma, but nobody expected her to be the one who would solve the case, and find the one responsible for the unsolved murder of Kenia Monge. Learn more about Kenia's foundation: https://keniamonge.wordpress.com/
Footage from: #TextMeWhenYouGetHome: Kenia Monge (Lifetime), Deadly Connection (NBC, Dateline), Tribute to Kenia Monge (NBC News), "Lydia Tillman Tells Her Story" (Richard Mauro Ricchiuti), Crime Watch: Kenia Monge (True Crime Daily), "Kenia Monge Surveillance" (The Denver Post), Nimia - Associated Press (Getty Images)

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Serial Killer Breaks in 10 YO Girl's Slumber Party... and Doesn't Know 1 of Them Survived: The Disturbing Case of Krystal Surles | UNSEEN Jan 24, 2023

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“I saw what he did to Katie and was scared he’d do it to me” --
On one of the last nights of 1999, Krystal is tucking herself into bed after a fun sleepover with her best friend Katie, but they are suddenly woken up by a window creaking open. As Krystal opens her eyes, a man holds a knife to Katie’s neck near the edge of the bunk bed. From that moment on, two things are on Krystal’s mind: surviving through the night, and making sure serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells is brought to justice.
Footage from: Live To Tell 48 Hours (MMX CBS Broadcasting Inc.), America's Most Wanted (20th Century Fox Television), Most Evil (MMVI Discovery Communication Inc.), The Mind of a Psychopath (ABC News Nightline)

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Ex Tries To Hire a Hitman, But Doesn't Know He's Actually a Cop: The Disturbing Case of Tiffany Mead | UNSEEN Jan 10, 2023

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“Shh, don’t scream.” --
On the night of July 23rd 2013, Tiffany calmly calls the police asking for help after she injured her own neck in an attempt to take her life, while her ex-husband Kris simply watches her. When the detectives arrive on the scene, it’s clear to them that she didn’t do this herself. Her ex Kris says the opposite, and calls her a liar. As they dig more into the case, time is running out as Kris carries out his own plan to “finish the job”.
Footage from: 48 Hours (CBS), "Don't Scream" (CBS), Murder For Hire (NBC Universal TV & Screening), KUTV 2 News (Sinclair Broadcast Group), Standard Examiner

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The Friday the 13th Murders: The Disturbing Case of Misty Cockerill | UNSEEN Jan 03, 2023

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“I told myself: I’m not going down without a fight” --
On Friday the 13th, best friends Misty Cockerill and Tanya Smith are walking to 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.
Footage from: Court TV (Crime Stories - The Abbotsford Killer), Red Letter Film (Dark Waters of Crime), I Survived (A&E, Sharon / Al & Linda / Misty), Clearbook Morning (Dustin Drone), Ross Travel (Cinematic Night), ABC 7 News (Timeline), CBC News (British Columbia), CityTV (Vancouver Everywhere).

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Kidnapper Tells 8 YO “Say Your Prayers” | The Disturbing Case of the Rivazfar Sisters | UNSEEN Dec 27, 2022

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"Hello? I found a little girl with her neck... uh..." --
Sayeh Rivazfar is the oldest of her siblings at only 8 years old and takes care of putting her little sister Sara to bed one night, but they are suddenly woken up by a man carrying them out of their bedroom, that Sayeh immediately recognizes. After a brutal attack, their abductor leaves them in the woods for dead, and only one thing is one Sayeh’s mind: avenging her little sister’s death.
Footage from: 13WHAM (Deerfield Media Inc.), Canandaigua Chamber of Commerce, Crime Stoppers, Shaw TV SSM, I Survived (A&E), Spectrum News 1, 'Vanished' With Beth Holloway (A&E), Wear TV (New at 6), Inside Crime (Angeline Hartmann)

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The Killer Gym Teacher Who Kidnapped a Teen Girl | The Disturbing Case of Ashley Reeves | UNSEEN Dec 07, 2022

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"I could be dead right now, there is no other way to put it" --
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.
Footage from: On the Case with Paula Zahn (Weinberger Media, Scott Sternberg Productions), Illinois Police Department, True Crime Daily, Left for Dead (Lifetime)

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The Girl in the Bunker: The Disturbing Case of Elizabeth Shoaf | UNSEEN Nov 22, 2022

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“It was like a vacation for her” --
On September 6, 2006, 14 year old Elizabeth Shoaf was kidnapped by a man who claimed to be a police officer. Handcuffed, and “arrested”, she is taken deep into the woods where she discovers a secret underground bunker. For ten days, investigators look everywhere for the missing teen, without any clues, until Elizabeth is able to outsmart her captor, and her mom receives a shocking text message from Elizabeth herself.
Footage from: Surviving Evil (Cineflix - Investigation Discovery), Dateline (Peacock Productions), Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN), Elizabeth Shoaf: The Girl in the Bunker (Lifetime, LLC), Text Me When You Get Home (A&E, LLC), The Girl in the Bunker (Cineflix Productions & Rare Fish Films)

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The Toy Box Killer: The Disturbing Case of Cynthia Vigil | UNSEEN Nov 08, 2022

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“Are you comfortable now? I doubt it.” --
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.
Footage from: I Survived a Serial Killer (A&E), House of Horrors: Kidnapped (Investigation Discovery), Wicked Attraction (Investigation Discovery), It Takes a Killer (Oxygen), Barcroft TV, A&E, KOAT, KRQE, Street Safe NM, True Consequences Podcast

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