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Ex-Cop Grandma Comes Out Of Retirement To Catch Daughter’s Killer | The Case of Krystal Mitchell

By Unseen .Feb 14, 2025

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Driven by the belief that there’s always more to the story, Unseen delves beyond the headlines to uncover the quiet resilience, courage, and humanity at the heart of real cases. With a focus on the untold and the overlooked, Unseen shines a light on what’s often left in the shadows, creating moments of connection and understanding.

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On June 10th, 2016 Josephine Wentzel receives the worst call of her life: her 30-year-old daughter is dead, and her boyfriend Raymond McLeod is MIA. This date marks the beginning of a 6-year-long international manhunt, but after months of fruitless efforts by police, a desperate Josephine must take matters into her own hands. It will take all her experience as a former police officer to catch him before he kills again, and get justice for her daughter and two grandchildren. For more information or to support Josephine’s efforts to help other families with missing or murdered loved ones: https://angelsofjustice.org/ Josephine also wrote two books about her journey to get justice for Krystal: “The Chase: In Hot Pursuit of My Daughter’s Killer” and “The Capture: The riveting account of capturing my daughter's murderer.” The Chase can be found here, and the Capture can be found here.

Credits:

Directed, written & edited by Alexandre Gendron

Researched by Tiffany Loxton

Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader

Voiceover by William Akana

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John Walsh: In Pursuit - Investigation Discovery/Zero Point Zero Production Inc.

John Walsh: The Search Continues

America’s Most Wanted New Season - Fox Alternative Entertainment

Still A Mystery: Charmed By A Killer - Investigation Discovery, Efran Films

Crime Stories With Nancy Grace Red Seat Ventures

Tamron Hall Show - ABC News/Disney Media Distribution/Summerdale Productions

Access Hollywood - NBC

Inside Edition - CBS Media

Philip DeFranco

Court TV

Unsolved Podcast

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“Alpha” Killer Thinks He Got Away — Doesn’t Know Ex is ALIVE | The Case of Meghan Verikas

“I don’t want to tell her daddy’s gone”

By Unseen .Feb 18, 2025

Unseen .

Driven by the belief that there’s always more to the story, Unseen delves beyond the headlines to uncover the quiet resilience, courage, and humanity at the heart of real cases. With a focus on the untold and the overlooked, Unseen shines a light on what’s often left in the shadows, creating moments of connection and understanding.

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In the early hours of March 10th, 2017, police officers enter the home of Valerie McDaniel and Leon Jacob with seemingly unexpected news – cops tell the new couple that Valerie’s ex-husband has just been killed in a robbery gone wrong, but there’s something else they’re hiding. What Leon and Valerie don’t know is that they’ve walked right into a trap—one designed to catch them in their own deadly scheme. Behind it all was the last person they expected: Leon’s ex, Meghan Verikas.

Directed, written and edited by Matthew Rice

Researched by Bianca Yzabelle Tan

Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader

Voiceover by William Akana

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KPRC

ABC13

Houston ABC, 20/20

Law&Crime Dateline NBC, Twisted in Texas

Oxygen, Murder for Hire, Doctor’s Orders

A&E, American Justice, “The Bad Doctor”

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Family Feud Killer Thinks He Can Get Away With It | The Case of Becky Bliefnick

“If he doesn’t get it his way, he may literally lose his mind”

By Unseen .Feb 18, 2025

Unseen .

Driven by the belief that there’s always more to the story, Unseen delves beyond the headlines to uncover the quiet resilience, courage, and humanity at the heart of real cases. With a focus on the untold and the overlooked, Unseen shines a light on what’s often left in the shadows, creating moments of connection and understanding.

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On February 23rd, 2023, in Quincy, Illinois, mom of 3 Becky Bliefnick was found dead, shot 14 times in cold blood, and despite the brutal nature of the attack, there isn’t any DNA evidence left behind. The killer thinks he’s outsmarted everyone, but little do they know that Becky refused to be a silent victim, and has left all the clues investigators need to uncover the truth and bring justice for her and make sure her killer would pay for the murder, and that her ex-husband Tim Bliefnick's true personality would be revealed, starting with an episode of Family Feud.

Becky’s sister, Sarah, has started a GoFundMe to create a scholarship fund and support Becky’s 3 young children. To donate, please click here.

Research & story by Tiffany Loxton

Editing by Maxime Desrochers & Matthew Rice

Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader

Voiceover by William Akana

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48 Hours: The Game Show and the Murder (CBS)

Dateline: Ghostrider (Peacock Productions)

Killer Relationships: The Price of Love (Faith in Justice Productions/Texas Crew Productions)

2020 Special Bad Romance: Dangerous Game (ABC)

Killer Cases: The Bicycle Killer (Law & Crime Productions)

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Santa Claus Thinks He Got Away– Doesn’t Know 8 YO Survived | The Covina Christmas Massacre

“He shot my daughter in the face!”

By Unseen .Feb 18, 2025

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Driven by the belief that there’s always more to the story, Unseen delves beyond the headlines to uncover the quiet resilience, courage, and humanity at the heart of real cases. With a focus on the untold and the overlooked, Unseen shines a light on what’s often left in the shadows, creating moments of connection and understanding.

On Christmas Eve 2008, just before midnight, 911 operators scramble as every phone rings off the hook in the city of Covina, California. All the callers frantically report a massive explosion on East Knollcrest drive—the Ortegas' family home— but what the survivors themselves tell 911 is even more disturbing: the nightmare actually began before the house went up in flames, when a man dressed as Santa Claus opened fire during the family dinner. Now, the surviving Ortega family must get justice, but also figure out how to rebuild each other after an unimaginable tragedy, and keep their Christmas spirit alive.

In her journey to rebuild, Leticia Yuzefpolsky now shares empowering stories about healing, love, & family on her blog: https://leticiashope.com/about/

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Directed, written & edited by Alexandre Gendron & Justin Chalifoux

Researched by Manon Lafosse

Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader

Voiceover by William Akana

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Oxygen

Emerge Pictures

Jarrett Creative Group

Kristina Kuzmic

Bellum Entertainment

OWN

Michele F Rosenthal

ABC7

CNN

AP Archive

Associated Press

CBS News

Associate Press

2KCAL9

Chasing reality Raw Bill Rhetts - hi-caliber.org

Why are we friends? Podcast

Rory Smithristmas - Short Film 2022

Little Help - Christmas Short Film 2022

Advent - Christmas Short Film 2024

Santa Flamethrower - Garden Center

Santa Claus On Fire - Stuntman Phil

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How Every Cop Should Interrogate Kids | The Case of the Real Mindhunter

“I think he’s right behind me — watching me”

By Unseen .Feb 14, 2025

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Driven by the belief that there’s always more to the story, Unseen delves beyond the headlines to uncover the quiet resilience, courage, and humanity at the heart of real cases. With a focus on the untold and the overlooked, Unseen shines a light on what’s often left in the shadows, creating moments of connection and understanding.

June 13th 1985: Dr. Ann Wolbert Burgess, a trailblazer mindhunter, sits across from an 8YO girl, trying to analyze her. 10 days prior, little Opal Horton barely escaped a kidnapping by a man who took her best friend Missy right in front of her. Now, Dr. Burgess’s job is to catch this man, to find Missy before it’s too late, but there’s one problem: Opal is not talking. Dr. Burgess will need to use everything her studies have taught her, from her nursing career, to teaching the FBI, to studying the most notorious serial killers, to eventually catch Opal’s monster. Unseen would like to sincerely thank Dr. Burgess for time to meet with us, share her insights on the case, and teach us about her groundbreaking work in mental health and forensics. Dr. Burgess has authored numerous publications, including her recent book “A Killer by Design” about her career revolutionizing treatment of the trauma and abuse, and criminal psychology, available here.

Credits:

Written, edited & directed by Justin Chalifoux

Researched by Manon Lafosse

Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader

Voiceover by William Akana

A big thank you also to Jeremy Rothman Productions for the shoot.

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Red Marble Media

Hulu

Boston College

A&E television networks

Movie Web

The interview room

National Geographic

Daily Herald

Wondery - Candice DeLong

Film Rise

True Entertainment and Condé Nast Entertainment for Discovery

Illinois Police

60 minutes

ABC7 News

NCTV17

CONUS Archive

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Ex-Cop Grandma Comes Out Of Retirement To Catch Daughter’s Killer | The Case of Krystal Mitchell

“I just know something is wrong with her”

By Unseen .Feb 14, 2025

Unseen .

Driven by the belief that there’s always more to the story, Unseen delves beyond the headlines to uncover the quiet resilience, courage, and humanity at the heart of real cases. With a focus on the untold and the overlooked, Unseen shines a light on what’s often left in the shadows, creating moments of connection and understanding.

On June 10th, 2016 Josephine Wentzel receives the worst call of her life: her 30-year-old daughter is dead, and her boyfriend Raymond McLeod is MIA. This date marks the beginning of a 6-year-long international manhunt, but after months of fruitless efforts by police, a desperate Josephine must take matters into her own hands. It will take all her experience as a former police officer to catch him before he kills again, and get justice for her daughter and two grandchildren. For more information or to support Josephine’s efforts to help other families with missing or murdered loved ones: https://angelsofjustice.org/ Josephine also wrote two books about her journey to get justice for Krystal: “The Chase: In Hot Pursuit of My Daughter’s Killer” and “The Capture: The riveting account of capturing my daughter's murderer.” The Chase can be found here, and the Capture can be found here.

Credits:

Directed, written & edited by Alexandre Gendron

Researched by Tiffany Loxton

Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader

Voiceover by William Akana

For more stories like this, subscribe to our YouTube here

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Sources

John Walsh: In Pursuit - Investigation Discovery/Zero Point Zero Production Inc.

John Walsh: The Search Continues

America’s Most Wanted New Season - Fox Alternative Entertainment

Still A Mystery: Charmed By A Killer - Investigation Discovery, Efran Films

Crime Stories With Nancy Grace Red Seat Ventures

Tamron Hall Show - ABC News/Disney Media Distribution/Summerdale Productions

Access Hollywood - NBC

Inside Edition - CBS Media

Philip DeFranco

Court TV

Unsolved Podcast

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