When the Kidnapper Interrogates His Own Victims | The Case of Alisa Mathewson

By Unseen .May 31, 2024

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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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Directed, Written, and Edited by Hannah Duncan

Researched by Tianyi Zhang

Voiceover by William Akana

Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader

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Florida man accused of kidnapping estranged wife wants another new attorney

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On November 18, 1978, in the depths of the Guyanese jungle, 12-year-old Tracy Parks faced an unimaginable choice: stay and risk certain death or flee into the dense wilderness with nothing but her father’s desperate words echoing in her mind: “Escape and don’t come back until it’s safe.” This was the day the world would come to know as the Jonestown massacre—a day of unthinkable tragedy, orchestrated by the manipulative cult leader Jim Jones.

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July 20, 2014. Zenya Hernandez is on the phone, desperately trying to organize the search for her 15-year-old daughter, who has been missing for 9 months. She doesn’t know it yet, but her wait is about to end: miraculously, Abby Hernandez reappears at her front door that night. But to Zenya’s concern and the community’s disbelief, Abby won’t speak about the horrors she went through, nor reveal the name of her kidnapper. She’ll keep these terrifying secrets to herself... until she gathers enough courage to bring this monster to justice.

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"He had started the fight with Ali but I was gonna finish it"

By Unseen .Oct 12, 2024

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On June 18th 2002, in a small Kansas town, 19-year-old lifeguard Ali Kemp was found strangled to death in the pump room of the local pool. Police immediately launch an investigation, even interviewing prime suspects, but ultimately no arrests are made, and the case goes cold in the ensuing months. What police don’t know is that one of their released suspects hides a disturbing secret that’s key to unraveling what happened to Ali, and that her dad, Roger, will not rest until his daughter’s killer is found & brought to justice.

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