Escape from the Schoolgirl Snatcher: How 2 Best Friends Survived the Unthinkable | The Case of Charlene & Lisa | UNSEEN

shopify.com/unseen - “I’m very dry right now” - On May 2nd, 2001, police are dispatched to the Preer residence in Chevy Chase, Maryland, for a welfare check: Leslie Preer hasn't shown up to work, and her husband, Sandy, can’t find her in their blood-splattered home. But when the officer enters, it only takes him five minutes to find Leslie's lifeless body in the shower. Immediately, Sandy Preer becomes the prime suspect in his wife's murder. And. for years, he remains the only one, until 23 years later when two detectives reopen the cold case with a new perspective: what if Sandy was innocent? - Credits: Director, editor & co-writer: Maxime Desrochers Researcher & co-writer: Manon Lafosse Voiceover: William Akana Producer: Salim Sader Assistant editor: Hannah Alicbusan Distribution coordinator: Kat Gardilcic - Sources: Getty Images “First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder” 20/20: ABC News Productions, 2025. “A Perfect Spring Morning” Dateline NBC: NBC Telemundo, 2025. (Peacock Productions) “Prime Crime: Murdered Mom’s Mystery Killer Caught 23 Years Later”, Law&Crime Network, 2025. “Water Bottle Nails Cold-Blooded Killer for Shocking Murder”, Law&Crime Network, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

factormeals.com/unseen50off Code: unseen50off - “I heard nothing but static and wind” - On November 22nd, 2003, surveillance cameras at the Columbia Mall in Grand Forks North Dakota capture 22 year old college student Dru Sjodin shopping while on a phone call with her boyfriend, when suddenly the call drops, and she vanishes. At first, police don’t take the case seriously, but after Dru’s parents, Linda and Allan, begin their own investigation, an unexpected witness emerges claiming she knows who took her - and that Dru is in grave danger. Now in a race against the clock, it’s a rush to find Dru before it's too late—and bring a killer to justice.  - Director, editor & co-writer: Matthew Rice Researcher & co-writer: Tiffany Loxton Voiceover: William Akana Producer: Salim Sader Assistant editor: Hannah Alicbusan Distribution Coordinator: Kat Gardilcic - Credits: Getty Images “Nine Days of Terror” On the Case with Paula Zahn: Discovery Communications, LLC, 2013. (Scott Sternberg Productions Inc. & Weinberger Media) “Missing from the Mall” 20/20: ABC News Studios, 2020. “Watching Dru” See No Evil: SNE 2 Productions Inc./Arrow International Media Limited, 2016. (Arrow International Media Limited & Saloon Media Inc. in association with Investigation Discovery and Bell Media Inc.) “Dru’s Legacy” See No Evil: SNE 2 Productions Inc./Arrow International Media Limited, 2016. (Arrow International Media Limited & Saloon Media Inc. in association with Investigation Discovery and Bell Media Inc.) “Dru Sjodin's story, 10 years later”, StudioOne UND, 2013. “Ride for Their Lives”, N/A, 2010. “Beauty Bites Beast | Advocacy Documentary | Full Movie | Feminism”, Stash - Free Documentaries, 2024. “Dru Sjodin's murder spurs change for family, community”, KARE11 News, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I want to know why your son murdered my daughter” - It’s February 25th, 2010. Carrie McGonigle watches the news in horror: not far from where her 14-year-old daughter disappeared over a year ago, another teenager has gone missing. Without hesitating, she rushes to help the panicked parents search for their missing child, unaware that both of their families will soon be forever bound not only through a devastating tragedy but also by an act of compassion few could ever imagine. - Credits: Writer, director & editor: Alexandre Gendron Researcher: Manon Lafosse Voiceover: William Akana Producer: Salim Sader Assistant editor: Hannah Alicbusan Distribution coordinator: Kat Gardilcic - Source: Getty Images “Bound by Tragedy” Murdered at First Sight : Woodcut, 2022. (FilmRIse, Sky Crime) “In Plain Sight” Dateline: Secrets Uncovered: Peacock Productions, 2021. (Oxygen Network © NBC Universal Media) “Desperate Search” Buried in the Backyard: Oxygen Network, 2019. (Oxygen Network/ NBC Universal Media © 2019 Oxygen Cable LLC) “Taken: The Amber DuBois Story” 48 Hours: CBS News Productions, 2010. (United Paramount Network, CBS) “Chelsea's Light A Brother's Journey”, Tyler King - 2010 “I Will Kill” The Friday the 13th Murders: Grandma’s house entertainment, 2025. (Warner Bros Discovery Inc) “Jogger Says Gardner Attempted To Rape Her”, ABC 10 News, 2010 “Team Amber Rescue honors Amber Dubois, helps search efforts in San Diego in 2018”, CBS 8 San Diego, 2019. “Search Intensifies for 17-Year-Old Chelsea King - 10News Investigates the Suspect's Violent Past”, ABC 10 News, 2010 “Mother of murder victim is search hero”, CNN, 2011 “Chelsea's Law Signed”, CBS News, 2010 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

factormeals.com/unseen50off Code: unseen50off - “It happened so fast” - On Friday, June 9th, at a little league game in Alma, Arkansas, 6-year-old Morgan Nick runs off with her friends to catch fireflies, but when the other children return without her, Morgan’s mother, Colleen, knows that something is terribly wrong. As days pass with no sign of her daughter, home footage of the baseball game reveals an unknown person in a red pickup truck stalking the kids. However, with few leads and little to go on, it’s up to Colleen to lead the search, and for the next 29 years, Colleen Nick will hunt down Morgan’s kidnapper, helping other victims along the way, and getting justice for her daughter. - Please consider supporting the Morgan Nick Foundation, an organization established by Colleen, in memory of Morgan. To find out more, please visit: www.morgannickfoundation.com - If you have any information on the disappearance of Morgan Nick please contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST. - Credits: Written, edited and directed by Justin Chalifoux Researched by Tiffany Loxton Voiceover by William Akana Distributed by Kat Gardilcic Produced by Salim Sader - Sources: “5NEWS Vault” - 5News, CBS (YouTube) “30 Years of Searching for Morgan Nick” - 5News, CBS (YouTube) “Morgan Nick’s Mother Reflects on 30 Years of Advocacy for Missing Children” -5News, CBS (YouTube) “Billy Jack Lincks - What We Know About the Suspect Named in Morgan Nick Disappearance” - 5News, CBS (YouTube) “Authorities to Announce Development in 1995 Kidnapping of Morgan Nick” -5News, CBS (YouTube) “DNA in 1995 Attempted Abduction Case Could Give Answers to Morgan Nick Kidnapping”- KARK 4 News, NBC (YouTube) “DNA Testing Ties Billy Jack Lincks to Morgan Nick’s Disappearance” - Arkansas Democratic Gazette (YouTube) “Full Interview with Colleen Nick & Director About Still Missing Morgan” - 40/29 News, ABC (YouTube) “Mother Marks 21 Years Since Morgan Nick’s Kidnapping” - 40/29 News, ABC (YouTube) “Two New Detectives Hired in Morgan Nick Case” - 40/29 News, ABC (YouTube) “A Look Inside the Morgan Nick Foundation” - THV11, CBS (YouTube) “The Disappearance of Morgan Nick” - THV11, CBS (YouTube) “Morgan Nick Case | DNA Evidence Found in Billy Jack Lincks’ Truck” - THV11, CBS (YouTube) “Nick Family Forever Fighting for Answers Amidst Grief” - KNWA Fox 24, Fox (YouTube) “Remembering the 1995 Disappearance of 6-Year-Old Morgan Nick” -KATV Channel 7 News, ABC (YouTube) “Still Missing Morgan” NLA Productions, 2022 (ABC) "Murder By Numbers: Grave Secrets", Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. 2026 (Lusid Media) National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (Vimeo) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Something's wrong with dad" - Houston, Texas, 1986: 14YO Laurie Tremblay is murdered. The case goes cold, and years pass with more bodies discovered, without any clues on who the killer is. Meanwhile, young Tiffany Shore moves in with her dad after her parent's divorce. She starts to realize he is not as fun as she remembered. More and more controlling, he makes a habit of locking his daughters inside the house when he leaves. As his behaviour becomes increasingly strange and overprotective, the Tourniquet Killer claims more victims: surviving her dad’s sudden rages will actually be the key to solving the terrifying serial killer case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I want you for one more day” - On January 19th, 1999, 10-year-old Charlene Lunnon is walking to school with her best friend Lisa Hoodless when a car suddenly stops in front of them. Unbeknownst to them, the man behind the wheel is about to kidnap the two girls, and is one of the most disturbing serial predators the UK has ever known. In the days that follow, police and the girls' families will lead a frantic search—but Charlene and Lisa, through their brave survival, will be the ones to bring down their kidnapper for good. - To read the full story of Charlene and Lisa in their own words: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Abducted-Charlene-Lunnon/dp/0141042176 - Credits: Written, directed & edited by Maxime Desrochers Written & edited by Alexandre Gendron Assistant edited by Hannah Alicbusan Researched & written by Manon Lafosse Voiceover by William Akana Produced by Salim Sader - Documentaries Getty Images “The Girls Who Were Found Alive.”Cutting Edge: Gecko Productions, 2008. (Channel 4) “Dead or Alive?” Snatched: © Independent Television News Ltd, 2024 (ITN Production for Paramount +) Book Lunnon, C., & Hoodless, L. (2009). Abducted. Penguin UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

https://rocketmoney.com/UNSEENPOD - “This is the crime of the century” - July 13th, 1966, Corazon Amurao comes back to her student dorm after a regular shift at the South Chicago Community Hospital, not knowing that in just a few hours, she would become a victim of the first mass murder in American history. That night, at 11 pm, a man broke in, and held all 9 student nurses at gunpoint. However, he made 1 crucial mistake, a mistake that would result in Corazon, 7 hours later, being the only living witness of the crime, who would ultimately take him down and bring justice to her friends. - Credits: Directed, written & edited by Zane Olson Researched by Steffi Mac Voiceover by William Akana Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader - Sources: Richard Speck, Biography, A&E Richard Speck: Born to Raise Hell, Crime Stories Serial Killer: Richard Speck, Serial Killer Documentaries The Oprah Winfrey Show: Corazon Amurao-Atienza ABC 7 Chicago Getty Images - BACKGROUND MUSIC by Fearless Motivation Instrumentals: AppleMusic/iTunes: https://goo.gl/2mF7gr Spotify: https://goo.gl/Uxmswh AmazonMP3: http://geni.us/BackgroundMusic MP3 Downloads: https://teamfearless.com/mp3-download... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“He wouldn’t take no for an answer” - On Valentine’s Day, 2020, cops respond to a 1 a.m. call in the Hollywood Hills, where they discover 38-year-old family therapist Amie Harwick fighting for her life, and her roommate Michael Herman, with blood on his hands. Michael is brought in for questioning but swears had nothing to do with it, and that the perpetrator must have fled into the night. What cops don’t know is that the man they have in custody is telling the truth, and that the real attacker is still out there. But, Amie’s best friend, Robert Coshland, is on the case: he’s determined to take down the man who’s been stalking Amie for years, & finally get justice.  - For more information about Justice 4 Amie, please see here: https://www.change.org/p/adam-b-schiff-justice-4-amie-domestic-violence-laws-updated  - Credits:Directed, written & edited by Matthew Rice Researched by Tiffany Loxton Co-written by Kat Gardilcic & Tiffany Loxton Voiceover by William Akana Produced by Salim Sader “The Final Hours of Amie Harwick.” 48 Hours: CBS Broadcasting Inc., 2022. (CBS News) “Justice for Amie Harwick.” 48 Hours: CBS Broadcasting Inc., 2024. (CBS News) “Celebrity Sexpert.” Death By Fame: Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., 2023 (AMPLE Entertainment) “Love, Death, and Obsession In Hollywood.” A Plan to Kill: Oxygen Media LLC, 2024 (Peacock) Man Walks Outside To Find Decapitated Roommate, Dr. Insanity, 2024. Nightline, ABC News,  CBS Mornings, CBS Broadcasting Inc. Inside Edition, CBS Broadcasting Inc. Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

https://rocketmoney.com/UNSEENPOD - “I think I spent all day with a murderer” - July 18th 2009, on a school trip to New Caledonia, 15 year-old Brenda Lin could never imagine that it would be the last time she would see her parents and siblings. The brutal Lin family’s massacre shocks Australia, as Brenda is orphaned overnight. With nowhere to go, Brenda turns to the nearest support she can find, but what she doesn't know, is that she is stepping into a trap set up by her family's killer, and only SHE holds the key to take him down. - Credits Directed & edited by Alexandre Gendron Researched by Tanvi Rajvanshi & Tianyi Zhang Written by Alexandre Gendron & Joshua Kamin Narrated by Will Akana Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader - Sources 7News Spotlight – Brenda Lin: Sole Survivor 7News Australia – Robert Xie: Notorious MurdererAustralia Today – Life After MurderOz News Room – Brenda Lin’s Address To Her Family Cheltenham Girls High School – School Tour 2022 Truly Criminal – Murder In The Suburbs XKB – Lin’s Family: Funeral Coverage 7News Sydney – Brenda Lin’s Aftermath 9News Sydney – Robert Xie Sentence ABC News – Sydney Murders Investigation NSW Supreme Court – CCTV: Robert Xie Getty Images Motion Array Audio Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Mommy’s not coming home”  - On the morning of December 14th, 2023 Broomfield, Colorado police find mom of three, Kristil Krug, unconscious in her garage. But what first looks like an accident quickly turns into something far darker when police discover a fatal stab wound. As investigators piece together Kristil’s final hours, they realize that for months, Kristil, her husband, and 3 children had been targeted by an obsessed stalker. But, what no one realizes is that Kristil was already tracking her killer, and the evidence she left behind will be the key to exposing her stalker’s true identity, and getting justice. - To help support Kristil’s children, visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-the-krug-family  - Written, directed and edited by Justin Chalifoux Researched by Bianca Yzabelle Tan Voiceover by William Akana Produced by Salim Sader - “He’s Right Behind You.” ABC 20/20: ABC Entertainment, 2025 “The Phantom.” Dateline: NBCUniversal Media, LLC, 2025. “The Setup Murder of Kristil Krug.” 48 Hours: CBS Interactive Inc., 2025. Bodycam Captures Wife’s Final Moments Before It All Went Wrong, Beyond Evil, 2025. Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices