I didn’t look back not for a second. I just ran. Escaping Captivity: The Kara Robinson Story, Sky Crime 2025
My name is Kara Robinson. I was kidnapped 18 years ago, and some days it feels like yesterday. ibid.
I held my arm up to show him [rozzer] my handcuffs. And I said, ‘My name is Kara Robinson. I was kidnapped but I escaped.’ ibid.
I felt a gun press to the side of neck. And he said, ‘If you scream, I’ll shoot you.’ And he said, ‘You’re going to come with me.’ ibid.
I knew that I had to be my own victor. ibid.
While I was being assaulted, it felt like something that happened to someone else. ibid.
My biggest fear was that I was going to wake up my captor. But I slowly just slid out of the bed at the side. ibid.
‘We’re not sure if the abductor’s still in the apartment or not.’ ibid. rozzer
My abductor’s name was Richard Marc Evonitz. ibid.
‘We all knew it was probably a lot bigger than just Kara being kidnapped.’ ibid.
What happened to Madeleine McCann? The three-year-old disappeared from her bed during a family vacation in Portugal. She’s never been seen again. Over the years there have been many theories and suspects … Now the German police say they’ve solved this disturbing mystery. True Crime Recaps: Madeleine McCann, Youtube 18.09, 2022
The search for Sherri Papini had made national headlines. Her frantic husband begged for his wife’s safe return. True Crime Recaps: Did Sherri Papini Fake Her Own Kidnapping? Youtube 25.27, 2022
22 days after she vanished Sherri reappeared as mysteriously as she had disappeared ... Two Hispanic women had just let her go. ibid.
They say Sherri staged her own kidnapping so she could spend a little time with her ex in southern California, 600 miles away. ibid.
Steven Stayner was seven when he was abducted … Years later he emerged from the ordeal as a hero … The story of Seven Stayner is tightly intertwined with the story of his older brother Cary. True Crime Recaps: Steven & Cary Stayner: Hero vs Killer Brother, Youtube 21.10, 2022
Lisa Nowak: Her fixations morphed into a terrifying obsession after an affair with a fellow astronaut crashed and burned … The attempted kidnapping of her side piece’s new love. True Crime Recaps: NASA Astronaut Love Affair Turns to Insane Kidnapping Plot! Youtube 18.29, 2022
She became the first ever astronaut to be charged with a felony. ibid.
It was a warm sunny afternoon when the unthinkable happened. 26 children and their driver were forced off their school bus at gunpoint and buried alive for 16 hours before they managed to escape. The Chowchilla bus kidnapping in 1976 is the biggest, most brazen mass abduction in American history. True Crime Recaps: 26 Kids Buried Alive in School Bus Kidnapping, Youtube 14.42, 2022
The kidnappers were three rich 20-somethings who wanted some extra cash. ibid.
The mastermind, Fred Woods, a trust fund kid who the sheriff called a sociopath, is about to be set free. ibid.
The ransom demand: $3 million from the state of California. ibid.
And when the three criminals woke up from their nap they tuned into the nightly news just in time to learn that their plan had spectacularly failed. ibid.
It didn’t take long for them to be caught. ibid.
When it comes to the safety of your kids, you’ll do whatever it takes to protect them. And when one brave little girl was almost kidnapped from her front lawn, her parents had to act fast to stop the brazen attack in its tracks. That day started as an ordinary day for the family, but it quickly turned into anything but. True Crime Recaps: Heroic Parents in Action: A Brave Fight Against Kidnapping, Youtube 4.41, 2023
June 5th 2023: Paige & Carlos Ortiz … The man, 62-year-old Steven Bayse … got out of his truck … Steven picks her up … He tells Carlos, You’re not the father to this child … She [Paige] calls 911 and grabs a kitchen knife … She puts the knife against Steven’s throat saying, You’d better put my daughter down or I will end your life … The cops know exactly who they’re looking for. ibid.
He [Steven] struggles with Bipolar Disorder and Paranoid Schizophrenia. ibid.
It’s a Christmas miracle! Melissa Highsmith was abducted as a baby in 1971. And after a half century of searching she was finally reunited with her family. True Crime Recaps: It’s a Christmas Miracle: Abducted Child Returns Home, Youtube 4.14, 2023
Her daughter was alive and well and still living in Forth Worth under the name Melanie Walden. And she had no idea she’d been kidnapped as a baby until she got a strange Facebook message claiming to be her long-lost father. ibid.
Moreau Lake State Park: This weekend camping trip turned into every parent’s worst nightmare … 9-year-old Charlotte Sena was snatched off her bike, held captive, then rescued 2 days later. True Crime Recaps: A Weekend Gone Dark: Charlotte Sena’s Frightening Abduction, Youtube 8.09, 2023
Police watches a car pull up to the mailbox around 4.30 a.m. Inside is a chilling ransom note … The kidnapper left behind a fingerprint … The fingerprint on the ransom note belongs to Craig Ross junior. ibid.
Police wonder if Craig Ross could be connected to 19-year-old Christina White and 18-year-old Jennifer Hammond. ibid.
She spent 88 days trapped under a bed while her kidnapper entertained visitors in the other room. She’d already watched him kill her parents [James & Denise Closs] … But when she got the chance, this teenage prisoner sprung into action. True Crime Recaps: Held Captive for 88 Days: Jayme Closs Survived the Unthinkable, Youtube 2024
All he said was, I did it. ibid.
We’re going back to the 1960s when a beautiful young heiress is buried alive for a brutal 83 hours. Barbara Jane Mackle is trapped in a ventilated box underground. She’s being held for ransom by a 23-year-old conman and his grad-student mistress [Gary Steven Krist & Ruth Eisemann-Schier]. True Crime Recaps: Buried Alive for 83 Hours
The Mackles are like Florida royalty. ibid.
The second ransom drop goes as planned and Gary makes off with $500,000 in $20 bills. ibid.
She’s just happy to be here, to be home with her family for Christmas. ibid.
They recover almost all the ransom. ibid.
He does 10 years after burying a girl alive. ibid.
He goes to medical school in Mexico. ibid.
He decides his best option is to become a drugs kingpin. ibid.
They called her the real-life Gone Girl. She and her boyfriend claimed kidnappers broke into their home and stole her away. The police said she was faking the whole thing. They called her boyfriend a killer, and her a liar. True Crime Recaps: Did She Really Fake It? The Chilling Abduction That Police Labeled a Hoax! Youtube 2024
She [Denise] had just escaped the worst 48 hours of her life … They just let her go. ibid.
Why them? [Denise & Aaron] … This bizarre mix of chill vibes and utter terror. ibid.
Some of the pre-recorded messages even mention Andrea by name … So the plan changes. ibid.
These mysterious calls to Aaron were traced back … She [rozzer] uncovers [Matthew Daniel] Muller’s shady past, including some 2009 and 2012 cases that had the FBI’s antenna up. We’re talking peeping-Tom antics and botched invasions that bear a striking resemblance to Aaron and Denise’s ordeal. ibid.
Aaron and Denise get their names cleared. ibid.
Matthew wouldn’t say why he targeted Andrea Roberts in the first place. And he insisted he acted alone. ibid.
Aaron and Denise swear there were a whole bunch of guys involved. ibid.
An FBI agent with a personal history with Andrea was on the case. ibid.
2024: Denise and Aaron are happily married with a couple of kids. ibid.
She was a pretty girl from a rich family, the perfect target for these first-time kidnappers [Emilio Munoz & Candido Ortiz]. Her story was the most famous case in Spain with police spending almost three years looking for her. True Crime Recaps: Anabel’s Abduction: Her Kidnappers Sent Anabel Segura’s Family on a Cruel Wild-Goose Chase Youtube 2025
She was never seen alive again. ibid.
Luis Diego Hernandez-Moncayo: The police are in the area, they are searching on foot: eventually they hear loud music coming from the middle of a field. When they get closer they see a guy on top of our girl. Now this is where the police bodycam kicks in … I just want to hug that 911 operator. True Crime Recaps: Woman Calls 911 to ‘Order Pizza’