Episode

Evil Was Watching
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41:24
Published: Wed May 04 2022
Description

Two young girls in Washington are snatched in broad daylight while riding their bikes. The case goes unsolved for decades, until a new detective with a local connection to the story tries to solve the mystery that haunted her childhood. Keith Morrison reports. 

Chapters
Two investigators discuss their experience working on a cold case of a missing girl who was last seen riding her bicycle at a park, the fear and anxiety surrounding the case, and their extensive list of suspects.
00:00 - 00:51 (00:51)
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Missing Children
Summary

Two investigators discuss their experience working on a cold case of a missing girl who was last seen riding her bicycle at a park, the fear and anxiety surrounding the case, and their extensive list of suspects.

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Evil Was Watching
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A little girl who went missing years ago left everyone searching for answers, revisiting the crime scene with hopes of finding clues that may lead them to her or her killer.
00:52 - 05:42 (04:50)
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Crime, Mystery
Summary

A little girl who went missing years ago left everyone searching for answers, revisiting the crime scene with hopes of finding clues that may lead them to her or her killer.

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Evil Was Watching
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Dateline NBC
A jogger reported seeing someone who looked like the suspect sketch in Point Defiance Park, a few miles away from the location where Michella Welch's body was found.
05:42 - 09:52 (04:10)
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Crime
Summary

A jogger reported seeing someone who looked like the suspect sketch in Point Defiance Park, a few miles away from the location where Michella Welch's body was found. Police are investigating the lead.

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Evil Was Watching
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Dateline NBC
A mother's account of her daughter's sudden disappearance in Point Defiance Park and the police search that followed.
09:52 - 14:20 (04:28)
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Point Defiance Park
Summary

A mother's account of her daughter's sudden disappearance in Point Defiance Park and the police search that followed.

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Evil Was Watching
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Dateline NBC
A person reflects on how they identified with a character in the movie "E.T.
14:20 - 17:41 (03:21)
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Film
Summary

A person reflects on how they identified with a character in the movie "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" while out on bike rides or walking, and how the movie changed how people saw each other.

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Evil Was Watching
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Dateline NBC
A detective and a family member of a murdered girl discuss the unsolved case of the deaths of two girls in Washington State in the summer of 1986.
17:41 - 22:06 (04:25)
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True crime
Summary

A detective and a family member of a murdered girl discuss the unsolved case of the deaths of two girls in Washington State in the summer of 1986.

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Evil Was Watching
Podcast
Dateline NBC
Investigator Catherine Townsend knocks on doors to eliminate potential suspects and uses DNA analysis to generate possible suspect images.
22:06 - 29:01 (06:55)
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Crime
Summary

Investigator Catherine Townsend knocks on doors to eliminate potential suspects and uses DNA analysis to generate possible suspect images. The genealogy research links the name Washburn to the DNA in Jenny's murder despite his prior involvement as a tipster about another case, leaving detectives even more puzzled.

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Evil Was Watching
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Dateline NBC
A DNA analyst expresses frustration over investigating crimes and getting reports back stating that none of the suspects are a match.
29:01 - 34:03 (05:02)
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Crime Investigation
Summary

A DNA analyst expresses frustration over investigating crimes and getting reports back stating that none of the suspects are a match.

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Evil Was Watching
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Dateline NBC
A person expresses their belief in the Devil and warns that those who don't believe will be surprised.
34:03 - 38:51 (04:48)
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Belief in Devil
Summary

A person expresses their belief in the Devil and warns that those who don't believe will be surprised. A mother and her daughters attend court where the man responsible for her daughter's murder is charged.

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Evil Was Watching
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Dateline NBC
Lindsay Wade reflects on the expansion of DNA collection and its role in providing justice for her friend, Jenny, who was murdered years earlier.
38:51 - 41:17 (02:25)
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DNA Collection
Summary

Lindsay Wade reflects on the expansion of DNA collection and its role in providing justice for her friend, Jenny, who was murdered years earlier.

Episode
Evil Was Watching
Podcast
Dateline NBC