119. Documentary Review: Unsolved Mysteries, Abducted by a Parent
This month we review Season 3, Episode 9 of Unsolved Mysteries on Netflix, which focuses on two stories of children being ripped away from their families by a parent. These are educated, once seemingly loving individuals who clearly plotted for elaborate schemes to disappear with their children. We venture to speculate on the psych issues that could be happening in these case- maybe we need to do a full episode on Parental Abduction in the future!
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Darko Jacimovic. “The Truth about Child Abduction Statistics in 2022.” Safe at Last, 15 Mar. 2022, safeatlast.co/blog/child-abduction-statistics/#gref. Accessed 7 Nov. 2022.
Keena, Colm. “Abducted by a Parent: Heartbreaking Cases of the Hague Convention.” The Irish Times, The Irish Times, 24 Dec. 2018, www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/abducted-by-a-parent-heartbreaking-cases-of-the-hague-convention-1.3740959. Accessed 8 Nov. 2022.
Missing Abucted. “Missing and Abducted Children | Child Crime Prevention & Safety Center.” Losangelescriminallawyer.pro, 2022, childsafety.losangelescriminallawyer.pro/missing-and-abducted-children.html. Accessed 7 Nov. 2022.
Rivera, Allison, et al. “Unsolved Mysteries.” IMDb, 1 July 2020, www.imdb.com/title/tt9642938/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022
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Wilson, Jonathon. “Unsolved Mysteries Season 3, Episode 9 Recap – Where Are Ahmed Kandil and Rabia Khalid Now?” Ready Steady Cut, Nov. 2022, readysteadycut.com/2022/11/01/unsolved-mysteries-season-3-episode-9-recap/. Accessed 7 Nov. 2022.