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Searching for Kevin Collins an interview with filmmaker Andrew Kappel

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Andrew Kappel found an article about child bones that might link to Kevin Collins, sparking his six-year investigation.
This episode investigates the 1984 disappearance of Kevin Collins, a case that spurred national missing children awareness. Host MaryAnne interviews filmmaker Andrew Kappel, who shares his six-year effort to uncover new leads, including the prime suspect Wayne Jackson and the elusive witness Jack Chow, while highlighting the family's ongoing search for answers.

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A patient, fact-first look at Kevin Collins that treats silence as the story.

Kevin Collins' case is handled with restraint and care. The focus stays on the family's need for answers and on the blunt realities of a cold case that reached Canada, where investigators found Jack Chow, who would not speak and was later offered immunity in the hope that he…

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A true-crime listen that keeps sources, restraint, and victims' families front and center.

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