“I was thinking, is this how I’m gonna die?”
On the night of November 2nd, 2014, security cameras capture a disturbing sequence of events after 22 year-old Carlesha Freeland-Gaither misses her bus following a birthday party in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A strange man approaches, asking for directions– but what Carlesha doesn’t know is that this man, Delvin Barnes, is a dangerous kidnapper, rapist and killer from Virginia evading police. However, Carlesha is far smarter than Delvin anticipated, and as he continues his crimes on the run and now with her as hostage, from Germantown to Jessup, Maryland, she will leave a trail of clues for the cops to be able to finally put an end to his reign of terror.
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Credits:
Directed, written and edited by Justin Chalifoux
Researched by Tiffany Loxton
Voiceover by William Akana
Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader
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Sources:
See No Evil - Captured on Camera (Investigation Discovery)
Caught on Camera: The Untold Stories (Discovery Plus)
Finding Carlesha (NBC 10)Crimes Gone Viral (Lion Television)
Abducted off the Street: The Carlesha Gaither Story (Lifetime)
ABC-7CBS Philadelphia
NBC 10 Philadelphia
WBAL TV-11 Baltimore
28/22 News
Dwayne Fletcher (Instagram)
Top 4 Wildest High-Speed Police Chases with Suspects on the Run.mp4 (Law & Crime Network)
Philadelphia Police Department
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