The Unseen Truth

Jen Rivera

The Unseen Truth - an investigative True Crime Podcast dives into unsolved and cold cases from the midwest and beyond.

Investigative journalist and True Crime podcaster, Jen Rivera, is on a mission to give victims a voice while diving into the unseen realm of True Crime cases - ranging from homicides to missing persons to undetermined deaths. From cases that dominated the headlines, to those that you're not hearing about in the media.

Each season covers an in depth investigation on a specific case through well-researched and ethically conducted storytelling, always keeping the victim's voice at the heart.

A mix of documentary style production and narrative episodes featuring interviews from friends and family and insights from detectives and valuable sources that know the cases best.

View source information and materials at unseentruthpodcast.com

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To suggest a case email jen@reignitedmedia.com

The Unseen Truth is a Fire Eyes Media production hosted by Jen Rivera

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May 8 · 31 min
The Truth Comes Out...Finally
For years, the Roberson family waited for answers after being told human remains had been discovered during a 2016 search connected to Elisa’s case. Samples were reportedly collected and testing was expected to provide clarity, but the family says...
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S4 · E8
April 30 · 25 min
8 of 8: Until She Comes Home
After 37 years Elisa Roberson is still missing and her family is still living inside a question that has never been answered...Where is Elisa? What happened to her? And how do you keep going when the world expects time to soften something that has...
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S4 · E7
April 30 · 15 min
7 of 8: The Aftermath
After everything that happened in 2016. After the searches, after the attention, after the sense (at least for a moment) that the case might finally be moving somewhere real...there was one question that mattered more than anything else. What happened...
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S4 · E6
April 30 · 28 min
6 of 8: Ruby's Fight
There are some stories inside a case that do not show up in the official timeline. They are not marked by a date. They are not captured in a police report. They do not fit neatly into a single event, a single search, or a single theory. But they...
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S4 · E5
April 30 · 28 min
5 of 8: The Tip
There are moments in a case where everything feels like it’s about to change. Not because you suddenly have answers. Not because the mystery is over. But because, after years of circling the same questions, after years of trying to piece together...
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S4 · E4
April 30 · 25 min
4 of 8: Rumors
The search didn’t give them answers. The dogs followed her trail, the helicopters scanned from above, the community showed up in numbers no one expected…And still—nothing. No clear direction. No explanation. No resolution. Just a missing 13-year-old...
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S4 · E3
April 30 · 17 min
3 of 8: The Search
By the time the sun came up on August 7th, 1989…Elisa Roberson had been missing for nearly twelve hours. Inside the Roberson home…there had been no sleep. No rest. No answers. Fear. Only the same question repeating over and over again—Where is Elisa?...
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S4 · E2
April 30 · 27 min
2 of 8: The Walk
It’s August 6th, 1989. It’s a warm Sunday evening in Aransas Pass, TX and 13-year-old Elisa Roberson went for a walk to visit her friend but hasn't returned. At 9:49 p.m., a call is placed to the Aransas Pass Police Department. On the other end of the...
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S4 · E1
April 30 · 20 min
1 of 8: She Never Came Home
It’s August 6th, 1989...It’s a warm Sunday evening in the small coastal town of Aransas Pass, Texas. 13-year-old Elisa Roberson steps out of her home. She tells her family she’s heading out to meet a friend. Somewhere along that short walk…something...
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April 25 · 1 min
Season 4: The Disappearance of Elisa Roberson
Investigative journalist Jen Rivera dives into the decades-old disappearance of 13-year-old Elisa Roberson, who vanished from Aransas Pass, Texas in 1989. This investigative series uncovers new details, never-before-heard interviews, and shares the...
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S3 · E6
Oct 1, 2024 · 19 min
6 of 6: Gone too Soon
Rachel Hansen was just starting her life when she was senselessly and tragically murdered…The person that killed Rachel is still out there leaving her family with more questions than answers… Visithttps://unseentruthpodcast.com/ for more case...
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S3 · E5
Oct 1, 2024 · 10 min
5 of 6: The Theories
19-year-old Rachel Hansen from Gilbert Arizona was asleep in her apartment when an intruder broke in and shot her in her bed…She manages to call 911 to report the incident and is immediately rushed to the hospital....
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S3 · E4
Oct 1, 2024 · 8 min
4 of 6: The Last Days
19-year-old Rachel Hansen is preparing to start a fresh new chapter of her life after a devastating last few months… As Rachel continues searching for her beloved horse Dash who was held for ransom by her previous employers, and prepares to move back...
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S3 · E3
Oct 1, 2024 · 10 min
3 of 6: The Ransom
As Rachel is seeking treatment for her mental health and working on putting the pieces of her life back together after the devastating loss of her job, she receives a call from her father Todd. A call that she doesn’t expect… A call to tell her that...
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S3 · E2
Oct 1, 2024 · 7 min
2 of 6: Living the Dream
It’s the Spring of 2022 and 19-year-old Rachel Hansen is working hard to build the life that she’s always imagined…little does she know, the course of events that will transpire over this time will lead to a tragedy that no one would ever see coming…...
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S3 · E1
Oct 1, 2024 · 16 min
1 of 6: The Beginning
It’s June 2022 and Rachel Hansen is living out her dream…she's engaged to her fiancée Jomet, she’s running a successful business and recently moved into an apartment closer to her parents’ home. Everything seems to be going exactly how she’s...
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S2 · E6
May 31, 2024 · 8 min
6 of 6: The Loss
It has now been 20 years since Max DeVries took a ride on a jet ski while vacationing in Aruba and never returned. In episode 6, we dive into the aftermath of Max’s disappearance and where his case currently stands today. If you’d like to be a part...
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S2 · E5
May 31, 2024 · 8 min
5 of 6: Deadly Paradise
There were so many ways that the Aruban government mishandled Max’s case and it started from the second Max disappeared. Is the Aruban government hiding something or did someone pay off the Aruban police to ensure this was swept under the rug… In...
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S2 · E4
May 31, 2024 · 8 min
4 of 6: The Evidence
As the search for Max continues, Yvonne, Dominique, Aunt Pat, Junior and Senior are ordered to stay on the island while the search is in progress. Junior and Senior are brought in a second time for questioning. By no surprise their statements changed...
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S2 · E3
May 31, 2024 · 11 min
3 of 6: The Investigation
May 12th, 2004, started out like any other day on this seemingly beautiful vacation. The family spends the day at the pool until they're approached by the older man asking if Max can go on a jet ski ride with him. This ride will be the last time...
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