Stolen Voices - Buried Secrets on Discovery ID

Discovery ID heavily promoted the premier for this new series, on all of their channels, weeks in advance. I myself got hooked in, and anxiously awaited the first show, on January 10Th. New Year, New Show, seemed like a good fit. The show is creepy, because it is supposedly narrated by the victim; it gives you goose bumps to think that the dead could be talking. Logically, you know it isn't the real victim, but the way the narration is unwound, gives it an eerie feel.

The stories are sad, the outcomes surprising. The episodes are only thirty minutes in length. Each is fascinating. The very first episode, featured the story of Nineteen year old Ali Kemp. Ali comes home for the summer, after her first year away at college. She gets a job at the local pool in Leawood Kansas, where she falls victim to a vicious attack.

What makes the story even sadder is that Ali's dad, Roger Kemp, is the one to find her battered body, in the pools pump room. To listen to him re-count the story, just breaks your heart. Determined to find the monster that killed his princess, Roger works closely with the police - and ultimately comes up with an idea that helps police find Ali's killer.

A billboard. It is apparent that Roger put all of his anger to work toward finding his daughter's killer, and soon they had him, Benjamin Appleby. It took almost two years for him to be caught, but Roger was determined to keep Ali's case in the spotlight and it finally pays off. Watching Benjamin describe the day he killed Ali, is chilling. It is obvious to viewers, he is a very sick person. He is so callous, as he describes how he killed Ali, and why, he says he doesn't know why he did it - he just reacted when she rejected him.

Appleby was convicted of Capital Murder and attempted rape in late 2006. He was sentenced to Life in Prison without the possibility of parole for at least fifty years - that will make him around eighty years of age - if he lives that long. Ali's father found the justice he so desperately sought, for the monster who killed his princess. It does not bring his daughter back, but it assures this creep can't do harm to someone else's child.

The show is not unique in content or concept - only in format. It is a crime story show. The details of the crimes can be gruesome - and the imagery as well. It is much like Cold Case Files but a little less of the boring monologue- which is replaced by an interesting narrative by the victim. If you enjoy crime stories, you will like this show. It airs Monday Nights at 10/9 Central on Discovery ID.