‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Volume 3: What Happened to Marie Elizabeth “Marliz” Spannhake - Netflix Tudum
- The Unsolved Mysteries bonus material for the mysterious story of Marie Elizabeth “Marliz” SpannhakeBy Steve HellingNov. 1, 2022
Every home has a history — and sometimes, that history is sinister.
Shortly after moving into the Walnut Gardens apartments in Chico, California, Jodi Foster began to have terrifying dreams and experienced disturbing phenomena: cupboards slammed open and shut, stove burners turned on in the middle of the night, and electronic toys seemed to come to life.
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But even more disturbing, Jodi’s 3-year-old daughter, Hannah, seemed to have made a new friend: a young woman that only she could see. The little girl called the woman “Myliz” and talked to her “invisible friend” regularly. Years later, Jodi uncovered a disturbing truth behind the haunting events: Apartment 14 had once been home to Marie Elizabeth “Marliz” Spannhake, who vanished without a trace on Jan. 31, 1976. When Jodi’s now-grown daughter saw a picture of Marliz Spannhake, she instantly recognized her as the young woman she had befriended in their apartment — 24 years after her death.
What really happened to Marliz Spannhake? Years after her case went cold, a woman named Janice Hooker came forward and said that she and her husband, Cameron, had abducted, tortured and murdered Marliz, and buried her body in the woods. While the Hookers were never charged with Marliz’s murder, Cameron Hooker was later convicted of kidnapping another young woman, Colleen Stan. To this day, Marliz’s body has never been found. Is she trying to solve her murder from beyond the grave?
The Perfect Victim author, Carla Norton, and retired Chief of Police Al Shamblin discuss how Marliz’s boyfriend was the prime suspect in her disappearance at the start of Chico Police Department’s investigation.
Photos of key players
See photos of Jodi’s daughter, Hannah, the eerie drawings she created of “Myliz”, as well as images of Marliz Spannhake and potential suspect in her murder, Cameron Hooker.
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See more bonus material from “The Ghost In Apartment 14” including the missing persons report for Marliz Spannhake and video of Carla Norton and Chief Al Shamblin discussing Cameron Hooker’s sick habit of documenting his crimes.
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