Help Get Tracey's True Crime Documentary Series Released



STORY

On March 15, 1989, the seventeen year old Tracey Kirkpatrick was brutally stabbed to death in the back of a department store where she was working alone. To this day her murder remains unsolved. Not a single arrest has ever been made.

Into the Silent Land: The Unsolved Murder of Tracey Kirkpatrick is a finished four part, true crime documentary series in need of funding in order to be released. Tracey deserves justice. Too many years have passed without answers.

Who killed her? Why did they do it? How have they gotten away with it for so long? Strange details about Tracey’s case have swirled for decades. There’s a taped confession, a man with multiple identities, a psychic with odd information, a security guard with powerful connections, a botched crime scene investigation, and two former detectives with different theories about who killed her.



A SMALL TOWN

Frederick, MD wasn't much different than any other town in 1989. If this could happen there, it could happen anywhere. I know because it’s where I lived most of my life. The tight knit community wasn’t used to murder, let alone one this gruesome. Everyone was shocked. Her case gained national attention in the news and was dramatized on popular crime shows. I remember as a kid seeing the Unsolved Mysteries episode where she was featured. It shocked me then, and it shocks me now that her case was never solved.



TRACEY THE PERSON

Those closest to Tracey want people to know the loving daughter, the caring sister, the loyal friend, and the insightful poet that she was, not the tragic murder statistic that she has become. She was an honest and compassionate high school senior who meant so much to people in her community. Her mom told me that one of the many tragic things about her daughter's death is that Tracey never got to realize just how much of an impact she had made on people's lives during her short time here. Countless people, even those who barely knew her, have expressed to me how special of a person she was. Her published poetry showed her soul was beyond her years. She was a strong, independent spirit who insisted on forging her own path in life – working multiple jobs after school with plans to put herself through college and into law school. The words innocent, sweet and loving have been attributed to her more than any others throughout the making of this series.



SHINING A LIGHT 

Why do I want to make this documentary series? I simply want to help. This is going to shake things up and get more people looking at Tracey's case with fresh eyes. Details that may have fallen through the cracks could still be found. I'm an award-winning filmmaker. Help me shine a light back onto Tracey's case that is so bright, people will be forced to look.



HOW YOUR PLEDGES WILL HELP

Your contribution will be for insurance and distribution costs. You can help keep Tracey's case and memory alive. Hopefully this can lead to justice and peace for both Tracey and her family. Please, help me get this series released to the public. It's going to make a difference. I sincerely appreciate any amount you can pledge.