Series 1: 2. Read between the lines

I'm Not a Monster

BBC

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

A man who says he’s a people smuggler offers to help the family, while a drive around a suburb in Indiana reveals their past. Sam’s father adds a new twist on who his daughter really is. This episode includes descriptions of violence and some upsetting moments involving children. Reporter: Josh Baker Written by: Josh Baker and Joe Kent Producers: Joe Kent and Max Green Production assistant: Lucie Sullivan Composer: Sam Slater Mixed by: Tom Brignell Series Editor: Emma Rippon Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Commissioning Editor: Jason Phipps ARCHIVE: Fox News: ISIS uses purported American boy in latest propaganda video (August 2017) NBC News: Boy In ISIS Propaganda Video Claims To Be 10-year-old American | TODAY (August 2017) CBS News: ISIS claims boy in propaganda video is American (August 2017) “I’m Not a Monster” is a collaboration between BBC Panorama and FRONTLINE (PBS) and is a BBC Radio Current Affairs production for BBC Sounds.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:06.3	Before we go any further, there are some descriptions of violence
0:10.1	and some upsetting moments involving children in this episode.
0:18.5	My story, oh yeah, absolutely. It is very difficult to believe.
0:23.3	It is very hard to believe.
0:24.8	I had a feeling that she was in some sort of trouble and then she sent me the email telling me that
0:32.2	they were in Raka with the kids and she didn't know how much longer she could last.
0:38.9	What would you do if you hear a helicopter and American things come down?
0:43.9	I'm gonna walk out and say, come save me, come save me.
0:48.8	My name is Matthew. I'm American. Come save me, come save me.
0:53.6	Whatever I've done, anything I've ever done is only with the intention of something good to have it.
1:00.4	I'm not a bad person, I'm not a monster.
1:13.1	I'm looking at a video of a young boy sitting on a motorbike.
1:17.2	It's twice as big as him but he's got a huge grin as he wraps the engine.
1:20.9	Oh!
1:22.9	That's Sam Cheering.
1:25.6	The boy is her son, Matthew.
1:28.8	It was filmed before they left the US and ended up in the ISIS caliphate in Syria.
1:34.5	Matthew looks happy, relaxed, like he's living an ordinary life in a loving family.
1:41.6	I'm searching online, trying to find out anything I can about them.
1:45.3	There are pictures of Sam, tall, blonde hair and tattoos and photos of sports cars and motorbikes
1:53.0	and even a helicopter ride.
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