Cinemalistics CINEMALISTICS
// FILE
CM-2026-014
// CLASS
EPISODE 03 · LIVE
// SUBJ.
THE PINE HOLLOW DISAPPEARANCE
// FEED
14 SOURCES · 6 AGENCIES
// SCROLL
▼ DOWN
// SIGNAL
96.4% · STRONG
// TIPS PENDING
2,418
// JOURNALISTS
11 VERIFIED
// AI BUILD
v3.1 · OPUS
// AS OF
··:··:··
FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND·AI · CINEMA · JOURNALISM

The Next Evolution
of True Crime Has Arrived.

CINEMALISTICS is a first-of-its-kind AI-powered true crime platform transforming how audiences experience breaking crime stories. Created by Anthony E. Zuiker, the platform combines cinematic storytelling, verified journalism, and interactive evidence systems to deliver evolving crime experiences in real time.

14/wk
Drops per Episode Cycle
3.2M
Active Investigators
96%
Source Verification Rate
<90s
Median Lead-to-Air
01 / Platform

Three Systems.
One unbroken chain of custody.

Patent-pending
2024 → 2026
// 01 · STORYTELLING

Cinematic
Narrative

Episode arcs are scored, cut and color-graded like prestige drama, released in chapters that move with the case, not the calendar.
Cinematic still of a hooded figure in a snowy forest at night
SCENE · 0319 · GRADED
// 02 · JOURNALISM

Verified
Newsroom

Working reporters file directly into each episode. Every claim is sourced, time-stamped, and chain-of-custody attested before it touches the screen.
Dispatcher at a multi-screen 911 console
DESK · LIVE · 02:14 LOC
// 03 · EVIDENCE

Interactive
Evidence

Drop into the dossier. Cross-reference photos, transcripts, ballistics and witness audio with an AI co-investigator that explains, never invents.
Tagged evidence bag held by a gloved technician
BAG · CM-2026-014-007 · SEALED
02 / Experience

Step Inside the case file.

Live demo · public dataset
CM-2026-014
// EXHIBITS4 / 4

Case Timeline · Pine Hollow, ID

● LIVE UPDATED 04:21
22:48Nov 14
Last verified sighting · Linden & 4th

Subject exits The Trailhead diner. Two takeout coffees. Surveillance shows the subject turning west on foot at 22:48:09.

SRC · 911-CALL-00142 corroborating cams
23:12Nov 14
Cell ping · Tower 18B, Pine Hollow Rd

Final outbound device ping. Triangulation places the subject inside a 240m radius of the trailhead lot. No outbound calls or texts.

SRC · CARRIER FOIA2024-11-20
06:02Nov 15
Vehicle recovered · unlocked, keys in ignition

2014 silver sedan found at trailhead. No signs of forced entry. Two takeout cups present and full. Engine cold.

SRC · CWPD INV-203Evidence tags EV-001..EV-007
11:40Nov 17
Witness statement · anonymous tip 0142

Caller describes a hooded figure standing motionless at the ridge, approx. 02:00–02:30 on Nov 15. Snow disturbance consistent with statement (see EV-007).

SRC · TIPLINEVoice fingerprint pending
··:··Today
Next drop · Episode 03 · Chapter 4

The newsroom is reviewing two new witness recordings and a recovered Maglite tagged EV-011. Sign in for first access.

STATUS · QUEUEDETA < 36h

Evidence Locker

11 ITEMS 2 NEW
EV-011 · NEW
Recovered Maglite · partial print
BALLISTIC LAB2026-05-22
EV-007
Trail-cam frame · 02:14:31
VIDEO · 12sAuthenticated
EV-004
Initial search · Pine Hollow Rd.
BODYCAM06:02 LOC
EV-002
Detective supplement IV
DOC · 14pRedacted
EV-009 · NEW
Latent palm · door panel
AFIS QUEUEDMatch · 78%
EV-010
Ballistic comparison sheet
FIREARMS3 strike-outs

Witness Dossier · W-01

PROTECTED ● VERIFIED
VERIFIED · 2026-05-21 OCR · INGEST COMPLETE
// SUMMARY NARRATIVE

On November 17, 2022, two detectives interviewed Witness W-01 at her residence in Boise, Ada County. The interview was conducted with counsel present, audio recorded and assigned to evidence tag #220004172 (01) on November 20. CINEMALISTICS ingested the supplement on April 12, 2026 with names and addresses at filer request.

Witness
W-01
Relationship
Acquaintance · co-worker
Status
Cooperative
Recorded
Audio · 51:22
Custody Hash
8a4f…c109
Filer
Det. · CWPD
Verification
2 of 3 · pending photo ID

AI Co-Investigator

OPUS · v3.1 ● ONLINE
// ASK THE FILE
Cites only ingested artifacts
// CO-INVESTIGATOR · STREAMIDLE
Press RUN ANALYSIS to stream a reasoning trace, grounded in this case's signed exhibits.
Confidence (citations)
0%
03 / Now Streaming

Active investigations.

3 live · 4 archived
MAY 2026
LIVE · EPISODE 03 Hooded silhouette in snowy forest
CM-2026-014EP. 03 · CH. 03
PINE HOLLOW · IDAHO

The Trailhead Vanishing

A college student exits a diner with two coffees and never comes back. Her car is found running. The newsroom is following two recordings and a print.

NEW DROP · 14H AGO Forensic lab still
CM-2026-011EP. 04 · CH. 02
CLEARWATER COUNTY · WA

Specimen Ballistic

A ballistic frag from a 2019 cold case matches a 2026 robbery. Three jurisdictions, one round. Who's been holding it?

CHAPTER 06 · FINALE WEEK Officer with flashlight in fog
CM-2026-008EP. 05 · CH. 06
ST. JOSEPH PARISH · LA

The Mile-Marker Murders

Four roadside cases, three counties, one common detail. The team has narrowed the corridor, and the suspect pool, to a single county.

PORTRAIT · TBD
ANTHONY E. ZUIKER
4×5 portrait · neutral grade
FOUNDER'S LETTER
I created the modern procedural to put forensics on television. Cinemalistics is the next move, a place where the audience walks through the case with us, in real time, and the evidence is real.
Anthony E. Zuiker
Founder · Executive Producer

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