Episode 10 - The “Trustworthy”

Back to Square One.

Welcome to Season 2 of the Victim in Surprise. When this podcast was originally conceived, the intention was to present it as one season to bring awareness to Amal Bahjat's brutal unsolved murder. The hope was to respark interest in her case and to reignite the police investigation to find Amal's killer. However, as we are entering into the 9th year of her unsolved cold case, host Eileen Zenn felt the urge to bring the podcast back for another season to keep alive the attention and focus to this case and to present more facts and details. Through her work, Eileen has uncovered more information, some of which was very discouraging, but Eileen will not give up, and that is why we have returned. In this season, we will look closely at the small details surrounding this case. In this episode, we shall introduce them to you, the listener. Based on updates from the Surprise police department's most recent report, we go back to where Eileen left off back in Season 1. Special Thanks to Sandi Allen who covered Amal's case on her podcast Twisted Travels and True Crime. [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/149-the-victim-in-surprise-amal-bahjat/id1540997008?i=1000726417158] Click the name to listen. Join the Victim in Surprise Facebook Group [https://m.facebook.com/groups/992892106270129/] The opening and closing theme is "Rania" from the band Constantine. This podcast is speculative and any theory presented is not proof of anyone’s guilt. All parties are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Episode 13 - More writing on the Wall

In this last episode, the host Eileen Zenn goes back to the alleged kidnapping attempt and add one more theory, before that she shares how the Surprise police department mishandled the handwriting samples. She also brings up details from the crime scene that somehow she didn’t share in the past. She wraps up the episode with important details based on facts, about who really are those two men, Jihad and his son Amin.   Tune in to learn where everyone is today, 8 years after the crime. Link to House Listing [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/17748-W-Caribbean-Ln-Surprise-AZ-85388/60996319_zpid/] If you have any information about this case, contact Time Reese of the Surprise Police Department at tim.reese@surpiseaz.gov Join the Victim in Surprise Facebook Group [https://m.facebook.com/groups/992892106270129/] This podcast is speculative and any theory presented is not proof of anyone’s guilt. All parties are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Episode 12 - Who Killed Amal Bahjat

In this chapter, the host Eileen shares with you a list of people who had the code to the keypad lock to the house. There was one person that was suspicious from that list. In late 2018  Ibtisam was called to the Surprise police station to submit a test, did she pass? Tune in to learn the new theory of who might’ve wrote on the wall. Host Eileen Zenn keeps going back to the key to the Buick, this time, she shares in this episode, the two versions of the events from the night of the crime; one is Ibtisam’s and the other is her husband’s Bob. Join the Victim in Surprise Facebook Group [https://m.facebook.com/groups/992892106270129/] This podcast is speculative and any theory presented is not proof of anyone’s guilt. All parties are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Episode 11 - “A closed chapter in my life”

In this episode the host tackles a few subjects, such as who was behind a suspicious banking activity in Amal’s account a week prior to the murder. And what did Amal’s friend Jeanie Hill tell the FBI when interviewed. In early 2018 Jihad and his son went to the local TV station to talk about the murder and labeled it “an act of terrorism” Tune in to listen to a scenario the host imagined, based on what Amin told the detectives that the backyard gate didn’t have a lock. Does that mean the fanatic intruder would’ve accessed it easily? Find all about it and learn about the lame theory that doesn’t add up. Link to House Listing [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/17748-W-Caribbean-Ln-Surprise-AZ-85388/60996319_zpid/] Join the Victim in Surprise Facebook Group [https://m.facebook.com/groups/992892106270129/] This podcast is speculative and any theory presented is not proof of anyone’s guilt. All parties are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Episode 10 - The “Trustworthy”

There is a name that means The "Trustworthy" One. That name is Amin. But does the man live up to the name? That is the question that is asked in this episode of the Victim in Surprise First, we rejoin the contentious phone conversation between host Eileen Zenn and Amal's husband Jihad. Then we get into the meat of the matter. Who is the "Trustworthy" one and what was his relationship with Amal? Was he a loving step son, who only wanted to be close to his new mother? Or was he spying,stealing and manipulating her? Just how trustworthy was he? And what might his involvement be? Tune in to find out. Join the Victim in Surprise Facebook Group [https://m.facebook.com/groups/992892106270129/] This podcast is speculative and any theory presented is not proof of anyone’s guilt. All parties are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.