Uneven Ground: The Melissa Witt Story

I was impressed with this documentary for a first time doc. Lots of heart and soul. There were some little things I didn't like, but otherwise it was really good. I hope we can see some other work by this producer in the future. Lots of heart and hard work poured into a story that grabs the viewer. The well-rounded coverage of the story is much more than we see in true crime docs these days because it always seems there is a bias or an agenda. This story was told it seems to truly get justice for Melissa Witt, a young woman who died much to soon. I recommend this documentary for anyone who likes true crime!

While this documentary has a strong, professional sounding narrator, the narration itself is often weak and amatuerish. Or maybe it simply needed to be better edited and organized. Having the main law enforcement officer on the case going on and on about the weather on the day Melissa Witt's body was found seemed more than a bit odd. The film jumps around a lot, too, and goes back and forth. It's easy to start losing interest in the case, especially since it's unsolved.

The documentary does, though, bring up the unfair way a murder victim is often accused by some of being involved in something illegal, which is why she or he was killed. In addition, it shows the bizarre way people imagine they know something about a criminal case that they actually know nothing about. Was the girl in the parking lot really a credible witness? Her statements made at least one law enforcement officer believe Melissa Witt knew her killer. Is that a fair thing to believe? Is that the right thing to believe?

This documentary is riveting. From begin to end I was consumed with all the details of this case. For a first time documentary, I highly recommend anyone to watch this. I was captivated as this crime happened less than an hour from my hometown. The dedication of all those involved in solving the case of Melissa Witt goes above and beyond anything I would have expected as this happened so many years ago. Justice for this young girl will be served as this documentary reaches so many televisions all across America and other countries also. I applaud every person that made this documentary become a success.

Really well done for a self-funded, first time documentary crew. I hope they get justice for Melissa! This doc will shine a bright light on the fact her case is unsolved and that is what needs to happen. I like the gritty, raw feeling of the storyline and the videography and I feel like I know Melissa Witt better after watching the documentary. I hope this team of guys/gals takes on some other cases and produces additional documentaries. This was a really good start. It's hard to believe that this day and age we have unsolved cases like Melissa Witt's . We really should do something about that.

Where did all these overwhelmingly "glowing" positive reviews for LaDonna Humphrey's work come from??! If you look at the reviews for her books, podcasts & this documentary- you'll notice all the "10/10" reviewers repeating the same phrases- it "was the best thing they've ever seen/read/heard", "her work is life changing", it's "Incredibly insightful","Highly Professional", &/or "intelligently written", blah blah blah, give me a break!

There is no way an intelligent human could come away from watching this 48 min. "film" & say it was "best true crime documentary" they'd ever seen.

The bulk of the "information" presented in this film is from the author's (Ladonna's) speculation. The video is a mish-mash of short video clips of random Appalachian scenery & random interviews.

This case is yet unresolved. Ladonna is an opportunistic predator- cashing in on this family's loss & pain.

There is no new information presented in this film. In fact, the lack of information, combined w/ the poor quality of both the sound & video editing makes this film a total waste of time for anyone actually interested in well-researched/accurate True Crime Documentaries...

This film isn't worth watching. I've seen far better video and sound editing done by high-school children for class projects than this "professionally" produced film!

Throughout the "documentary", the sound quality is uneven & very poor quality - while the narrator's voice is fine, whenever it cuts to one of the dozens of unnecessary/uninformative "interviews" from "friends"/police/etc- the sound is barely audible!

The sound quality issue is especially poor whenever Jay C Rider, the former Captain of the Major Crimes Unit at Fort Smith Police Dept. Is speaking. He gives most of the "interviews" throughout the "documentary"- so you'd think the sound editor would make it a priority that his portions of the film were audible & his wording be clear & well-articulated. Instead, he comes across as an unintelligible mumbling mess at times!

There are better quality, better-researched & actually insightful true crime documentaries on YouTube FOR FREE.

Don't make the same mistake I did- this was an absolute waste of 48 minutes...