Max’s three-part documentary Taken Together delves into the heartbreaking case of young cousins Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins, who vanished without a trace in the summer of 2012 in Evansdale, Iowa. Directed by Dylan Sires and premiering in 2022, the documentary aims to honor Lyric and Elizabeth’s memory through a compassionate investigation of the girls’ abduction and murder.

Over its episodes, the program examines the police work to find answers and highlights the families’ resilience in the face of senseless tragedy. While many questions remain, Taken Together stands as a tribute that refuses to let Lyric, Elizabeth, and their heartbroken loved ones be forgotten.

On a sunny July day ten years ago, ten-year-old Lyric and her eight-year-old cousin Elizabeth rode their bikes as they always did, waving to neighbors in their tight-knit community. But on this afternoon, the girls never returned home. What began as a search for two missing...