Past SEMO mass communications students Regan Ernst, Jo Willenbrink and Evanna Milea have returned to Cape Girardeau to film a true crime documentary series titled “The Local Whisper.” The three met while taking TV/film classes and remained friends since their graduations in 2018 and 2019. Ernst, director of the project, said she wanted a team she trusted and knew well, so she chose Milea as producer and Willenbrick as co-director of photography, alongside Taylor Bevirt whom Ernst met at her job.