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American Murder: The Family Next Door
20207.31h 23m
Overview
Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary examines the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and the terrible events that followed.
Directed by Jenny Popplewell
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Nickole Atkinson
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Jim Benemann
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Luke Epple
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Mark Jamieson
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Nichol Kessinger
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Marcelo Kopcow
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Karen Leigh
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Theresa Marchetta
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Tom Mustin
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Michael Rourke
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Themes & Keywords
killingmurderkillertrue crimesocial media
About American Murder: The Family Next Door
American Murder: The Family Next Door is a documentary film released in 2020 exploring themes of killing, murder, killer, true crime, social media. Directed by Jenny Popplewell, it stars Nickole Atkinson, Jim Benemann, Luke Epple. Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary examines the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and the terrible events that followed.
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