American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 1H 23M
Director : Jenny Popplewell
Synopsis
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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Ten years after the tragic disappearance and mysterious death of three year old Caylee Anthony, her grandparents, George and Cindy Anthony, open up to Elizabeth Vargas about their lives.
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