American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)
Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary examines the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and the terrible events that followed.
Top billed cast
Nickole AtkinsonSelf- Jim BenemannSelf
- Luke EppleSelf
- Mark JamiesonSelf
- Nichol KessingerSelf
- Marcelo KopcowSelf
- Karen LeighSelf
- Theresa MarchettaSelf
Tom MustinSelf- Michael RourkeSelf
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