Netflix has released the first trailer for American Murder: The Family Next Door, a new documentary film that they will release on the platform at the end of the month. The documentary examines the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and the terrible events that followed.
In 2018, 34-year-old Shanann Watts and her two young daughters went missing in Frederick, Colorado. As heartbreaking details emerged, their story made headlines worldwide. Told entirely through archival footage that includes social media posts, law enforcement recordings, text messages and never-before-seen home videos, director Jenny Popplewell pieces together an immersive and truthful examination of a police investigation and a disintegrating marriage. AMERICAN MURDER: THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR is the first film to give a voice to the victims.
Netflix will release teh film on 30th September.
Here’s the trailer.
