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Sep 30
32m 24s

Unmasking the Texas Suitcase Serial Kill...

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“Where was Daddy, Eric?”

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On August 13th, 1986, in the quiet suburbs of Austin, Texas, 3-year-old Eric Morton is found wandering outside alone. When a neighbor recognizes the boy and brings him back home, he makes a terrifying discovery: Eric’s mother, Christine, has been murdered. Detectives, and the District Attorney quickly hone in on Michael Morton, Eric’s father and Christine’s husband, as their prime suspect, but several key pieces of evidence are missing and the police aren’t revealing the full story. It will take 25 years, and determined lawyer John Raley, to unlock the hidden memories of a scared little boy, free a wrongfully convicted man, and finally catch Christine’s real killer. 

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Written, directed & edited by Justin Chalifoux

Researched by Tiffany Loxton

Voiceover by William Akana

Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader

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Getty Images

Detective Diaries: Guilty Until Proven Innocent, Breaklight Pictures & The Content Group, 2021

60 Minutes: Evidence of Innocence: The Case of Michael Morton, CBS News, 2012

An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story, Glass House Productions, 2013

Michael Morton Interview, Austin American-Statesman, 2014

Morton to be released, KXAN News, 2011

Anderson gets 10 days in jail, community service, KXAN News, 2013

Mark Norwood found guilty of 2nd murder, sentenced to life, KXAN News, 2016

Ex-prosecutor Ken Anderson Jailed 3 Days for Misconduct in Sending Innocent Man to 25 Yrs in Prison, Fox7, 2013

Michael Morton Freed in Texas, innocenceproject, 2011

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