American Murder: The Family Next Door
A relentless investigator sifts through harrowing home videos and social media clues to expose the truth behind a family's sudden disappearance before the hidden danger claims even more lives.
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The documentary uses raw, firsthand footage to examine the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, as well as the subsequent events.
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Principal cast & crew: 22
These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.
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Edited by Simon BarkerScored by Nainita Desai
Also known as
- American Murder: Die Bilderbuchfamiliede
- L'Affaire Watts : Chronique d'une tuerie familialefr
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Cast & Crew
22 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jim Benemann
Luke Epple
Nickole Atkinson
Chris Watts
as Self
Shanann Watts
as Self
Celeste Cc Watts
as Self - Chris & Shanann's Daughter (archive footage)
Bella Watts
as Self - Chris & Shanann's Daughter (archive footage)
Frank Rzucek
as Self - Shanann's Dad (archive footage)
Sandi Rzucek
as Self - Shanann's Mom (archive footage)
Frankie Rzucek
as Self - Shanann's Brother (archive footage)
Cindy Watts
as Self - Chris' Mom (archive footage)
Ronnie Watts
as Self - Chris' Dad (archive footage)
Supporting cast
7Nichol Kessinger
as Self - Chris' Mistress (archive footage)
Mark Jamieson
as Self - Chris' Childhood Friend (archive footage)
Marcelo Kopcow
as Self - Judge (archive footage)
Michael Rourke
as Self - District Attorney, Weld County, CO (archive footage)
Karen Leigh
as Self - News Anchor, Colorado (archive footage)
Theresa Marchetta
as Self - News Anchor, Denver, CO (archive footage)
Tom Mustin
as Self - News Anchor, Denver, CO (archive footage)
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