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Defending Jacob

Series · 2020

A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.

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The sides of Defending Jacob

  • A father defending his 14-year-old son
  • A classmate stabbed in a park
  • A prosecutor's office turning on one of its own

Defending Jacob is good for you if…

  • you like watching an ordinary family crack under suspicion.
  • you want to know who killed the boy in the park.
  • you like a case that tightens with every hearing.

Defending Jacob is bad for you if…

  • you need to know for certain whether Jacob did it.
  • you can't sit with a story built around a dead child.

About: parenthood · doubt · guilt

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