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A Death in St. Augustine

2013 · 54 min

A sober, unsettling investigative report that leaves you with a knot of doubt and quiet outrage.

Directed by: Glenn Silber
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Will Lyman, Phyllis Gordon, Jen Alison Lewis

Overview: On the night she broke up with her boyfriend, a Florida deputy sheriff, Michelle O'Connell was found dead from a gunshot in the mouth. Next to her was her boyfriend's semi-automatic service pistol. The sheriff's office called it suicide, but was it? FRONTLINE and The New York Times investigate this death of a young, single mother, and what can go wrong when the police are faced with domestic violence allegations within their own ranks.

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Directed by: Glenn Silber
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Will Lyman, Phyllis Gordon, Jen Alison Lewis

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
corruption
death
isolation
power
Places: small town
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
documentary
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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