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Children of the Snow

Children of the Snow explores the unsolved and baffling kidnapping, captivity, and murder of four young people in the suburbs of Detroit 40 years ago. The case, dubbed the Oakland County Child Killer, sparked the biggest manhunt in US history, ushering in a wave of fear we came to know as 'stranger danger'.

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Jacqueline Bynon
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Episode 1

The Darkest Winter

Mon, Feb 18, 201985 mins

In 1976, the first of four children is abducted and murdered in the suburbs of Detroit. After more than 30 years the families of the four murdered children and Detroiters like J. Reuben Appelman are determined to find the Oakland County Child Killer.

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Awards

  • 2020 - Canadian Cinema Editors Award - Best Editing in Docu-series/Factual - nominated

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