I left me feeling better knowing what came from everything (trying to keep it broad in case anyone sees this that hasn't see the doc). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. She did successfully in Newfoundland, after a judge found her to not be a threat to society if she stayed on the streets.

This documentary tells the tale of Andrew Bagby, a man murdered by an ex-girlfriend, Shirley Turner, who was revealed to be pregnant with Andrew’s child. Thankfully, they were awarded custody and around the beginning of 2003, Turner was sent to the US for trial. They went out of their way to try and fight for custody of the child, Zachary, once he was born. Also, be sure to check out the sweet poster by artist Evan B. Harris, as well as the film’s website by clicking here. Change ). I hope “Judge” Gail Loser Welsh pays over and over and over. As progressive Canadian’s we are appalled by the divisive and nationalistic documentary produced by American filmmaker Kurt Kuenne. His friend sets out to make a movie about the victim to show his son, but blunders by the justice system lead to an unbelievable tragedy. Several months after she fled to Canada, Turner gave birth to Zachary.

Soon after, she realized she was pregnant with Bagby’s son.

I was poor and not a resident of this county.Once he got her I did not get to hold, kiss or wipe the tears of my only little girl. I have very little faith in the justice system there on a personal level myself, and I do try. But two months later, in January 2003, an appeal court judge, Gail Welsh, agreed to release Turner and reunite her with Zachary. came along, a man named Kurt Kuenne released a homemade documentary called, Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father.
Tragically, on August 18th, 2003, Turner drowned herself and Zachary in the Atlantic Ocean in a murder-suicide, leaving the Bagby’s without their grandson. Amazon signs multi-year Agatha Christie deal. Definitely, upvote for visibility and also I would neglect to mention crucial information. I realize there are a lot of issues here as well, but honestly, is there no accountability??? However, Turner was later released on bail after a judge ruled she was. I saw the trailer for this a couple weeks ago and made the mistake of going online and reading the story before watching the documentary. Jesus. She fled to Newfoundland, where she had family, shortly before police in Pennsylvania issued a warrant for her arrest. I can’t stress this enough: DO NOT DO THIS. Man, I never knew the legal system was that screwed up there!

You are right, it most definitely will ruin a weekend. At the time, she was free on bail while fighting extradition to Pennsylvania on charges of murdering her former lover. I just cried and held him as close as I could. Hulu’s best true-crime series to watch right now. Her boyfriend is called Victor and they both love listening to The Cure, reading Byron, and gazing upon William Blake prints. Turner and Bagby dated for a while, but on November 4th, 2001, Bagby broke up with Turner and put her on a plane home to her town in Iowa. Kuenne’s documentary instead puts the victim before the crime. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. During the extradition process, Turner revealed she was pregnant with Bagby’s child, a baby boy she named Zachary. Judge GAIL WELSH should give a very public apology and admit her mistake. Long before Making a Murderer and American Crime Story came along, a man named Kurt Kuenne released a homemade documentary called Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father in 2008. We meet the players, find out how our victim was killed, and go on a hunt looking for justice. The film, Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, is well known because it shows how the Canadian legal system failed to stop injustice and enabled another horrific crime.

Watch it, think about it, and then pass it along. Kurt Kuenne and Andrew Bagby grew up as close friends in the suburbs of San Jose, California, and Bagby frequently appeared in Kuenne's home movies. BItch!!! It’s a brutal tale, and just when you think it can’t get any more bizarre or traumatic, something else happens that leaves you asking, “What the fuck?”. "Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVAzioPSKm4, The followup being "The Legacy of DEAR ZACHARY: A Journey to Change Law": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR2o8-0bMlc&list=FLI1etmqmsqvUsDHcuE5cQ2Q&index=3. Sometimes, however, there is no satisfying ending. May the both of you be rid of that awful piece of human shit forever. Stay well.

But what happens during the filming of Kuenne’s documentary forever changes not only the project itself, but the lives of everyone involved. He then filed for divorce, which he dragged out for over a year and a half until I could afford to fight him anymore. ( Log Out /  Soon after, she realized she was pregnant with Bagby’s son. Turner's former lover Dr. Andrew Bagby, 28, was shot five times in a parking lot in a state park in Pennsylvania on Nov. 5, 2001. These people that presided over this case should all rot in jail. Bagby's parents came to Newfoundland from their California home to be near their new grandson. As a half-Canadian, I too am ashamed of that. Such was introduced on March 23rd, 2010, and “Zachary’s Bill” was signed into law two years after the release of Kuenne’s documentary. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. It’s on MSNBC for free. The worst downsides you could think of. Kuenne wanted to gather memories of Bagby, from the fact that he always wore shorts to his goofy, fun-loving nature. So we watched this documentary tonight called “Dear Zachary” and, holy shit, it was great. This doc is heavy. Each time fighting not only this crazy bastard, but his even loonier mother! What do we stand for as Canadians — well, we’re not sure but we think we’re better than Americans! ( Log Out /  also takes steps to highlight the flaws in the Canadian legal system & Bagby’s parents’ exhausting battle to find justice for their lost son and grandson.

Fast forward to me crying all my make up off and canceling all plans. Random nonsense from the mind of Justin Shady, December 9, 2008 in Blogs!

Bagby's parents came to Newfoundland from their California home to be near their new grandson. This country, especially in academic and legal circumstances, seems to draw its security and confidence from not being American. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Bagby’s body was found November 6th, in a park located near his apartment, with several bullet holes in him. I watched this when my son was 9 months old and taking a nap on me. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father.

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Kuenne was personally good friends with Bagby, and put this documentary together using home videos, personal family photos, and intimate interviews with friends and family of Bagby’s. Shanann Watts’s Facebook page: The posts that are hard to read, Starz’s upcoming NXIVM cult docuseries: Everything to know, 'Dear Zachary': When heartbreak leads to murder, Crime drama podcasts for when you need a break from true crime. If you’re a massive true crime stan, do sign up for our newsletter. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son about His Father (2008) - A med student is murdered by his girlfriend, who turns out to be pregnant with his child. The police discovered through phone records that Turner had returned to Pennsylvania the day before the murder. You might think that I had to be the worse of the two but not one bit…. is not a cinematic marvel, and its frantic editing and heavy-handed imagery can be off-putting. And the best part? Dear Zachary is nothing less than propaganda designed to focus attention on the rights of infants and advocating judicial activism. I thought that I would never see her again until she filed a restraining order against him for beating her and threatening to come to her college to kill her. She did successfully in Newfoundland, after a judge found her to not be a threat to society if she stayed on the streets. I know of a Kris Warkinton in Ontario who murdered a poor grad student. This film left me crying harder than I ever have and angrier that I have ever been. As these movies became more professional in quality in later years, Bagby invested in them with money he had saved up for medical school. Imagine if your best friend was tragically murdered by an ex, wouldn’t you want to memorialize them in some way? Here's another case (not nearly as horrific add the "Dear Zachary" case, obviously) where she clearly f'd over someone who had the misfortune of appearing before her in court. After the murder, but before she could be arrested, she fled to Canada. Bagby's parents, friends, and associates were uneasy abo… It does away with the barrier of police procedure and legal hoopla and strikes directly at the humanity – or rather, inhumanity – of the crime. During her time with him she witnessed beatings of other women, the manufacturing of Crystal Meth, and was shuffled from his mother to other strange women when he went to jail for possession of an illegal substacen. As soon as Bagby’s parents learned of the pregnancy, they moved to Canada and won custody of Zachary after Turner was convicted by a provincial Canadian court. Being half-American, I witnessed first hand the anti-American sentiment. Through their tragedy, they changed Canada’s bail laws after proving that Zachary would’ve been alive if Turner wasn’t able to get out of jail so easily. Got all dolled up for a night out, decided to watch this in the interim between tentative and solid plans. Nine months later, she gave birth to Zachary Turner. After the film’s release, Kuenne sent four hundred copies of. She makes me ashamed to be Canadian. WTF? A childhood friend of Bagby’s, Kuenne started on the documentary to memorialize Bagby, but once Turner revealed she was pregnant, the documentary became a letter to Bagby’s son. Gale Welsh is still a judge.

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