Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father is one of the most tragic films of all time, but it ends on a bittersweet and pathbreaking note.
Going beyond the tropes of a generic investigative documentary, Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Father to a Son About His Father is deeply personal and frustratingly tragic, and it doesn’t have a happy ending. The 2008 documentary is directed by Kurt Kuenne, who began filming when his childhood friend Andrew Bagby mysteriously died in 2001.
As Shirley Turner was able to roam free after resettling to Newfoundland, the aftermath of the case also reveals that the Newfoundland Ministry of Justice admitted in 2006 that their handling of her case was inadequate. The final conclusion based on the legal facts and Kuenne’s own views confirms that better legal handling and research into Shirley's criminal history could have prevented Zachary’s death.
Could Zachary’s Death Have Been Avoided? When Kurt Kuenne presents his findings in his exceptional feature-length true-crime documentary Dear Zachary, his voiceover seems to be intentionally fast at times to build tension. This is most obvious toward the end of the film as he talks about how Shirley Turner already had multiple criminal charges against her and how Andrew had already complained about her to the police.
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