Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

2008 • 93 minutes

About this movie

Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne's poignant tribute to his murdered childhood friend, Andrew Bagby, tells the story of a child custody battle between the baby's grieving grandparents and Shirley Turner, Bagby's pregnant ex-girlfriend and suspected killer. Initially, Kuenne made this documentary as a memorial for Andrew's loved ones, but it morphs into an emotional legal odyssey when Turner goes free on bail and is allowed to raise her son.

Ratings and reviews

It was foreseeable but also i really didn't expect her to kill her own child the grandparents were courageous and went beyond to do whatever they could... i wished it had a better outcome for the grandparents who had already experienced so much trauma from this dr. Shirley but the judicial system absolutely was at fault on many levels

One of my absolute favorite documentaries, if not the best, I've ever seen. I've watched it probably more than 30 times, and ALWAYS recommend this film to everybody I come into contact with that loves documentaries and/or crime investigations. The book is also incredible. It's a twisted story and extremely sad. Out of 5 stars I give it a12. Just simply incredible.

One of the best, most spellbinding documentaries I have ever seen. When you think the story couldn't get any worse for these people, it does. Truth is indeed stranger thsn fiction.