WATCH NOW: "The Road Out Of Hell"

2009-09-15T23:23:23.587Z

“And you wonder: How the hell did this guy go on to be a loving father and grandfather? How did he bury all that crap? That's a whole story in itself.”—Clint Eastwood, director of Changeling, regarding Sanford Clark

From 1926 to 1928, Gordon Stewart Northcott committed at least twenty murders on a chicken ranch outside of Los Angeles. His nephew, Sanford Clark, was held captive there from the age of 13 to 15, and was the sole surviving victim of the killing spree. Here, acclaimed crime writer Anthony Flacco-using never-before-heard information from Sanford’s son Jerry Clark-tells the real story behind the case that riveted the nation.

Forced by Northcott to take part in the murders, Sanford carried tremendous guilt all his life. Yet, despite his youth and the trauma, he helped gain some justice for the dead and their families by testifying at Northcott’s trial–which led to his conviction and execution. It was a shocking story, but perhaps the most shocking part of all is the extraordinarily ordinary life Clark went on to live as a decorated WWII vet, a devoted husband of 55 years, a loving father, and a productive citizen.

In dramatizing one of the darkest cases in American crime, Flacco constructs a riveting psychological drama about how Sanford was able to detoxify himself from the evil he’d encountered, offering the ultimately redemptive story one man’s remarkable ability to survive a nightmare and emerge intact.

"The Nine Irony", Tom Rieber

2009-08-24T15:55:41.209Z

They say you never hear the bullet that kills you... One second in the wrong place, one misalignment of fate and your life is changed forever. That's when we find out what we're made of. My name is Nick Thomas.

I'm a struggling mystery writer and recovering alcoholic who lives in a small cottage by the bay. I wear blue jeans, drive a temperamental old MG, and listen to the Rolling Stones. I was a lucky man who'd been given a second chance in life. It was then, basking in my contentment, when the walls of my life came crashing down. Through noble intentions and sometimes errant judgment, I find myself in some very precarious situations.

This time my life hung in the balance. Most people would call it bad luck; some would call it fate, while the adjusted few would simply call it life. It was about money-a lot of money, and I became the unknowing victim of the perfect frame. As fast as the wind changes, I found myself clawing my way out of a carefully constructed web of murder, deceit and greed that left me wanted for questioning in two gruesome murders. Strap yourself into your beach chair and get ready for the thrill ride of the summer.

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WATCH NOW: "The Road Out Of Hell"

"The Nine Irony", Tom Rieber