True Stories

In April 2010 in Enchanted Hills, Indiana, 12-year-old Paul Gingerich helped 15-year-old Colt Lundy shoot Colt's stepfather multiple times with his own guns, after plotting the crime in the local playground. The shocking murder of Phillip Danner was carried out by 2 middle-class boys with no prior criminal record. The story gripped America. With unprecedented access to both boys, their families, and the ongoing court case, this gives extraordinary insight into the crime and its aftermath, as key players give candid interviews. Both were tried and sentenced as adults, and are each serving 30 years. Paul is one of the youngest children in American history to be waived to adult court. An extraordinary insight into the crime and aftermath, it traces how their lives are different after the Dept of Correction elected to keep Paul in the juvenile system despite the judge's order that he be remanded to the adult system. This film includes Paul's appeal in the Indiana Appellate Court.