This crime drama is based on the true story of Billy Isaacs. Freshly escaped from prison, Isaac is picked up by his brothers, and the entire dysfunctional brood embarks on a crime spree that takes them through a dozen states, claiming the lives of six innocent people .
Acting
Henry Thomas's unsettling baby-faced killer energy.
Direction
Campbell's unflinching refusal to glamorize anything.
Director
Graeme Campbell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Henry Thomas was fresh off E.T. when he took this role—talk about career whiplash. The real Billy Isaacs served as consultant, which raises ethical eyebrows.
This predates the true crime podcast boom by decades; the Alday murders would later be overshadowed by more 'marketable' cases, which says plenty about whose victims get remembered.
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