8.052 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
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On a humid evening in 1995, Colleen Nick’s life would be forever changed when her daughter, Morgan Nick, was kidnapped while playing with friends nearby. Her friend, Patty Wetterling, is one of few people who can relate to life with a child missing for 27 years. Patty’s son, Jacob, was kidnapped six years before Morgan. When the Morgan Nick case is reexamined in 2020, a documentary crew was there with the new investigators - leading to the first dramatic shift in the investigation in 25 years.
Direction
Unprecedented 2020 access to active investigation.
Production
Wetterling-Nick parallel builds devastating sisterhood.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Wetterling Act (1994) was federal law inspired by Patty's son Jacob—making her presence here historically loaded.
The 2020 filming during active investigation is virtually unprecedented in true crime; most docs revisit cold cases, not live ones.
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