I cannot stress this enough: this movie frightened and disturbed me more than any horror film I've ever seen in my life. Mr. BAGBY: We were out shopping or something. David bagby, left, and kate bagby, right, celebrate with their son andrew bagby at his graduation from medical school at memorial university of newfoundland in june 2000. contributed by david and kate bagby. Mommy misses you. Now armed with a powerful tool, "Dear Zachary: A Letter, to a Son about his Father," the tribute film Kurt Kuenne started making, first. Click HERE for assistance. David and Kate Bagby know all about the unlikely power of love funneled through rage. There won't be any question about whether she can hurt, MORRISON: Coming up, as David Bagby wrestles with these terrible. They are prophecies. Hoping to gain custody of the child, the Bagbys moved to Newfoundland. Mr. SHEARS: I can remember being really upset and pissed off about that, happening because I had--I had friends here, and I had no time to tell anybody, basically why. The 10th Anniversary Blu-Ray and DVD are also available from other retailers listed below, and the digital edition is now available for purchase or rent on iTunes, Amazon Prime Video, and Google Play. That child was Zachary, to whom the film is addressed. ', Because I know you would be worried if we disappeared for a couple of days or, MORRISON: Was she planning something? (Photo of Andrew and Kurt; Kurt editing film; collection of videotapes with, Mr. KUENNE: It was no longer just my search for what was left of, (Collection of videotapes of raw footage), Mr. KUENNE: I thought, I'm kind of the keeper of all this footage that is. HEATHER: I knew he'd been struggling with me moving on and dating other people. Or it's in the car. Dance with the Devil is David Bagby's . You know? It had happened almost surely the last, night they were together, and DNA tests would later prove that Andrew was, (Supreme Court exterior; court in progress; house exterior; Shirley and Shears. But that is what the Bagbys. MORRISON: Shirley Turner, also a doctor in training, was 12 years older than Andrew, twice divorced, a mother of three. A review of Turner's and Zachary's deaths, released in 2006 by Winnipeg-based coroner Peter Markesteyn, concluded the provinces social services system failed Zachary and his death could have been prevented. Authorities later determined his former lover Dr. Shirley Turner,. That one comes back a lot. substance to it. And as tragic as this story is, that is also where its consolation lies: that Shirley Jane Turner destroyed everything around her in an attempt to extinguish the love she was incapable of experiencing herself, and in the end she couldnt. And when, after his first year at med school, Heather broke off the engagement, Andrew was crushed. Dear Zachary is as devastating as it is because it unravels the way bad things unravel in real life. Cpl. decision. anything like that, would we take care of Zachary? They were good friends; it was he who Bagby had told about the fatal meeting with Turner beforehand. She pushed it back in and cried some more. Far from experiencing the satisfaction of cracking a mystery, the viewer is likely to come away with a feeling of stymied sickness, of hitting the brick wall of a world gone wronga feeling which must be closer to the lived reality of violent tragedy. All rights reserved. Click here for ticket information! I said, `Andrew,' I said, `be serious. Dance with the Devil: A Memoir of Murder and Loss MORRISON: And, says T.J., in the way of her opportunities to be. Hello. Check your local listings for channel info. MORRISON: Winter is capricious in Newfoundland; repeatedly, spring is briefly offered and then taken back again. MORRISON: Coming up, Andrew dead. Here the grandparents are making nice with the woman they believe killed their, son. I was like, `Oh, OK, yeah.' keep him safe, which they feared was about to become even more difficult. They held their breath. Published by Statesville Record & Landmark on. All rights reserved, Click here for information on becoming a member. GARDNER: (Audio recording) Yes, ma'am, I am. Also, today MP Scott Andrews of Newfoundland introduced a bill in Parliament for its first reading that proposes a modification to Canada's bail code that would justify detention in custody for a suspect who is a potential danger to their own minor children. This film was no longer a letter to you, Unidentified Man #23: Well, everybody always says, well, what. His father says, I kissed him and held him. MORRISON: The rage was tempered with a yearning to know just why Andrew had been assassinated. iTunes | Amazon Prime Video | Google Play, DEAR ZACHARY ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE. Kurt Kuennes 2008 documentary, Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, deserves a second look, especially in light of the recent popularity of true-crime programs like Serial and Making a Murderer., Photograph courtesy Oscilloscope Pictures / Everett. Why? Its heartbreaking, said Kate, who recalls last seeing Zachary the evening before he was killed. The Best Man - NBC News I only live a block away.' And I don't know, I just lay on top of her and we, MORRISON: T.J. opened the door to police, too, and heard the. I didn't have. They are warm. Senator Tommy Banks of Alberta will be the bill's sponsor in the Senate, and will shortly be distributing DVDs of "Dear Zachary" to all members of the Senate, just as he and MP Andrews distributed the film to all members of the House of Commons last fall when he introduced the bill. Complicating things further, she soon announced that she was pregnant with Bagbys child. Mr. KUENNE: (Kate holding Zachary) Hello, bud. The apparent culprit was a woman named Shirley Turner, whom Bagby had dated but had broken up with on November 4th, in Latrobe, just before putting her on a plane to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where she lived at the time. And she followed Andrew to St. John's. MORRISON: Life for Andrew Bagby was good. Turner shot Bagby two days after he broke up with her at a Pennsylvania airport as she was set to fly back to Iowa. Ms. TURNER: (Audio recording) It's either in my closet or my bedroom. It was for custody of their grandchild who looked exactly like his father that they moved to the city of their sons killer. CONTRIBUTED BY DAVID AND KATE BAGBY Sixteen years have passed but for the Bagbys the story of the deaths of their only son and grandson resurfaces all the time. Plus: each Wednesday, exclusively for subscribers, the best books of the week. December 15, 2009: (Newfoundland; Shears driving; photo of Shirley and Zachary; water at night; Mr. SHEARS: She said Zachary was being fussy and that just driving him, around would calm him down. I don't know how else to say it except they are grown-ups: they are funny, but serious; playful, but organized. They are selfless. I, Mr. BAGBY: (Audio recording) Look, we will do what is best for Zachary. You take it with you, but you move on, said David. It was all incorrect from the beginning, that all this, innocence and everything she's told you was a lie. I had a job I loved. Asked if he would have done anything different back then, David replies, kill Shirley Turner.. Around 11:30 PM Shirley came downstairs, asking to borrow T.J.'s car. Kate says everything seemed to be going smoothly, until here. The bill now moves to the Senate where it is expected to be embraced in a similar fashion. Unidentified Man #22: We will develop policy specific to children. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father - Wikipedia Mr. BAGBY: The baby would be half Andrew, and that, for us, was sweet. . whose parents are charged with a violent crime. (David and Kate; photo of Andrew by tape being put into recording device; Ms. TURNER: (Audio recording) Are you babysitting? In the, tribute documentary their son's best friend Kurt Kuenne was making to someday, give Zachary, the Bagbys' friends recount how difficult it was for David and. It will make you question your faith in the world. Mr. SHEARS: You could see in his eyes that he was full of life. Mr David C Bagby Obituary Visitation Funeral Information Believing that even where there is evil, there is also a tremendous amount of good." When Kuenne narrates the particulars of the crime, the evidence, or the legal proceedings, his voiceover shifts to a stylized, rapid-fire clip, making it easy for the audience to miss key details. Maybe the last time you talked to Shirley there was some very subtle change in tone. The amount of the award will be variable, but is expected to be in the range of $1,000. When police interviewed the hospital staff Mr. SIMPSON: I said, `Well, you don't have to look far.' I think they just poured all of their love and, MORRISON: A week after Kurt's visit, Zachary turned one. October 22, 2009: GARDNER: (Audio recording) I'm interested in the gun. The only thing about his life that didn't make sense to some friends and family was his relationship with that doctor from Newfoundland, the one he'd started dating when going to medical school there. We need each other, have each other to get through this.". But you will come away believing in people. Well, I was hurt in an, accident. RELATED:California filmmaker remasters documentary on the lives and murders of Andrew Bagby and Zachary Turner. But the fact that theyre probably killers means they are much more dangerous than the rest of us, probably. If I, just kill her, Zachary will be safe. He seems to be talking about the unfathomable grief Shirley Jane Turner left behind. I had a son I used, (Photo of young Kate; photo of Kate and David; photo of Kate and Andrew), KATE: And then suddenly you're in the pits, and then you have to learn that, MORRISON: Two weeks after Zachary's murder, the press covered a, Mr. BAGBY: (Press conference) We believe that the legal system helped her to, MORRISON: Charging the child protection authorities dropped the, ball, and that a disastrous bail system allowed a probable first-degree, (Zachary; court document; Shirley and Andrew). After arriving home, she drove 900 miles back to Pennsylvania to kill the man who rejected her. Mr. BAGBY: She just kept coming back, and coming back and coming back. Also foreshadowing is how long it takes Andrews parents, Kate and David, to wade through various levels of bureaucracy to confirm his death. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference. He was such a good baby. Mr. DAVID BAGBY: I threw the phone at the desk, and I jumped up and just screamed, `No! Schultz quotes the brother of Hae Min Lee, the victim of the murder at the center of the first season of Serial, responding, on Reddit, to the surge of interest in the case: I wont be answering any questions because . KATE: You get a different kind of relationship with God after this kind of. Very, very serious. Mr. BAGBY: Yes. -, "urgent, furiousadmirably well editedthis incredible, well-researched documentary demonstrates the vast gulf one life can leave behind." will not hurt Zachary, period. While the police investigation was still underway, Turner, a Canadian citizen, packed off to St. Johns, Newfoundland. I praise Kurt Kuenne for having the heart and determination to perfectly put together one of the most powerful documentaries I have ever watched. MORRISON: Because Zachary liked you best? After 2 murders, a healing process - PressReader Shirley. She was deranged. KATE: (Zachary hugging Kate) This is your Uncle Kurt. Mr. SHEARS: When we woke up in the morning, realized they weren't there. Purchase the book here: Amazon USA | Amazon Canada, To read more reviews, visit our Press Archive, ZACHARY'S BILL (BILL C-464) BECOMES LAW IN CANADA, (Click HERE to read a letter to viewers from David & Kate Bagby.). (Photo of David and Kate; airplane; lake and coast), MORRISON: But here's the thing. She always spent time with him, and seemed to me like she was, MORRISON: Still grieving over the loss of their only son, David, and Kate Bagby had forsaken their lives in California and moved to, Newfoundland, not just to make sure justice was being served, but also to be, (Kate; David; Newfoundland; Supreme Court building; photo of Zachary), KATHERINE: There's this wonderful feeling, `I'm going to see part of Andrew. The tragedy here is that even if you do see it coming, that still doesnt mean you can stop it. She was, pregnant, and the baby was Andrew's. Sixteen years have passed but for the Bagbysthe story of the deaths of their only son and grandson resurfaces all the time. Unidentified Woman #12: We won't forget their son. 2023 Cond Nast. Was it a tight bond? Because this is foreshadowing. unforgivable and that's just the way it's going to be for the rest of my life. I never really convinced myself that she, could--that she would hurt Zachary. And that's when she said, `He loves you, more than me. I didn't even know why I was going, other than Mom didn't want. "In a tragic ending, we bring new beginnings with bail reform so that no other family will have to go through the devastation that Kate and David have gone through," Andrews said. And one, of the first to see her there was T.J. Shears, the eldest of Shirley's three. ', MORRISON: When Dr. Andrew Bagby's bullet-riddled corpse was, found in a Pennsylvania state park in November 2001, his devastated parents. Then the questioner got choked up.the best thing I've seen in Austin (at SXSW)." A court mandate allowed David and Kate Bagby to spend time, with their grandson, babysitting, even sharing in joint activities with. It didn't clue in, MORRISON: T.J. says while he was touched that she'd shown up at, the hospital, he was also a little surprised. With that kind of goodness, anything is possible. 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