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Status
Released
Release
2010
Runtime
1h 24m
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"The Truth is Terrifying."
Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true, two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.
58 Cast Members
Joshua Zeman
Himself
Barbara Brancaccio
Herself
Bill Ellis
Himself - Professor of Folklore, Penn State
Dorothy D'Eletto
Herself - Archivist & Researcher
Geraldo Rivera
Himself - Reporter (archive footage)
Karen Schweiger
Herself - Jennifer Schweiger's Mother
David Navarro
Himself - Former Newscaster
Donna Cutugno
Herself - Founder, Friends of Jennifer
Ralph Aquino
Himself - Retired Detective, NYPD
Bobby Jensen
Himself - Retired Detective, NYPD
Ernie Anastos
Himself - Reporter (archive footage)
Andre Rand
Himself - Suspect
Jim Callaghan
Himself - Former Editor, Staten Island Eagle
Jim Dolan
Himself - Reporter (archive footage)
Theresa Doyle
Herself - Searcher for Jennifer
Ed Armstrong
Himself - Holly Ann Hughes's Brother
Sean Hughes
Himself - Holly Ann Hughes's Brother (archive footage)
Peter Hughes
Himself - Holly Ann Hughes's Father
Holly Cederholm
Herself - Holly Ann Hughes's Mother
Ken Schweiger
Himself - Jennifer Schweiger's Father
