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A 2020 Netflix documentary series about the 2013 murder and abuse of Gabriel Fernandez, an eight-year-old boy from Palmdale, California. The series features interviews with journalists, attorneys, and prosecutors who investigated the case and exposed the systemic failures that allowed the crime to happen.
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In 2013, 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez died as a result of horrific and prolonged abuse by his mother and her boyfriend. In the wake of the tragedy, a demand for justice and accountability exploded in Los Angeles County.
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- 2020-02-26
- Documentary, Crime
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Gabriel Fernandez, an eight-year-old boy from Palmdale, California, was tortured and killed by his mother and her boyfriend in 2013. The case sparked a controversy over the failure of social services to protect him and led to criminal charges against four social workers.
A boy’s brutal murder and the public trials of his guardians and social workers prompt questions about the system’s protection of vulnerable children. Watch trailers & learn more.
- 1
- February 26, 2020
- 2 min
- Incompetent Law Enforcement. As depicted during the series, sheriffs were called to the house by other family members days before the murder — but took no action.
- The Abusers’ Homophobic Motives. According to family members, Pearl and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre, would call Gabriel “gay.” In fact, the first thing he told law enforcement when they responded to the 911 call was that Gabriel Fernandez was gay, which confused officers.
- The Horrifying Evidence. At the crime scene, the investigator came in with red stickers to mark blood spatter around the apartment. However, there was so much blood, that she soon ran out of the color and had to switch to yellow stickers.
- Gabriel’s Suicide Note and Pleas for Mother’s Love. Gabriel Fernandez often wrote notes to his mother, saying he would kill himself and that he just wants to be a good boy.
Feb 26, 2020 · The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez is a thorough and heartbreaking examination of the systemic forces that allow child abuse to flourish undetected in the United...
From the Director of Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press, witness an unflinching look at the case that put the system on trial.
- 3 min
- 3.6M
- Netflix
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