I said, `Andrew,' I said, `be serious. And he'd be like(turns. While the police investigation was still underway, Turner, a Canadian citizen, packed off to St. Johns, Newfoundland. Man #26: and for having the strength to make it through, Unidentified Man #27: With what you've been through, to still be, carrying on, still to hold your heads up and keep going and pushing forward is, (Kate and David; photo of David and Kate), Unidentified Woman #13: I think God put some people down on Earth, Mr. A. BAGBY: (Wedding video) We're brothers, and I love you. (It was announced, in 2014, that the documentary would be made into a miniseries. did. (Shears; photo of Shirley, Zachary and Shears; Shears walking), Mr. SHEARS: Suddenly everything rushes into you, and you realize that she, did murder Andrew. Corporal GARDNER: (Audio recording) Yeah, Dr. Turner, I'm Corporal Gardner with the Pennsylvania State Police. Mr. BAGBY: Yes. They quit their jobs and moved from California to Newfoundland. How do you represent anguish of that magnitude without turning it into a Greek tragedy? They should have been given custody of Zachary to begin with. I extend my deepest thanks and greatest respect to MP Scott Andrews, his associate Ken Carter, Senator Tommy Banks, his executive assistantThrse Gauthier, MP Peter Stoffer, Senator Anne Cools, Gord McIntosh and everyone in Parliament who saw across party lines to support this bill's passage into law. The bond between, Zachary and his grandparents grew and grew, and Shirley noticed, even from, KATE: (Audio recording) I think it was one time we were on the phone or, KATE: (Audio recording) Yeah, the baby cried, and I said, `Oh, there's my, Ms. TURNER: (Audio recording) Yeah, `Oh, my baby. On a shelf in the California home of David and Kate Bagby, sitting inconspicuously among some lovely china, are two urns. 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. ', Because I know you would be worried if we disappeared for a couple of days or, MORRISON: Was she planning something? Laudable ambition, difficult to achieve. 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. But it will also introduce you to some of the most inspiring, strong and caring people ever to grace the big screen."" Then, suddenly, tears. Kate answered the phone, and she couldn't get off the phone for an hour. Then, in August 2003, Shirley killed herself and the one-year-old Zachary by jumping into the Atlantic Ocean. This marks the first time in history an MP from Newfoundland has been able to get a private member's bill through Parliament; since 2001, 2,510 Private Member's Bills have been introduced in the House of Commons, but only 23 - less than 1% - have received Royal Assent. Inspired by his mother's tales of interesting medical cases and wonderful patients, Andrew decided he would be a doctor. (A number of his male friends say that they asked, or would have asked, him to be their best man.) They are selfless. . I didn't have. Just like Andrew, you know, happy. MORRISON: As Kurt tracked down Andrew's friends for the documentary he was making, he discovered that not a one had anything favorable to say about Shirley. Was it a tight bond? If nothing else is accomplished with this film, it will absolutely attach you to the too-short life that was Andrew Bagby's, and you're going to be sad that you didn't get a chance to know him -- but glad all the same that you know ABOUT him now." A 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition Blu-Ray and DVD with special artwork and packaging is available only from Oscilloscope Laboratories at the link below. The news and opinions youll love for only $10 for 1 year. KATE: You get a different kind of relationship with God after this kind of. He couldve introduced his friends death any way he wanted, and he went with this, with a kid who can barely pronounce the word killed asking why one of daddys friends has ended up that way. He was like, `Eh, mm.' The couple was also involved in a support group for parents of murdered children and sat through three murder trials to try and help other surviving parents deal with their incredible grief. It then played SXSW in Austin, Texas, where it left audiences stunned and in tears. We would've done handstands and cartwheels to. ', KATE: He's so loved. MORRISON: But then things changed. Said, `Oh, no, I really can't.'. Believing that even where there is evil, there is also a tremendous amount of good." But on Sunday, when he drove her to the airport, Andrew made it clear to Shirley it was over for good. You can reach out to David Bagby-cantu via phone number 915-383-8358. Wait, thats not true, Sophocles came up with it when he wrote Oedipus Rex about a king who unwittingly fulfills a prophecy that foretold he would kill his father and marry his mother, and then pokes out his own eyes because hes in despair and you cant outrun destiny. I praise Kurt Kuenne for having the heart and determination to perfectly put together one of the most powerful documentaries I have ever watched. Which is to say, the woman who killed Dr. Andrew Bagby is pregnant with Dr. Andrew Bagbys baby. Mr. DAVID BAGBY: I threw the phone at the desk, and I jumped up and just screamed, `No! Kind of panic sets in, I guess, and that's when it all hit the fan, I guess. (David and Kate; photo of Andrew by tape being put into recording device; Ms. TURNER: (Audio recording) Are you babysitting? By refusing to become the thing they hate, they provide a profound lesson on the power of love and the courage to survive the unthinkable." Mr. SIMPSON: And he said, `I'm going to need to catch up with you, and we're going to have to do some serious talking.' was that they'd have to accept her daily phone calls. MORRISON: The Bagbys said that Shirley would later apologize for, her reaction. unforgivable and that's just the way it's going to be for the rest of my life. HOUSE OF COMMONS UNANIMOUSLY PASSES BILL C-464. This is the attention thing I was talking about. And not just because its real. MORRISON: How'd you feel about having a much younger brother come, Mr. SHEARS: I thought it was great. Any reference to Turner as a flight risk, for instance, is accompanied by birdsong and pictures of flying pigeons. Sharing voices. put Zachary on her lap to open presents, and he resists. The victims choices, preferences, actions, and relationships are either boiled down to a heap of clues and red herrings, or offered as a backdrop in a spirit of dutiful empathy before getting down to the business at hand. You dont leave it behind. MORRISON: You didn't seriously think of--I mean, you talk about this plan Mr. BAGBY: Absolutely. When Kate reached down to wipe one away, she accidentally knocked out the plug used to mask his facial wound. Oh, my God. If you were to dream up the perfect set of parents, it would be Kate and David Bagby. I can say it like that because even without a trial, the evidence was so damning we might as well have been next to her when she carried out the crime. This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. (David speaking to reporters; Kate speaking to reporters; David on radio show; "Dear Zachary" poster; Kurt editing video; photo of Andrew; photo of Zachary; Mr. KUENNE: I almost gave up making this film when you were, killed. (Supreme Court building; Shirley being escorted from court; photos of Kate and. If she had her way, we would not have had any visitation at, MORRISON: Coming up, fighting not just to see their grandson, but. ', MORRISON: When Dr. Andrew Bagby's bullet-riddled corpse was, found in a Pennsylvania state park in November 2001, his devastated parents. There won't be any question about, whether she can hurt him. He said, `What can happen?'. On Nov. 5, Kate, who is originally from England, pictures Turner sitting on top of a Guy Fawkes bonfire and her family all around it with fireworks. April 14, 2009: They did their best to keep their dark feelings about their son's accused. Very, very serious. Someone found a car that didn't belong. A judge called Andrews murder a vicious crime, but did not consider Turner a risk to others. (Photo of Kate, Zachary and Shirley; photo of David, Zachary and Shirley; photo of Shirley and Zachary; photos of Zachary with Shirley and Kate), Mr. BAGBY: Our usual policy was just to let her go. I got to see what happens to the bastard who did this. This abridged version was prepared personally by Kurt Kuenne in order to comply with CBC Newsworld's time constraints but preserve the film's impact while reaching a wider audience in Canada. Wow." Mr. BAGBY: Oh, this ranks right up there. Mr. BAGBY: (Audio recording) (Unintelligible). Its heartbreaking, said Kate, who recalls last seeing Zachary the evening before he was killed. kind of panic sets in, I guess. Its a muddled structure, and the film makes frequent aesthetic missteps as well, with frenetic editing, canned music, and heavy-handed imagery. In Los Angeles - August 22-28 at the Arclight Hollywood, 6360 Sunset Blvd. Woman #11: Doesn't matter what happened. And then, November 2001, Andrew Bagby was shot dead in a state park not far from the hospital in which the young doctor was a resident, and his devoted parents all but lost the will to live. David Bagby. The private member's bill was introduced by MP Scott Andrews of Newfoundland last fall after he saw "Dear Zachary" at a March 2009 screening in Ottawa and decided to do something about what he saw. Kate says everything seemed to be going smoothly, until here. December 4, 2008: Go away.'. You live your life, you create an entire universe around you, you trundle along, and then FUCK. KATE: People thought she was delicate, you know, and looked KATE: She couldn't kill. -. MORRISON: But Andrew did agree to meet Shirley in a nearby park. I'm absolutely sure. We urge you to write your MP (if you're Canadian) or the Attorney General of Canada (if you're not) in support of MP Andrews' bill; the next few months are a crucial time. The Bagbys were compelled to ensure what happened to their son and grandson never happens again. We did have him for a little while, she said. His father says, I kissed him and held him. Also foreshadowing is how long it takes Andrews parents, Kate and David, to wade through various levels of bureaucracy to confirm his death. -Drafted and finalized press releases, articles, annual reports, websites, earnings releases and investor . 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. Sixteen years have passed but for the Bagbysthe story of the deaths of their only son and grandson resurfaces all the time. Ms. TURNER: (Audio recording) This is Shirley Turner, yes. to reconsider getting some help with that. ), DEAR ZACHARY 10TH ANNIVERSARY HD REMASTERED EDITIONNOW AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD, and DIGITAL, For the film's 10th anniversary, Kurt Kuenne remastered "Dear Zachary", its epilogue, and its bonus features for HD, converting the original standard definition elements to HD shot-by-shot, while remixing the film in 5.1 surround, so that it now looks and sounds as originally intended on today's platforms. After the shooting, according to Kate, Turner called her claiming she was trying to reach Andrew. He said, `The psychotic bitch.