American Nightmare

You Can’t Make This Up

Netflix

True Crime, Documentary, Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Film Interviews

4.2 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

When Aaron Quinn reported his girlfriend had been kidnapped in an outrageous home invasion, police suspected he was covering up a crime. Then when Denise Huskins turned up at her parents’ doorstep days later, telling an even more elaborate tale about her abduction, they accused the couple of creating a hoax - one straight out of Hollywood. But miles away a detective investigating an unrelated case discovered a single strand of hair that will tie the sensational cases together. In American Nightmare, Denise and Aaron tell the story of the crime they suffered, the humiliation they endured, and their quest for justice. It unravels the consequences of our cultural rush to judgment — and what happens when law enforcement decides the truth can’t possibly be true. In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews filmmakers Felicity Morris and Bernadette Higgins. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched American Nightmare yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.

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0:00.0	I'm Rebecca Lervoy and this is You Can't make this up is the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind
0:19.0	your favorite Netflix documentaries and films. On today's episode we take a closer look at the Netflix
0:24.9	documentary series American Nightmare. I believe him and I believe him in my heart
0:30.9	but nobody in
0:33.2	fucking North America is gonna believe this story.
0:36.7	Today we're talking to filmmakers Felicity Morris
0:39.4	and Bernadette Higgins.
0:41.4	When Aaron Quinn reported his girlfriend had been kidnapped in an
0:44.9	outrageous home invasion, police suspected he was covering up a crime.
0:50.0	Then when Denise Huskins turned up at her parents doorstep days later, telling an even
0:54.9	more elaborate tale about her abduction, they accused the couple of creating a hoax, one straight
1:01.3	out of Hollywood. But miles away, a detective investigating an unrelated case
1:06.0	discovered a single strand of hair that would tie the sensational cases together.
1:11.0	In American Nightmare, Denise and Aaron tell the story of the crime they suffered, the humiliation
1:17.8	they endured, and their quest for justice.
1:20.9	It unravels the consequences of our cultural rush to judgment and what happens when law enforcement decides the truth can't possibly be true.
1:29.6	There has not been one discrepancy in her story. How can you possibly believe she's lying?
1:37.2	And he says to me, haven't you seen the movie Gone Girl? And I'm joined by filmmakers, Felicity Morris and Bernadette Higgins.
1:57.0	Welcome to you, Can't Make This Up.
1:58.6	Thank you.
1:59.6	Thank you.
2:00.6	So you have extensive interviews with Aaron Quinn and Denise Huskins about their experience in this story.
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