Using a combination of family home movies, videotaped interviews, and still photography, KSDK anchor Holliday uses his first-rate journalistic skills to bring the story of Matt McBride and his family to life. McBride, a native of Glendale, Missouri, murdered his parents in 1994, following years of struggle to get help for his mental disorder, paranoid schizophrenia. The devastating effects of the failure of the mental health system to provide adequate care are now borne by the surviving family members including Matt, a court-ordered patient at Fulton State Hospital, his brother Mark, and their sister, Lisa. A compassionate look at the human aftermath of a tragedy. (JA)

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