Anyone's Son
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pulled from site's meta descriptionIt was nearly 30 years ago in the quiet suburban town of Montvale New Jersey that something unthinkable happened. It was something gruesome and shocking. It was something that no one could have ever imagined. On Thanksgiving weekend in 1976, a college freshman named Harry De La Roche returned home for the holidays. It was then that he apparently killed his entire family while they slept. His father, his mother, and his two younger brothers all shot at point blank range. Young Harry later confessed to the police. He was convicted on four counts of murder in the first degree. Harry said that he had been a victim his entire life. Abused by his father and tormented by his peers he just wanted the pain to end. It seemed to be an open and shut case of a young man pushed beyond the edge. Or, so the story goes? Soon, after his arrest, a totally different story would emerge. Harry claims to have confessed under duress. He maintained then, and does to this day, that he did not commit these murders. He claims that his brother, Ronnie, killed the other family members. Upon discovering this, Harry says, he then turned the gun on his brother in a fit of rage. So what really happened to the De La Roche family? There are many unanswered questions in this tragic story. When Harry recanted his testimony, was further investigation conducted? Why would the prosecutor offer a plea bargain, and why wasn?t that plea bargain accepted? Were there any political factors that contributed to the outcome of the case? This documentary Harry: A Communication Breakdown will examine the events surrounding that fateful night. It will also attempt to determine why something so horrible, so tragic, could happen to the seemingly normal family next door. Issues of abuse, violence, and peer pressures, are as relevant today as they were 30 years ago ? perhaps even more so. The importance of Harry?s story transcends the era in which it took place. The De La Roche murders represent the collapse of the modern American family. It was nearly 30 years ago in the quiet suburban town of Montvale New Jersey that something unthinkable happened. It was something gruesome and shocking. It was something that no one could have ever imagined?
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