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Investigative Reporting Program

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The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez

A boy's murder and the subsequent trials prompt questions about the system's protection of vulnerable children

Learn more about the Investigative Reporting Program.

'The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez' is a six-part docuseries that explores the 2013 murder and abuse of eight-year-old Gabriel Fernandez of Palmdale, California. Released on Netflix on February 26, 2020, it is based on the reporting of the IRP's Garrett Therolf and directed by Brian Knappenberger.

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