Investigative Reporting Program
The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
A boy's murder and the subsequent trials prompt questions about the system's protection of vulnerable children
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'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.
Press Coverage
- Meet the journalist and director behind Netflix's 'The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez' (Los Angeles Times
- The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez' examines how the system failed a murdered boy (CNN)
- The Heartbreaking Story Behind Netflix's Documentary Series "The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez" (TIME magazine)
- The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez is Netflix's Most Alarming Docuseries Yet (Oprah Magazine)
The Story Behind The Story
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Why Did No One Save Gabriel (The Atlantic)
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IRP reporter reflects on 'The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez' (Berkeley Journalism)
