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Israeli documentary on 14-year-old killer gets Netflix adaptation

"In Jerusalem 1986, a 14-year-old boy shoots his family point-blank in their beds. Yet questions persist," the Netflix description for the show says.

by  Eran Swissa
Published on  10-03-2021 20:43
Last modified: 10-04-2021 11:42
Israeli documentary on 14-year-old killer gets Netflix adaptationShai Meir / Courtesy of Yes

An image from the movie "The Motive" | Photo: Shai Meir / Courtesy of Yes

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A true-crime documentary that was produced by Israel's Yes cable company about a horrific killing of an entire family in Israel some 35 years ago will be adapted into a Netflix show.

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"In Jerusalem 1986, a 14-year-old boy shoots his family point-blank in their beds. Yet, questions persist," the Netflix description says, adding that "insiders come forward."

The original four-part series aired in December 2020. It aimed to revisit the events surrounding the tragedy that took place on Feb. 22, 1986, when the teenage boy got up from his sleep in the middle of the night, took his father's M-16 assault rifle (which he had at home because he had just been called up for military reserve duty), and then killed his parents and two sisters.

During his interrogation, they made bizarre claims that added more mystery to his motive, and to this day there are many theories on his state of mind at that moment.

The story continues to describe the boy's future and the surprising developments since.

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