A False Report (book) and Unbelievable (Netflix mini series)

Please join us to discuss the case of Marie (not her real name) who is a young woman in Seattle during the mid 2000's who reported her rape and was not believed. We will be using two sources. The book, A False Report, by the 2 reporters who originally covered the story and the Netflix mini-series, Unbelievable, based on the book. The mini-series is well done and very engaging. Feel free to use either or both.

This will be an online event and I will share the link as the date gets closer.

Here is the Amazon mini-series & book description:

Now the Netflix Limited Series Unbelievable, starring Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, and Kaitlyn Dever • Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists tell the riveting true crime story of a teenager charged with lying about having been raped—and the detectives who followed a winding path to arrive at the truth.

On August 11, 2008, eighteen-year-old Marie reported that a masked man broke into her apartment near Seattle, Washington, and raped her. Within days police and even those closest to Marie became suspicious of her story. The police swiftly pivoted and began investigating Marie. Confronted with inconsistencies in her story and the doubts of others, Marie broke down and said her story was a lie—a bid for attention. Police charged Marie with false reporting, and she was branded a liar.