John Kastner "Life with Murder"

John Kastner came Center Stage with Mark Gordon to talk about his documentary "Life with Murder."

In January of 1998, the murder of 18-year-old Jennifer Jenkins shocks the small community of Chatham, Ontario. Jennifer has been shot five times; her lifeless body is discovered by her parents, Brian and Leslie, in the basement of their home. Jennifer's brother, 20-year-old Mason, is nowhere to be found. As the Jenkins struggle with their grief, police quickly zero in on the most likely suspect: Mason. He is soon arrested, charged and ultimately convicted of the first-degree murder of his sister. But Mason adamantly claims he is innocent, and his parents are faced with an agonizing dilemma.

Trapped in the nightmare scenario of trying to cope with the murder of their daughter by their own son, the Jenkins must make perhaps the most heartbreaking decision a parent could face: whether to stand by Mason and welcome the alleged killer back into their lives or break with him completely, thereby destroying what's left of their family.

To the surprise of many, Brian and Leslie decide to support their son. Even as horrifying secrets come to light and the strain mounts on their own relationship, the parents remain determined not to abandon their only living child. Then, in an astonishing twist, the film reveals who really killed Jennifer Jenkins: the killer confesses on camera.

Life with Murder combines gripping police interrogation videotape, poignant home videos, revealing interviews and astonishing access to the Jenkins family to tell a remarkable story that unfolds over the course of a decade.

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