Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four

Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four

91 mins | Documentary | April 15, 2016

In 1994, four women were accused, tried, and convicted of the heinous sexual assault of two young girls—as one newscaster puts it, “the modern version of the witchcraft trials.” Twenty years later, the four women have maintained their innocence, insisting that the accusations were entirely fabricated, and borne of homophobic prejudice and a late-’90s mania about covens, cults, and child abuse.

Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four

91 mins | Documentary | April 15, 2016

Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four
In 1994, four women were accused, tried, and convicted of the heinous sexual assault of two young girls—as one newscaster puts it, “the modern version of the witchcraft trials.” Twenty years later, the four women have maintained their innocence, insisting that the accusations were entirely fabricated, and borne of homophobic prejudice and a late-’90s mania about covens, cults, and child abuse.
IMDb rating 7.2
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Original title Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four
Directors Deborah S. Esquenazi
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