The Battle for Justina Pelletier

Name: The Battle for Justina Pelletier
Released: 2022-12-13

December 13, 2022

1 Season • 4 Episodes

Ended

Documentary

"On which side does the truth lie?"

Overview

Explore the story of Justina Pelletier, a 14-year-old girl who entered a Boston hospital with a mysterious set of symptoms and quickly became a ward of the state, leaving her family in disbelief. The events that followed inspired an anonymous computer hacker to take matters into his own hands and sparked a debate about parental rights, medical child abuse and the gray areas in b

Episodes

1. Our Little Peanut

December 13, 2022 • 57m

A 14-year-old girl falls ill with a mysterious set of symptoms and is taken to one of Boston's top hospitals; the events that follow leave her family in disbelief and lead a hacker from the group Anonymous to take matters into his own hands.

2. We Do Not Forgive, We Do Not Forget

December 13, 2022 • 54m

Anonymous targets Boston Children's Hospital and disrupts its computer network in defense of Justina Pelletier; shortly after, Justina returns home to her family after more than a year in DCF custody; Anonymous hacker Marty and his wife Dana go on the run.

3. Wo Go to War

December 13, 2022 • 56m

The Pelletiers hire an attorney and file a civil lawsuit against Boston Children's Hospital claiming medical malpractice; Marty is rescued at sea, arrested and charged with a federal crime; both the family and Marty get to have their day in court.

4. And Then We Went Home

December 13, 2022 • 40m

The verdict of the civil case against Boston Children's Hospital is revealed, and Justina continues to navigate a rocky path to health; Dana does her best to support Marty from the outside after he goes to an extreme prison.

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