Stealing Mary: Last of the Red Indians
Feb 01, 2006 | IMDB 0
46 min Watch NowDocumentary, History
Two human skulls in a Scottish museum spark a forensic investigation into the tragic disappearance of the Beothuk people of Newfoundland. The clues help solve a kidnapping, murder, and cover-up that took place 200 years ago in the remote interior of the island.
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