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The Secrets We Bury

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In the early 1960s, George Carroll walked out on his family, leaving his wife, Dorothy, and their four children behind. Decades later, the Carroll siblings are still left haunted by what happened to their father. Seeking much-needed closure for himself and his family, THE SECRETS WE BURY follows Mike Carroll as he unravels the mystery of his father's disappearance and uncovers a story much darker and more complex than his family could have imagined. Told through extensive sit-down interviews with the Carroll siblings and layered with intimate archival footage of the Carroll family spanning decades of their lives, the documentary offers a sensitive look into one family's journey to find closure. Part mystery and part family drama, THE SECRETS WE BURY raises important questions about whose stories we choose to believe, and why.
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The Secrets We Bury is a slow-paced but fascinating true crime documentary about family members who took matters into their own hands to investigate the disappearance of a family patriarch who went missing in 1961. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Patricia E. Gillespie

Director

Jessica Horowitz

Producer

Liz Massie

Executive Producer

James Buddy Day

Executive Producer

Patricia E. Gillespie

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Linsey Romero

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Synopsis In the early 1960s, George Carroll walked out on his family, leaving his wife, Dorothy, and their four children behind. Decades later, the Carroll siblings are still left haunted by what happened to their father. Seeking much-needed closure for himself and his family, THE SECRETS WE BURY follows Mike Carroll as he unravels the mystery of his father's disappearance and uncovers a story much darker and more complex than his family could have imagined. Told through extensive sit-down interviews with the Carroll siblings and layered with intimate archival footage of the Carroll family spanning decades of their lives, the documentary offers a sensitive look into one family's journey to find closure. Part mystery and part family drama, THE SECRETS WE BURY raises important questions about whose stories we choose to believe, and why.
Director
Patricia E. Gillespie
Producer
Jessica Horowitz
Distributor
ID
Production Co
Pyramid Productions
Genre
Documentary, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 16, 2025
Runtime
1h 24m
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