Twenty years after he started filming, Epstein sits down one last time with Mike Maloney and Neal Puckett. Together, they uncover new evidence in House 2, while Mike Maloney reveals, for the first time, the personal and professional price he paid for pursuing the truth rather than doing what was politically expedient.

Twenty years after he started filming, Epstein sits down one last time with Mike Maloney and Neal Puckett.&nbsp;Together, they&nbsp;uncover new evidence in House 2,&nbsp;while Mike&nbsp;Maloney&nbsp;reveals, for&nbsp;the first time,&nbsp;the personal and professional price he paid for pursuing the truth&nbsp;rather than&nbsp;doing what was politically expedient.

For twenty years, the United States Marine Corps has tried to bury the truth about Haditha.

In 2005, 24 civilians were killed by a squad of United States Marines in the Iraqi city of Haditha, a massacre that became one of the most notorious and controversial incidents of the war. What followed was a years-long battle over what really happened, who would be held accountable, and how far the Marine Corps would go to protect itself.

At the center of the story is NCIS Special Agent Michael Maloney, the most senior forensic consultant assigned to the case. As Maloney examined the evidence, he discovered that prosecutors hid from him a key eyewitness, sponsored perjured testimony, and granted immunity to Marines who were likely guilty of murder. When Maloney spoke up, he came under intense political pressure to alter his findings and his testimony in the case. 

Now, for the first time, the complete story is finally being told. Based on over 100 hours of documentary footage shot without the government's knowledge or permission, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Michael Epstein delivers a gripping investigative series that finally reveals the truth about the Haditha Massacre and the government cover-up that followed.

For twenty years, the United States Marine Corps has tried to bury the truth about Haditha.
In 2005, 24 civilians were killed by a squad of United States Marines in the Iraqi city of Haditha, a massacre that became one of the most notorious and controversial incidents of the war. What followed was a years-long battle over what really happened, who would be held accountable, and how far the Marine Corps would go to protect itself.
At the center of the story is NCIS Special Agent Michael Maloney, the most senior forensic consultant assigned to the case. As Maloney examined the evidence, he discovered that prosecutors hid from him a key eyewitness, sponsored perjured testimony, and granted immunity to Marines who were likely guilty of murder. When Maloney spoke up, he came under intense political pressure to alter his findings and his testimony in the case.&nbsp;
Now, for the first time, the complete story is finally being told. Based on over 100 hours of documentary footage shot without the government's knowledge or permission, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Michael Epstein delivers a gripping investigative series that finally reveals the truth about the Haditha Massacre and the government cover-up that followed.

Fault Line: Haditha

Episode 13: Lessons Learned

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Twenty years after losing her entire family in a single morning, Epstein interviews BBC producer Lara El Gebaly, who brought all the evidence Epstein had collected in House 2 to Safa Yunis Salim Rasif in Haditha. For the first time in twenty years, Safa is told the truth about what happened at Wuterich’s trial and the name of the Marine who murdered her entire family. 

 

BBC documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4WycNKcfyU&t=2136s

The New Yorker full statement: "The New Yorker and In the Dark took great care to get permission from the surviving families before publishing photos from Haditha. A legal representative for the families, who is also a close relative of Safa Younis, confirmed that he had requested and received permission from Safa Younis to publish the photos taken in the Younis family house. Additionally, Safa Younis was among 17 surviving family members who signed a document translated into Arabic asking the U.S. military to release photos of the killing sites to the lead journalist on the reporting team. We honored surviving family members' requests to refrain from publishing certain photos and made every effort to present these images, which are deeply disturbing but newsworthy, to the public in a manner that was respectful to the victims of the killings."

Twenty years after losing her entire family in a single morning, Epstein&nbsp;interviews&nbsp;BBC producer Lara El Gebaly, who brought all the evidence Epstein had collected in House 2 to&nbsp;Safa Yunis Salim Rasif in Haditha.&nbsp;For the first time in twenty years, Safa is told the truth about what happened at Wuterich&rsquo;s trial and the name of the Marine who murdered her entire family.&nbsp;
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BBC documentary: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4WycNKcfyU&amp;t=2136s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4WycNKcfyU&amp;t=2136s</a>
The New Yorker full statement: "The New Yorker and In the Dark took great care to get permission from the surviving families before publishing photos from Haditha. A legal representative for the families, who is also a close relative of Safa Younis, confirmed that he had requested and received permission from Safa Younis to publish the photos taken in the Younis family house. Additionally, Safa Younis was among 17 surviving family members who signed a document translated into Arabic asking the U.S. military to release photos of the killing sites to the lead journalist on the reporting team. We honored surviving family members' requests to refrain from publishing certain photos and made every effort to present these images, which are deeply disturbing but newsworthy, to the public in a manner that was respectful to the victims of the killings."

Episode 12: Safa's Fate

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Lance Corporal Justin Sharratt was charged with three deaths in House 4, charges the government later dismissed. Epstein sits down with Sharratt, presenting him with evidence from House 2, specifically a photograph of a 9mm shell casing in the back bedroom. Sharratt’s last words are the final, chilling epitaph of this groundbreaking investigative series. 

 

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Lance Corporal&nbsp;Justin Sharratt was charged with three deaths in House 4,&nbsp;charges the government later dismissed. Epstein sits down&nbsp;with Sharratt, presenting him with evidence from House 2, specifically a&nbsp;photograph of a&nbsp;9mm&nbsp;shell casing&nbsp;in&nbsp;the back bedroom. Sharratt&rsquo;s last words are the final, chilling epitaph of this groundbreaking investigative series.&nbsp;
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Episode 11: Just Kills

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After nearly six and a half years, Frank Wuterich, a Marine staff sergeant charged with 18 counts of murder, finally goes to trial. But after three weeks of confusing and often contradictory testimony from his fellow Marines, prosecutors walk away from their own case, offering Wuterich a plea to a single count of negligent dereliction of duty. The longest, most expensive criminal investigation in U.S. military history ends with no one being held accountable.

 

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After nearly six and a half years, Frank Wuterich, a Marine staff sergeant charged with 18 counts of murder, finally goes to trial. But after three weeks of confusing and often contradictory testimony from his fellow Marines, prosecutors walk away from their own case, offering Wuterich a plea to a single count of negligent dereliction of duty. The longest, most expensive criminal investigation in U.S. military history ends with no one being held accountable.
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KuWPy1bL_0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KuWPy1bL_0</a>
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Episode 10: The United States vs. Frank D. Wuterich

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Episode 13: Lessons Learned

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