The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story

What begins as an investigation into the murder of pet cemetery owner Dorothy Lou Thompson turns into a labyrinthine tale involving multiple dead bodies, disturbing family secrets, centuries-old massacres, and even Dorothy’s ghost. Through insights from neighbors, law enforcement, local journalists, and scholars, this three-part docuseries explores a community’s dark history of violence and bloodshed.

Director and writer, Philip Cairney; executive producers, Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn, Suzanne Lavery, James Marsh, and Silvia Sacco. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Tina Nguyen.