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Paul: The Secret Story of Olympia's Satanic Sheriff

Paul: The Secret Story of Olympia's Satanic Sheriff (2012)

0h 37m | PG-13

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An essay documentary about Paul Ingram, the former sheriff of Olympia, Washington. Paul was sent to jail in 1988 for sexually assaulting his daughters in satanic rituals. He is the only person in the modern era to be accused of and confess to being a part of a satanic ritual abuse cult. The film explores the complexities of the criminal case through primary police documents, recordings of Paul's interrogations and speculative dramatizations, finally probing at the unsettling symmetry between Paul's unstable memory and our own civic forgetfulness. Through archival newscasts and a 16mm historical walking tour, the film is ultimately concerned with the occult nature of memory and the very real monsters within ourselves.

Director: Nik Nerburn

Studio: Evergreen State College

Genre: Documentary, Drama, Crime

Video: 720p

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Cast

Paul Ingram

Paul Ingram

as Ex. County Deputy Sheriff

Nik Nerburn

Nik Nerburn

as Narrator

Ericka Ingram

Ericka Ingram

as Daughter of Paul Ingram

Ted Gundersen

Ted Gundersen

as Ex. FBI Special Agent

Richard J. Ofshe

Richard J. Ofshe

as Professor Emeritus of Sociology U.C. Berkley

John Bratun

John Bratun

as Pastor / The Church of Living Water