Review by rwest92

This documentary is one of the best unsolved series I've ever seen. Not only does it have all the kinds of twists and turns and cliffhangers that you would want and expect in this kind of docuseries, it is unlike most true crime series I've ever seen in that it actually humanizes the victim rather than exploits them. In fact, the series dedicates an entire section (part 4 in episode 2: "The Seeker") to Kenley's full biography, going back to his childhood and taking it through to his time traveling before college, all of which also helps to create a victimology of sorts that ultimately provides audiences a deeper understanding of what could have happened to him, and why. The film, true to the genre, ups the stakes in episodes 4 & 5, and we experience the case playing out in real time, as a quarter-century old family secret emerges and new evidence comes to light. I found it so engaging, so meticulously detailed, so thoughtful, and yet so heart-wrenching, I binged it straight through.