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Lost Sparrow - Video Extra

Chris Billing discusses the challenges he faced in investigating his own family's past.

Aired 11/16/2010 | Rating TV-PG

Independent Lens

Lost Sparrow - Video Extra

Clip: Season 12 | 8m 36s

Chris Billing discusses the challenges he faced in investigating his own family's past.

Some questions are never answered. Some answers are hard to take. Three decades ago, two Crow Indian brothers ran away from home and no one knew why. Their sudden and mysterious deaths sent shockwaves through a tiny upstate New York community. Lost Sparrow is their adoptive brother's journey to bring Bobby and Tyler home and confront a painful truth that shattered his family.

Aired 11/16/2010 | Rating TV-PG

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