FRONTLINE "The Silence" Preview

Season 2011 Episode 7

About the Episode

FRONTLINE examines a little-known chapter of the Catholic Church sex abuse story -- decades of abuse of Native Americans by priests and other church workers in Alaska. All told, they would leave behind a trail of hundreds of claims of abuse, making this one of the hardest hit regions in the country. "The Silence" is the first of two FRONTLINE magazine segments airing Apr 19.

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BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 4: 'They Controlled It All'

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BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 3: 'Dereliction of Duty'

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BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 2: 'I Believe He Is Going To Snap'

Months before the Lewiston mass shooting, the gunman’s family & friends were trying to get him help.

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BREAKDOWN ASL PODCAST | EP. 1: 'Did We Really Survive This?'

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