Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal The Shape-Shifting Defense (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

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Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal

The Shape-Shifting Defense (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV Episode | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

A Navajo woman named Sarah Saganitso is murdered in Flagstaff, AZ; when a local white man confesses, his attorney's defense that a skinwalker did it forces the victim's family to fight centuries of anti-Native racism for justice.

Directors

Ramona Emerson | Alexandra Lazarowich

Producer

M. Elizabeth Hughes (producer)

Composer

Logan Stahley

Editor

Caitlyn Hynes

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Release date

Sep 24, 2024 (United States)

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Steve Darden Self - Navajo Cultural Practitioner Self - Navajo Cultural Practitioner See fewer	Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal (2024)
Rose Williams Self - Sarah's Sister Self - Sarah's Sister See fewer	Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal (2024)
Pam Jensen Self - Sarah's Niece Self - Sarah's Niece See fewer	Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal (2024)
Jolene Holgate Self - Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women Self - Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women See fewer	Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal (2024)
David Tsosie Self - Navajo Cultural Expert (as Dr. David Tsosie) Self - Navajo Cultural Expert (as Dr. David Tsosie) See fewer	Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal (2024)
Mark Shaffer Self - Reporter, Arizona Republic Self - Reporter, Arizona Republic See fewer	Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal (2024)
Rose Toehe Self - Coordinator for Indigenous Initiatives Self - Coordinator for Indigenous Initiatives See fewer	Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal (2024)
Jack Rathjen Self - Jury Foreman Self - Jury Foreman See fewer	Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal (2024)
George Abney Self - Acquitted of Murder (archive footage) Self - Acquitted of Murder (archive footage) See fewer
Amber Crotty Self - Navajo Nation Council Delegare (archive footage) Self - Navajo Nation Council Delegare (archive footage) See fewer
Sarah Saganitso Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) Self - Murder Victim (archive footage) See fewer
Barre Toelken Self - Anthropologist, Defense Witness (archive footage) (as Dr. Barre Toelken) Self - Anthropologist, Defense Witness (archive footage) (as Dr. Barre Toelken) See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)