________________________________________The real-life investigation behind the hit Netflix
series from two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists.SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLD DAGGER AWARDShe
said she was raped.Police said she lied.She was made to retract the report - but the nightmare
only got worse.On 11 August 2008 eighteen-year-old Marie reported that a masked man had broken
into her home and raped her. Within days police - and even those closest to Marie - became
suspicious of her story. Confronted by these minor inconsistencies and doubt Marie broke down
and said her story was a lie. The police charged her with making a false report. Two years
later Colorado detective Stacy Galbraith was assigned to a case of sexual assault. It bore an
eerie resemblance to a rape that had taken place months earlier in a nearby town. Joining
forces with the detective on that case Edna Hendershot the two soon discovered they were
dealing with a serial rapist. As their investigation deepened it became clear that numerous
police departments had extremely similar cases on their hands - and that Marie's story bore an
eerie resemblance to the cases they were investigating.Unbelievable is a chilling tale of doubt
lies and the hunt for justice unveiling the disturbing reality of how sexual assault is
investigated and the long history of scepticism toward its
victims.________________________________________Previously published as A False Report
