Caption: Deirdri Fishel, Credit: Penn State Public Broadcasting
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Deirdri Fishel 

Interview with the Star of "Telling Amy's Story," a Documentary Airing Nationally on Public Television Stations

From: WPSU-FM
Length: 06:43

WPSU's Emily Reddy interviews the narrator and star of "Telling Amy's Story." The movie documents the signs of domestic violence in the years leading up to her death at the hands of her husband. The documentary chronicles Amy Homan McGee's life through interviews with her coworkers, the detective who worked her case, and her mother. Read the full description.

Deirdri_fishel_small Amy Homan McGee was killed by her husband in State College in 2001.  WPSU-TV, has made a documentary about McGee’s last years. It’s called “Telling Amy’s Story,” and you can see it on public television stations across the United States. WPSU-FM’s Emily Reddy talked with the documentary’s narrator, State College Police Detective Deirdri [DEE-uhr-dree] Fishel.

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Amy Homan McGee was killed by her husband in State College in 2001.  WPSU-TV, has made a documentary about McGee’s last years. It’s called “Telling Amy’s Story,” and you can see it on public television stations across the United States. WPSU-FM’s Emily Reddy talked with the documentary’s narrator, State College Police Detective Deirdri [DEE-uhr-dree] Fishel.

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Amy Homan McGee was killed by her husband in State College in 2001. WPSU-TV, has made a documentary about McGee’s last years. It’s called “Telling Amy’s Story,” and you can see it on public television stations across the United States. WPSU-FM’s Emily Reddy talked with the documentary’s narrator, State College Police Detective Deirdri [DEE-uhr-dree] Fishel.

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