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So - - who killed Nicky?


Mom? Brother?

Mom did say 'You can't die twice'

But why did she take him to the bayou?

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Since the release of the documentary this year it is rumoured to have been the brother. This film implies that the other members of the family suspected that Nicky had been killed by his brother hence why the mum would make that remark.

As to why she took Frederic there; perhaps her bodning with him during the mardi gras brought up lots of unresolved feelings about her son Nicky and she needed to visit what she believed was his grave.

Fatima had a fetish for a wiggle in her scoot

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From what I read into the dialogue, the brother likely killed him and told their mother where he claims to have buried him. The fact that she kept going back to that place means she thought he was there. But like the detective said, maybe she wasn't lying but was instead lied to. Is say it could've been the mother who killed him and left the other son to deal with the body or the brother could've killed him and lied about it. It's never been 'solved' though so who knows for certain?

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I know while watching The Imposter (same story) that he remarked that the family must have killed Nicholas Barkley, why else would they take him in as their own son? And that the one family member who had committed suicide, seems a little convient and that he had met him once and told him "Good luck with that!" So that could be taken that he knew he wasn't Nicholas Barkley and perhaps was the one who killed Nicholas or knew about it. It makes you think where the real Nicholas Barkley is

"What are we supposed to use? Harsh language?"

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