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"A Toxic Love Story" and the 88 Days: What Netflix Gets Right About a Framing

Michelle Hadley spent 88 days in an Orange County jail for a crime that never happened. Riley B. on why the documentary's structure matters — and the appeal it triggered.

8 min read October 13, 2026
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