This is definitely a true story! Terry was in my classes & Tommy was a couple years behind us. These boys were very quiet in school, until I got to know them. Unfortunately they never opened up & told me about their home life problems. Looking back, I sure wish I would've known more, bc my family would have helped. I remember that I saw Tommy a few years after the movie was released & he said that Terry was too afraid to let anyone know that their dad wasn't ever home. That's why there wasn't ever an investigation, bc once their mom died their legal guardian was automatically their father. I'm unsure why the movie says they went to Forsyth County schools, bc I'm positive that they actually went to Hall County schools in Gainesville Georgia.
Tell Your Friends