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Alabama Snake

Alabama Snake

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Alabama Snake

2020

1h 25m

6.2(28 votes)

Documentary

Crime

Overview

The story of Pentecostal minister Glenn Summerford — a man accused of attempting to murder his wife with a rattlesnake in the sleepy town of Scottsboro, Alabama — and the investigation and trial that haunted Southern Appalachia for decades.

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Sidestilt Films

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Glenn Summerford

Self (archive footage)

Darlene Summerford

Self

Thomas G. Burton

Self / Researcher / Narrator

Caspian Diament

Caspian Diament

Young Marty

Major Dodge Jr.

Major Dodge Jr.

Young Glenn

Michael Solyanik

Eddie Ray Summerford

Drew Youngblood

Drew Youngblood

Bill Summerford

Doris Summerford

Self - Glenn's first wife

Marty Summerford

Self

Heather Summerford

Self - Marty's wife

Creative team

Directed by: Theo Love
Written by: Thomas G. Burton
Bryan Storkel
Produced by: Theo Love
Bryan Storkel

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