#29: American Nightmare

In 2015, when Denise Huskins was taken from her home, the case was initially met with skepticism by the police and the public, drawing unfounded comparisons to the plot of the movie Gone Girl. The film, released only six months earlier, is about a woman who disappears to make it look like she was kidnapped.

People quickly said the story was just like the movie, which made it take longer for the police to start looking for her properly. Their eventual dismissal came too late to prevent the damage caused by this premature comparison, underscoring the profound impact of media narratives on real-life events.