When Part I of this film aired, a group of William Bradfield, Jr.'s fellow inmates went to his cell and demanded that he reveal where the bodies of the children were hidden. Bradfield refused and was subsequently placed in solitary confinement for his own protection. He requested a television so that he could watch Part II but guards refused, telling Bradfield that he already knew how the story ended.
As of April 2020, the children (or their bodies) have not been found.
The miniseries was initially aired over two nights and showed both of the separate Bradfield and Smith trials for the Reinert murders. After Jay Smith's conviction was overturned in 1992, the film was recut to omit the Smith trial and ends instead with a disclaimer about Jay Smith after the Bradfield trial verdict.
Jay Smith was released from prison because the state Supreme Court in 1992 dismissed his murder conviction and forbade a retrial, ruling that State Police had concealed evidence.
William Bradfield, Jr. died in prison of a heart attack in 1998, having never told anyone where the children were located.