Partly inspired by the real life disappearance of Branson Perry. Perry disappeared from his home in Skidmore, Missouri on April 11, 2001. The case is unsolved.
The film is set in Skidmore, Missouri. Skidmore is most known for the shooting of town bully Ken Rex McElroy on July 10, 1981 in front of as many as 60 witnesses. The case is unsolved.
Partly shot in Worth County, Missouri the smallest county in the state.
The newspaper scenes were shot at an active newspaper, The Maryville Forum located in Maryville, Missouri.