Two expecting mothers, one disappearance, and a bone-chilling truth behind it all, account for a perfect true crime drama that will keep the viewers on the edge of their seats till the very end. Magen and Heidi, two close friends who have known each other for ten years, are the subject of Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard, currently streaming on Netflix. When Heidi finds out she is ready to give birth, a pregnant Magen travels from Houston to Austin to be with her. But only a few weeks after giving birth, Heidi and her newborn daughter vanish. What follows makes up the plot of the film. 

The movie has been quite the talk right now as it started streaming on Netflix, and the chatter is mostly centered around the cast of the movie.

Emily Osment: She plays Magen Fieramusca, one of the main leads, and her acting credits include Hannah Montana, Georgie & Mandy First Marriage, Pretty Smart, and so on.

Anna Hopkins: She portrays Heidi Broussard, the other lead, and her other works include The Expanse, Bad Blood, Tin Can, After the Ball, etc.

Ian Lake: The Star Trek: Discovery alum appears as Cody, and his other works include Macbeth and Brace for Impact.

Jamie Spilchuk: Known for Suits, Christmas Around the Corner, and more, he plays Greg in the movie.

Sabryn Rock: She plays Sarah and has previously worked on projects like Two Sentence Horror Stories and The Story of Luke.

Candice Lidstone: Previously seen in Laughing All the Way, Ice Road Kill, and One Delicious Christmas, she plays Leighanne in this one.

The additional cast includes Paulino Nunes (Slasher, Kidnap Capital) as FBI Agent Paul Richards, Sonia Dhillon Tully (Wedding Season, Doin’ It) as Detective Bonnie Majors, Ashton Cressman (Violent Night 2, Wilfrid) as Aiden, and Jolanta Mojsej (The Truth About Christmas, Mommy’s Little Girl) as Crystal. 

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With the cast details sorted, the other big question is about the true story the movie is based on.

Shortly after giving birth to her daughter, Margot, 33-year-old Heidi Broussard vanished without a trace with her newborn child. Heidi's disappearance was later linked to her close friend Magen Fieramusca, who had purported to be pregnant at the same time as Heidi. According to the inquiry, Magen killed Heidi and kidnapped her newborn daughter with the intention of passing the child off as her own. Heidi's body was recovered from Magen's car's trunk.

After being accused of murder, Magen Fieramusca entered a guilty plea in February 2023 and was sentenced to 55 years in jail. Her right to appeal was waived as part of this plea agreement, providing some closure to the families impacted by this heinous murder. The story in itself sends a chill down the spine, but the reality of the world is far more gruesome, where incidents like these happen on a regular basis, and Netflix has a ton of true crime documentaries based on some of them.

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