Synopsis

Following the tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary School, President Obama urged a national dialogue on gun control. This conversation is perhaps most acutely felt in Newtown, where FRONTLINE and The Hartford Courant have documented a community fractured by grief and grappling with the nation’s gun culture. FRONTLINE’s investigation centers on Adam Lanza, the young man whose actions irrevocably altered the town's history. He left behind devastation but few personal connections, erasing his