''Forgotten Sins'' is a 1996 American

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television film directed by

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and written by

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. It is based on Lawrence Wright's two-part article "Remembering Satan", about the real-life case of Paul Ingram, which appeared in the May 17 and May 24, 1993 issues of ''

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''. It originally aired on

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on March 7, 1996. It stars William Devane as

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, "a role to which William Devane brings his customary bristling panache" wrote

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in ''

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''. John Shea also stars as Matthew Bradshaw, a fictional character based on Paul Ingram. Bess Armstrong portrays Roberta 'Bobbie' Bradshaw, a character based on Sandy Ingram. ''

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co-stars.

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Ingram case (basis for the movie)
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