Netflix · 10 April 2024 · Documentary film · 1h 27m
What Jennifer Did
The film examines the 2010 attack on the Pan family in Markham, Ontario, and the investigation into Jennifer Pan's account of the events. Police interview footage and conversations with investigators and people connected to the family document how the inquiry developed.[Netflix Tudum] [CBC News]
Interviewees
8 publicly named · coverage checked 8 November 2026
Showing 8 of 8
- Jennifer PanCentral subject shown in recorded police interviews
- Nam NguyenHigh-school friend interviewed about the school environment
- Fernando BaldassiniFormer piano teacher interviewed about his recollections
- Alan CookeInterviewee
- Randy SladePolice interview footage
- Bill CourticeInterviewee
- Jenny PopplewellFilmmaker
- Jeremy GrimaldiFilmmaker
The documentary incorporates police interview footage and other historical material; people appearing only in archive or dramatized reenactment are not treated as interviewees here.[Netflix Tudum] [E! Online]
How this list was compiled. Compiled from Netflix Tudum, CBC News, E! Online and Decider coverage identifying the film's interviewees and subjects. The documentary and end credits have not been checked frame by frame, so brief appearances named only on screen may be missing. Spotted a missing name? Tell us.
Timeline
2010-11-08 · Markham, Ontario
Attack at the Pan family home killed Pan's mother and seriously injured her father[Netflix Tudum] [CP24 / CTV News]
2015
Pan sentenced to life following first-degree murder and attempted-murder convictions, according to CP24's retrospective reporting[CP24 / CTV News]Single source
2023-05-19
Ontario Court of Appeal ordered new murder trials; the Supreme Court docket identifies judgment 2023 ONCA 362[Supreme Court of Canada] [CP24 / CTV News]
2024-04-10
What Jennifer Did released on Netflix[Netflix Tudum] [CBC News]
2025-04-10
Supreme Court dismissed the appeal and cross-appeals concerning the new-trial ruling[Supreme Court of Canada]Single source
2026-03
Pan pleaded guilty to manslaughter in her mother's death, reported by CP24 on 18 March; the plea record has not been independently inspected[CP24 / CTV News]Single source
Episodes
Standalone documentary film.
Credits
- Director
- Jenny Popplewell[Netflix Tudum] [CBC News]
Related documentaries
Sources
- Jennifer Pan Documentary What Jennifer Did Unravels a Deadly Web of Lies — Netflix Tudum, publication date not recorded. Accessed 2026-11-08.Official production sourceHigh reliability
- Netflix documentary revives interest in Jennifer Pan murder-for-hire case — CBC News, published 2024-04-14. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationHigh reliability
- The Story Behind What Jennifer Did — E! Online, published 2024-05-18. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationMedium reliability
- What Jennifer Did Netflix Review — Decider, published 2024-04-10. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationMedium reliability
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