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  1. Nov 5, 2020 · Anthony Curry is a friend of Liam McAtasney, who strangled and killed Sarah Stern in 2016. He secretly recorded McAtasney's confession and helped the police solve the case.

  2. Nov 4, 2022 · While filming "Trap," Anthony Edward Curry found himself playing a role in another twisted plot — the Jersey Shore murder case of Sarah Stern — which sent his childhood friend to...

  3. Mar 1, 2019 · ABC News. A New Jersey filmmaker who helped police record his friend’s confession to killing missing teen Sarah Stern said he doesn’t see himself as a hero. In an exclusive interview with ABC News’ “20/20” anchor Amy Robach on why he worked with police, Anthony Curry, 21, said “I didn't do it for fame and notoriety...

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    • Stern Doesn’T Consider Himself A Hero
    • Mcatasney Told Curry The Murder Would Be A Great Idea For A Movie
    • The Judge Credited Curry with ‘Breaking The Case’
    • Curry Testify Mcatasney Thought He Would Get Up to $100,000 from Stern
    • Curry Lured Mcatasney in by Saying He Needed Money
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    Curry betrayed his friend’s confidence because he wanted to help bring closure to Stern’s family and friends. “I didn’t do it for fame and notoriety,” he told ABC News’ 20/20anchor Amy Robach. Stern’s father, Michael Stern, said his daughter’s case might have remained unsolved if Curry didn’t come forward. “We probably never would have got an answe...

    McAtasney and Curry met in high school. They connected over their shared interest in music and movies. McAtasney first told Curry about his plot to murder someone over Thanksgiving break in 2016. At the time, Curry didn’t think McAtasney was serious. “I’m a filmmaker. He used to tell me ideas all the time about films I should make and all that stuf...

    Curry agreed to work with the police. He allowed them to set up a hidden camera in his car and then met with McAtasney, who was eager to talk about the murder. “My biggest problem was the dog,” McAtasney said in the beginning of the video, according to NJ. com.“Her dog laid there and watched as I killed her. Didn’t do anything.” “I pretty much hung...

    McAtasney was more upset about not getting more money out of Stern than murdering her. Whereas he was expecting to steal $100,000, he walked away with $10,000. “That’s not even the worst part,” McAtasney said while discussing talking to the police. “The worst part of it is I thought I was going to come out $50,000 to a $100,000 in my pocket. She ha...

    Curry allowed for authorities to tap his phone and then asked him to call McAtasney. In the phonecall, Curry told McAtasney he wanted to meet up because he needed to borrow money. The phone call was played for the jury in the trial. “I thought you had bread,” Curry says, referring to the money he stole from Stern. “I need to tell you in person. I’m...

    Anthony Curry is a New Jersey filmmaker who informed police that his friend, Liam McAtasney, confessed to killing Sarah Stern, a 19-year-old artist, in 2016. He testified against McAtasney, who was found guilty of first-degree murder and faces life in prison.

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  4. Apr 1, 2024 · Police catch a break when Anthony Curry, an up-and-coming filmmaker and classmate of McAtasney and Stern, called investigators with shocking new information that Stern may have actually been murdered. As a result, Curry goes undercover to help solve the case.

  5. Feb 3, 2023 · The former classmate, horror filmmaker Anthony Curry, revealed that McAtasney told him he planned to choke Stern to death and rob her of a large sum of money that she had recently found.

  6. Nov 5, 2022 · This is the shocking true story of a man who set out to make a film and ended up recording a real-life murder confession. Anthony Edward Curry is finally able to share his movie TRAP with the world, with its premiere scheduled this weekend at the Queens World Film Festival.