The Real Death Valley: The Untold Story of Mass Graves and Migrant Deaths in South Texas (2014)

"The Real Death Valley," from The Weather Channel, uncovers the hidden story of hundreds of migrants who have died in the harsh Texas brush over the last five years while trying to avoid a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint located 70 miles inside the country, far from the border. Emmy-winning correspondent John Carlos Frey states, "This is an important story that needs to be told." The documentary follows a four-day, 40-mile journey through difficult terrain and extreme heat, mirroring the migrants' experience. It also accompanies law enforcement as they discover migrant bodies, sometimes up to four a week during the hottest months, revealing the reasons behind these deadly journeys. "The Real Death Valley" is a production of Weather Films, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning digital documentary unit of weather.com, created by Solly Granatstein and Shawn Efran.