They called him the most peculiar character in Germany’s legal history. He was certainly the heaviest- at several hundreds of pounds. He was everywhere
Read More‘The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker’| Meme to Murder
The guy with the great sound bite is obviously mentally ill. But we threw appearance fees and free beer at him.
Read More‘Dahmer’ Series | Humanizes but Doesn’t Glorify
A split-decision on the flawed Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Full of excesses, but gives the victims their due amid tough racial questions.
Read MoreMurder at The Cottage: The Search For Justice For Sophie
True Crime fans can see a story they know from a different perspective: Irish Director Jim Sheridan
Read More‘Sins of Our Mother’ | Bat-Mess Crazy or Just Plain Evil?
If you already know the story, there is still a lot of new content and people coming forward for the first time.
Read MoreNew True Crime Docs|Horrific Murders, Inspirational Parents
Two true documentary films of sheer terror that are also tempered with admirable parents.
Read More‘Mind over Murder’ | True Crime from the Heartland Shocks, Surprises
If this were a fictional story, you’d never buy it. It’s too improbable, too fantastical. There are too many times where you’d say to yourself, “no way!”
Read More‘Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes’ | Never Before Heard Archives
Reveals a lot fo facts I didn’t know previously. Rightly focuses a lot on the good guys who took him down, and remembers the victims.
Read More‘The Murders at Starved Rock’ |True Crime Docuseries Review
It looks like another “false confession” doc, but it ends up being about much more and examines the very nature of truth and memory.
Read MoreThe Best Documentaries of 2021 | Music, Crime, Sports & More.
This was maybe the best year ever for docs. This is the Golden Age. People are getting better at making them and streaming platforms have given them new life.
Read MoreTrue Crime Review: ‘The Phantom’ Pulse-Pounder Exposes Truth
Police quickly found their suspect. It was all so easy. Too easy.
Read MoreReview:’Elize Matsunaga:Once Upon A Crime’ A Rare Miss from Netflix
What would have made for an engrossing 90 minute feature, has been stretched thin into a four-part series that treads the same ground over and over again
Read MoreTrue Crime Review: ‘Heist’ Makes You Root for the Crooks
Ever find yourself kinda rooting for the bad guy in a story? You know he’s done something wrong and you know the cops are just doing their jobs, but…still.
Read MoreTrue Crime Review: ‘Sophie: A Murder in West Cork’ Fascinates and Frustrates
The series is populated with cops and journalists and local citizens who recount that period with clarity and charming accents.
Read More