It’s October in the 2020s which means there’s no shortage of true-crime retellings available to stream. Ryan Murphy’s brought Ed Gein back as a uncomfortably sexy, chainsaw wielding killer, Aileen Wuornos’ crimes are being reconsidered in a doc featuring a pre-execution interview, and over on Peacock, John Wayne Gacy is …
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For almost 30 years, the city of Wichita, Kansas was terrorized by a serial killer. He called himself BTK, a nickname patterned after the phrase “bind, torture, kill” —the signature way he would leave bodies for police to find. His victims varied, first a young family, then women of varying …
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Ryan Murphy loves to take what the audience thinks they know and turn it on its head. He did it with the O.J. Simpson story, making us question whether prosecutor Marcia Clark had been unfairly maligned. He did it with the Clinton-Lewinsky affair, presenting the story in a way that …
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In the summers of 1976 and 1977, one of the most infamous serial killers was ruling the streets of New York with something that can infect anyone: fear. Now, the newest addition to Netflix’s hit docuseries franchise, Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes is taking an inside …
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When Michele Romano went missing last August, her family and their close friend, podcaster Lauren Lee Malloy, labored over flyers bearing her image: a woman with a gentle smile and a spill of braids, wrapped in a cozy, pale rainbow cardigan. “So many people shared the flyers, but she was …
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The Netflix film Woman of the Hour tells the based-on-real-events story of serial murderer Rodney Alcala — better known as “The Dating Game Killer” — who appeared on the primetime game show in 1978, in the midst of a spree of violent attacks and murders of women. Anna Kendrick directs …
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After leaving a toxic ex, everyone strives to find ways to heal. Anna Kendrick does it through her films — and in heartbreakingly poignant form. Her latest foray into understanding her own trauma comes in her directorial debut, the thriller Woman of the Hour (premiering Oct. 18 on Netflix). The …
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Suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to be indicted on a new murder charge later this week, CBS News reports. No details about the charge or victim were given, though the new indictment is expected to be officially brought on Thursday, June 6. The news comes just …
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