CBS The Case Of JonBenét Ramsey

[Steven]

Six hour series over three nights in September.

TRAILER

Spoiler: DON'T READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHO PROBABLY DID IT.

Spoiler alert

Probably her jealous older brother, Burke, parents then constructed the ransom note to hide it.

[close]

[biggytitbo]

Cluefarter solved this ages ago by farting on the broken window[nb]Yes, he really hurt his bum:([/nb].

[hewantstolurkatad]

What other nostalgia murders can be dug back up for a tv series?

[biggytitbo]

That tramp who died in the doorway of Debenhams in Hull in 1993? Get 10 parts out of that.

[Steven]

Needs to be a doc series examing Robinson's Maybrick Ripper shite, I reckon.

[Steven]

Right, here's some other murdery docus I've scraped together from other places:

HBO: The Cheshire Murders

The triple homicide of Jennifer Petit and her two daughters is a tragic, terrifying, and earthshattering story. What really shocked the other residents of the small town they lived in was that the father, William, was the only member of the family that remained alive. You can imagine the trial that ensued for the husband, but the results are nowhere near what you'd expect, leaving you in sure doubt of the criminal justice system as the police learned that many times, they could've prevented the murder from ever taking place.

HBO: There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane

The horrible car crash back in 2009 still rings in the back of our minds. A mild-mannered mother made a wrong turn in upstate New York and crashed headfirst against an SUV, instantly killing her and seven others as well. "Aunt Diane", after her death, was pegged as an alcoholic, psychotic individual, but those that knew her said otherwise. Authorities began investigating the case thoroughly to find out if there really was something wrong with Aunt Diane, or if it was all just a freak accident. What sets this story apart is not that the killer is still at large, but of the horrifying legacy some leave behind.

PBS: The Central Park Five

"'Wilding' Teens Held in Rape." That was the headline spread across newspapers in 1989 New York. Five black and latino teenagers were accused and convicted of raping and assaulting a young, white woman. After much coercion, the men eventually confessed for the murder and were imprisoned for it. Twelve years later, authorities began to reexamine the evidence to find that they incarcerated the wrong people. This documentary looks at racism at its worst, and how fear of different colors motivated a city to convict the innocent.

MSNBC: The House Of Suh

The Suh family was full of composed, intelligent, and sophisticated individuals. How could they ever have committed a crime? When they believe that crime is for the benefit of themselves or humanity, that's how. "The House of Suh" follows the story of Andrew Suh and how he shot his sister Catherine's fiance as per her request. The documentary doesn't spend much time on the murder itself, rather giving an in-depth look at what caused Andrew to really lose it in his mind, and how he could commit actions that would cause him to serve a 100-year sentence in prison.

PBS: Give Up Tomorrow

Nearly twenty years ago, two unsuspecting sisters leave for a normal day at work and never arrive home. What happened to them remained up in the air until a suspect popped up: Paco Larranaga, a local student. Give Up Tomorrow provides an insider's look at the trial and case of the tragic killing of two young women. The media explodes in confusion, toxic police officials rise up at every corner, and the legal system is really put to the test. To drive it all home, the mother of the girls and the mother of the suspect go head to head to try to save or condemn Larranaga himself.

[Mr Eggs]

Right, here's some other murdery docus I've scraped together from other places:

HBO: The Cheshire Murders

The triple homicide of Jennifer Petit and her two daughters is a tragic, terrifying, and earthshattering story. What really shocked the other residents of the small town they lived in was that the father, William, was the only member of the family that remained alive. You can imagine the trial that ensued for the husband, but the results are nowhere near what you'd expect, leaving you in sure doubt of the criminal justice system as the police learned that many times, they could've prevented the murder from ever taking place.

You got me all excited with the title. Mass slaughter in somewhere like Malpas or Winsford.

[Steven]

You got me all excited with the title. Mass slaughter in somewhere like Malpas or Winsford.

Yes, just down t'road from me `n all. For more Cheshire based mystery, how about The Vertical Plane, about the haunted BBC Micro of Dodleston?

And Part 2.

[Mr Eggs]

Yes, just down t'road from me `n all. For more Cheshire based mystery, how about The Vertical Plane, about the haunted BBC Micro of Dodleston?

And Part 2.

What a load of old cock.

[Steven]

What a load of old cock.

Very interesting/imaginative load of old cock, though.

[Mr Eggs]

Very interesting/imaginative load of old cock, though.

The star-studded part 2 of the recreation is ace. "We'll seal the kitchen for one hour" ratchets the tension right up.

[Steven]

The star-studded part 2 of the recreation is ace. "We'll seal the kitchen for one hour" ratchets the tension right up.

Wait `til you get to the Barbera Cartland 'Lukas took her in the barn' type section.

[Steven]

Oops, only just got round to watching that The Cheshire Murders, and it's Cheshire Conneticut not Cheshire, England.

[doppelkorn]

Anyone heard of the Alsager slasher?

Steven where you from mate?

[imitationleather]

HBO: There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane

The horrible car crash back in 2009 still rings in the back of our minds. A mild-mannered mother made a wrong turn in upstate New York and crashed headfirst against an SUV, instantly killing her and seven others as well. "Aunt Diane", after her death, was pegged as an alcoholic, psychotic individual, but those that knew her said otherwise. Authorities began investigating the case thoroughly to find out if there really was something wrong with Aunt Diane, or if it was all just a freak accident. What sets this story apart is not that the killer is still at large, but of the horrifying legacy some leave behind.

What an odd/shit documentary. It basically doesn't draw any conclusion other than that she probably was pissed but the husband and that other family member won't accept it. It doesn't explore the possibility it may have been an intentional murder/suicide, which would have at least been something to consider, or anything.  Really bizarre.

[clingfilm portent]

Yeah that one was a big nothingy letdown. You wait and wait for some huge reveal or missing piece of evidence that changes everything but it never comes, you know as much at the end as you do after half an hour. Avoid!

[imitationleather]

I guess when they started making it they thought they were going to end up finding something new but it didn't work out. But yeah, basically it explains what happens at the start and doesn't move on or say anything else from there. I think it's definitely hamstrung by so many people clearly not wanting to be involved in it. They probably had to agree to not look in to anything negative about Diane just to get the husband on-board.

[Danger Man]

Six hour series over three nights in September.

TRAILER

Spoiler: DON'T READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHO PROBABLY DID IT.

Spoiler alert

Probably her jealous older brother, Burke, parents then constructed the ransom note to hide it.

[close]

The mother did it, you deranged fool!

[DrGreggles]

According to

Spoiler alert

Ken Kratz

[close]

the killer was definitely

Spoiler alert

Steven Avery

[close]

.

[Steven]

The mother did it, you deranged fool!

The ransom note, you mean?

[Danger Man]

The ransom note, you mean?

She did that as well.

The ransom note + not searching the entire house before calling the police = Family killed her.

Simple.

[Steven]

Simple.

I think

Spoiler alert

the older brother did it and the parents found out what happened, and naturally enough didn't want him being jailed or put in psychiatric care so constructed the weird ransom narrative to obfuscate the facts.

[close]

[Danger Man]

Maybe. Or the mum just forgot herself and slapped her one.

Whatever happened, it was an inside job.



OR WAS IT?

Spoiler alert

Yes. It was.

[close]

[Steven]

"The Thin Blue Line" (1988)

This Eroll Morris-directed indie is a 30-month investigation into the life of Randall Adams, a man sentenced to life in jail for murder. Morris was struck by the fact that Adams had no criminal history to speak of prior to the case and was compelled to reopen it with "The Thin Blue Line." Speaking to the director's knack for directing true crime documentaries, Roger Ebert said back in a 1988 review:

"Morris is much more interested in the spaces between the facts than with the facts themselves. He is fascinated by strange people, by odd word choices and manners of speech, by the way that certain symbols or beliefs can become fetishes with the power to rule human lives."

"Into the Abyss" (2011)

The bleak film from Warner Herzog (who brought us "Grizzly Man" and "Encounters at the End of the World") takes a look at a 2001 triple homicide in Conroe, Texas, and the death row inmate convicted of the crime. Herzog interviews people from all sides of the story — including law enforcement and corrections officers — to cut to the core of the criminal justice system.

The Bodies In The Barrels (2009)

Pretty much self-explanatory.. about the Australian Snowtown Murders.

Shenandoah (2012)

A documentary on the hate crime assault and subsequent death of a Latino man in Shenandoah Pennsylvania, including the alleged cover-up and shocking court verdicts.

Crazy Love (2007)

The bizarre true story of Linda Riss and Burt Pugach.

Cropsey  (2009)

Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true; two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.

[clingfilm portent]

Crazy Love (2007)

The bizarre true story of Linda Riss and Burt Pugach.

Well worth a watch. Hard to tell where its going in the first 15 minutes but once it gains momentum it remains gripping through to the end. Definitely do not read anything about it beforehand though.

[Steven]

This is available now, at least 3 episodes online.

[thugler]

This is available now, at least 3 episodes online.

struggling to find this anywhere.. care to PM me a clue?

[Puce Moment]

Yeah, I'm not seeing these at all.

[Steven]

I did PM thugler, fuck it, it's on projectfreetv.at

[thugler]

ah shit, I think that's mislabeled as the first ep has just started on CBS and it's different.