Discuss/link favorite Lifetime movies or Law and Orders based on real court stories here. I'm a fan of the Lifetime movie about the insane bitch who murdered her husband and his new wife after driving a car into the side of their house.
Discuss/link favorite Lifetime movies or Law and Orders based on real court stories here. I'm a fan of the Lifetime movie about the insane bitch who murdered her husband and his new wife after driving a car into the side of their house.
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Discuss/link favorite Lifetime movies or Law and Orders based on real court stories here. I'm a fan of the Lifetime movie about the insane bitch who murdered her husband and his new wife after driving a car into the side of their house.
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Betty Broderick?
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Betty Broderick?
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YES! The best.
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YES! The best.
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According to wiki her first parole hearing comes up in March 2010.
I know she's nuts and guilty and all, but he's a really hard guy to feel sorry for.
I changed the title of this topic to be more well-rounded.
Monster, Boys Don't Cry, Alpha Dogs, etc.
I admit that I think Boys Don't Cry is tedious.
The Girl Next Door and An American Crime are based on the Sylvia Likens murder. I haven't made it through The Girl Next Door all the way, but I can say I prefer An American Crime just because the actress in The Girl Next Door looks way too old.
I made the mistake of watching the movie Seabiscuit before reading the book...
After that, I pretty much have sworn off any "based on a true story" movies. Contrived Hollywood crap, pretty much across the board.
I actually think one of the most interesting and inventive True Crime movies I ever saw was Hollywoodland, about the mysterious death of the first Superman, George Reeves. There was never any resolution to the murder, but the film explores the various possibilities as well as the emptiness and dissatisfaction of Reeve's life, paralleling it with the life of the detective investigating his death.
Excellent film, and I never though this sentence was possible but Ben Affleck is fantastic in it.
I really enjoy the first 48 although most of the murders are gang related. I think detective Mason is the best! How she looks so good (and wears those heels) after a 48 hour shift with no sleep and buckets of coffee is beyond me!
beli : Cunt fingers. Just like butterfingers, only cuntier.
I always wonder if the first 48 is like, masturbation material for white supremacists because 98% of the time, the murderer is a black dude.
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I always wonder if the first 48 is like, masturbation material for white supremacists because 98% of the time, the murderer is a black dude.
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I for one am not one of that majority. I am white but i am not a supremacist nor flick my bean to dead black dudes.
beli : Cunt fingers. Just like butterfingers, only cuntier.
Bully and Alpha Dog are the two dopest movies based on weird ass crimes.
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Bully and Alpha Dog are the two dopest movies based on weird ass crimes.
[/quote]I love both of those movies, I probably like Bully a lot more, i used to talk about that murder all the time in highschool, people thought i was weird. Ali's even a "friend" on my myspace.
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I love both of those movies, I probably like Bully a lot more, i used to talk about that murder all the time in highschool, people thought i was weird. Ali's even a "friend" on my myspace.
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If you havent already, try to watch the American Justice episode titled "Payback For a Bully" about the case. YouTube has some AJ eppy's so i would start there. I luckily copped it on VHS via e-bay like 5 years ago. It really puts the movie into context as it invetrviews the real Lisa and Ally (sp?), has actual crime scene photos (including Kent's dead body face down in the swamp), and interviews with key players in the case.
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If you havent already, try to watch the American Justice episode titled "Payback For a Bully" about the case. YouTube has some AJ eppy's so i would start there. I luckily copped it on VHS via e-bay like 5 years ago. It really puts the movie into context as it invetrviews the real Lisa and Ally (sp?), has actual crime scene photos (including Kent's dead body face down in the swamp), and interviews with key players in the case.
[/quote]I saw that episode years and years ago, i was gonna watch it the last time they showed it but i missed it, but i will try seeing if they have it on YouTube, thanks, i never thought about looking for it on there.
I like the Discovery Channel ID: http://investigation.discovery.com/
"...Jeffrey Dahmer... actually confessed and accepted his punishment. Had real remorse for the sick things he did. It's pretty bad when Jeffrey Dahmer is a better person than you are." ~Justice11 (re: Jodi Arias)
Wonderland was a good movie.
"...Jeffrey Dahmer... actually confessed and accepted his punishment. Had real remorse for the sick things he did. It's pretty bad when Jeffrey Dahmer is a better person than you are." ~Justice11 (re: Jodi Arias)
The movies I am not so concerned with.
The glorification of crime and underworld activities in government worries me more. Thats is more a crime. our country right now is full of political corruption.. and corrupting if more like a crime.
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I always wonder if the first 48 is like, masturbation material for white supremacists because 98% of the time, the murderer is a black dude.
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Wonderland was a good movie.
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Fuck yes. Holmes' whole story is so fucked up.
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I like the Discovery Channel ID: http://investigation.discovery.com/
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I love Discovery Channel ID. There is always something very interesting on. I have seen 3 episodes of Deadly Women. The hour long show profiles four famous cases of history's most alluring female killers. It's worth a watch.
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I love Discovery Channel ID. There is always something very interesting on. I have seen 3 episodes of Deadly Women. The hour long show profiles four famous cases of history's most alluring female killers. It's worth a watch.
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I saw that recently. It was pretty good. I'm tired of the same old shows over and over on American Justice and TruTV.
It's timely that this thread got bumped, because my roommate has been working with the costume designer for the America's Most Wanted crime recreation scenes all weekend. Also: that show is still on the air. Who knew?
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I saw that recently. It was pretty good. I'm tired of the same old shows over and over on American Justice and TruTV.
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Okay, I lied. I don't get that channel so I'm not sure what I watched, but it was profiling women killers and interviewing them in prison. I wish I did get that channel. It looks like stuff I'd love.
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It's timely that this thread got bumped, because my roommate has been working with the costume designer for the America's Most Wanted crime recreation scenes all weekend. Also: that show is still on the air. Who knew?
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I recently rediscovered it and Tivo'd it for awhile, but I just can't get into it like I used to.
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It's timely that this thread got bumped, because my roommate has been working with the costume designer for the America's Most Wanted crime recreation scenes all weekend. Also: that show is still on the air. Who knew?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America's_Most_Wanted#Temporary_cancellation
Not going anywhere.
And here's a link for your last question. :-D
http://www.chimpout.com/forum/showthread.php?33236-Todays-The-First-48-Hours-quot
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Okay, I lied. I don't get that channel so I'm not sure what I watched, but it was profiling women killers and interviewing them in prison. I wish I did get that channel. It looks like stuff I'd love.
I recently rediscovered it and Tivo'd it for awhile, but I just can't get into it like I used to.
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Well, now all the criminals are hispanic so you're like 'hmm is this racist' and also 'welp, they're in mexico now.'
It's amazing that this show actually caught john list.
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