Category: True Crime Wednesday

The Ted Bundy Tapes Episode 1: Handsome Devil Theodore Robert Bundy (Birth Name: Theodore Robert Cowell) Born: November 24, 1946, Burlington, Virginia Convictions: Victims: 30+ Span of Crimes: February 1, 1974 – February 9, 1978 States:              To effectively talk about this episode and series, I feel like we need to look at the different…

            This week for True Crime Wednesday, I’m discussing the documentary Abducted in Plain Sight. Plot Summary per Netflix.com: In this true crime documentary, a family falls prey to the manipulative charms of a neighbor, who abducts their adolescent daughter, twice.             This movie will easily have you scratching your head and going WTF every…

            This week for True Crime Wednesday, I’m discussing the documentary, Holy Hell! This documentary is told by a former member of a West Hollywood cult. It discusses its founding in the 1980s to its eventual imploding.             This documentary was fascinating for the footage alone. I was not surprised at the process in which…

“Since the reintroduction of the death penalty in the US in 1976, more than 8,000 people have been sentenced to death.” ~Netflix, I am a Killer series. I am a Killer Episode 10 – A Matter of Life and Death             From the very start, Doty does not deny his guilt. He has asked for…

“Since the reintroduction of the death penalty in the US in 1976, more than 8,000 people have been sentenced to death.” ~Netflix, I am a Killer series. I Am a Killer Episode 9 – Living with the Consequences             In 1995, Josh Nelson and Keith Brennan murdered their friend Tommy Owens. Convicted in 1996, Josh…

“Since the reintroduction of the death penalty in the US in 1976, more than 8,000 people have been sentenced to death.” ~Netflix, I am a Killer series. I Am a Killer Episode 8 – Hunted             In 1990, 19-year-old Robert Shafer was arrested for his part in the fatal shootings of Jerry Parks and Denny…

“Since the reintroduction of the death penalty in the US in 1976, more than 8,000 people have been sentenced to death.” ~Netflix, I am a Killer series. I am a Killer Episode 7 – A Family Affair             On November 7th, 2000, Buchanan was involved in a fatal shooting in Columbia, Missouri. Buchanan was born…

“Since the reintroduction of the death penalty in the US in 1976, more than 8,000 people have been sentenced to death.” ~Netflix, I am a Killer series. I Am a Killer Episode 6 – Declared Competent             In 1986 Lewis shot and killed 74-year-old Myrtle Ruby during a break-in. He was sentenced to death in…

“Since the reintroduction of the death penalty in the US in 1976, more than 8,000 people have been sentenced to death.” ~Netflix, I am a Killer series. I am a Killer Episode 5 – Intended Evil             In April 1999, Charles Thompson was convicted of murdering Darren Cain and Denise Hayslip. Thompson had been in…

“Since the reintroduction of the death penalty in the US in 1976, more than 8,000 people have been sentenced to death.” ~Netflix, I am a Killer series. I am a Killer Episode 4 – Sympathy for the Devil             Before we get into the episode, I would like to say that if the inmate’s name…

“Since the reintroduction of the death penalty in the US in 1976, more than 8,000 people have been sentenced to death.” Netflix, I am a Killer series. I am a Killer Episode 3 – The Mockingbird Dickens was sentenced to Death Row in 1995 for a murder that he committed when he was 17 years…

“Since the reintroduction of the death penalty in the US in 1976, more than 8,000 people have been sentenced to death.” Netflix, I am a Killer series. I am a Killer Episode 2 – Killer in the Eyes of the Law                 This episode focuses on the story of Kenneth Foster, Jr, who was 41…

So I don’t know if you have watched this show and at times it’s really not for the faint of heart. However, it gave me a different perspective on a few things, so I highly recommend it. I will say that the sticking point for me to want to watch it was when I was…