Dana (24 KP) rated Chrisp's True Crime Miscellany in Books
Mar 23, 2018
The only thing I did not like about this was the tiny font. It made it hard to read, if I'm being honest.
But all in all, it's quite an interesting read. I got it on sale at Barnes and Noble where it was half off an already reduced price!
Rache (174 KP) rated Color Me Dead in Podcasts
Nov 29, 2018
The full episodes these days are interspersed with minisodes (Sosodes) that include bloopers, squirrel hunts, random tangents, and additional hilarity.
If you have tender sensibilities, definitely do not listen. Otherwise, get ready to have your feelings f***ed, and stay out of chalklines!
Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) shared own list
Oct 19, 2017
Partners in Crime - Season 1
TV Season
From fingerprint analysts to computer experts to dentists, forensic specialists help authorities...
True crime crime documentary
Cold Justice - Season 1
TV Season Watch
Think "Cold Case" meets "CSI" with a bit of "Rizzoli & Isles" mixed in, then make it real. That's...
The Keepers - Season 1
TV Season Watch
From director Ryan White (The Case Against 8, Good Ol’ Freda) comes The Keepers, a riveting...
True crime crime documentary
Time: The Kalief Browder Story
TV Show Watch
“TIME: The Kalief Browder Story” is a documentary series chronicling the life of a 16 year-old...
True crime crime documentary
The Confession Tapes - Season 1
TV Season Watch
This true crime documentary series investigates cases where people convicted of murder claim their...
True crime crime documentary
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Erika (17788 KP) rated The Minds of Billy Milligan in Books
Sep 26, 2019
It seems like there are two camps in the psychology field, ones that believe in Multiple Personalities (now DID), and ones that do not. While at some points I thought to myself, surely, this couldn't be true. But, the brain is weird, and I believe it. I was also hesitant to believe a lot of the details because a)conversations were completely recreated and b) the author was the dude that wrote Flowers for Algernon.
This begins as a true crime novel, then goes into a narrative of Billy Milligan's various lives, then what happened after he told the author his story. I preferred the true crime section to all else, but it was all intensely interesting.
Now, the Split connection; there were some personalities straight up lifted from Milligan's case, and the fact there were 24. Split took a lot from this book.
Overall, an interesting, and at times, unsettling, read.
At the end of each episode (starting fairly recently) the girls have a segment where they say what they have been "killin'" each week, to provide a little lift at the end of the episode, and make the world appear a little less depressing.
Altogether, a cracking little podcast, definitely worth a listen.
Eleanor (1463 KP) rated Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer in TV
Jan 8, 2020
At only 3 episodes; unlike many recent documentaries shown on Netflix, this one didn't feel drawn out. We are saved from having to actually witness any of the horrors they saw in the online videos covered (although if you are sensitive to animal cruelty and violence they do describe what occurs in the videos which is devastatingly brutal.) The documentary is narrated to a large part by some real-life heroes on a quest and the emotion they felt really comes across.
I had no idea when I started watching this where it was going but it was a jaw-dropping experience.
Eleanor (1463 KP) rated Abducted in Plain Sight (2017) in Movies
Jun 26, 2019
It’s pretty much all told via interviews with Jan (the victim) and her family with little from other sources. Considering most of it comes from their lips and a lot sounds incredibly naive (even for 1970s) it has a very hard to believe feel to it. Needed a lot of development on some points barely mentioned.
Dana (24 KP) rated Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places in Books
Mar 23, 2018
Lindsay (1693 KP) rated The Sliver Shadow (True Colors #11) in Books
Apr 19, 2021
We mean you introduced the main two characters—some of the crime that is going on. We meet a mysterious male that wants to teach women their place in the time of the 1900s. The woman is a reporter for the Denver Post. Edwin is the other main character; He works at the Denver Police department.
The more we get into the story or plot. It is more interesting. Polly gets another dressing down from her boss. She still wants this story and to solve these crimes. The detective has to get the runaround, and these bosses seem to think it nothing to be concerned about these crimes. The story is getting more twists and turns. The man shows up once more and remains described as the Silver shadow. Will he be caught?
This book has quite a few twists and turns. Who could be the mysterious Silver Shadow? When will they stop? It is a good book for adults if they want a little history and some crime and a mystery to go along with it. I hope to be able to read more of these True Color series books. I have read a few of them and enjoy them.