Tag: true crime
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Wework (Hulu)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Wework: Wework is the most insane basis for a cult ever. Quick synopsis: The story of Wework which was a real estate company and…cult? Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: This company reached a value of $47 billion at one point. For renting office space. Fun Fact for History Nerds:…
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Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Black Klansman: Racists are so stupid. Here’s proof! Quick synopsis: Ron Stallworth, a black police detective, infiltrated the KKK. You read that right! Totally true story! Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Read the synopsis! This is awesome! Fun Fact for History Nerds: How did this all start? Detective Stallworth answered…
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The Midnight Assassin by Skip Hollandsworth
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline: The serial killer was mostly known as the Servant Girl Annihilator. Well then. Quick synopsis of The Midnight Assassin: The story of a serial killer in Austin, Texas between 1884 and 1885. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The Servant Girl Annihilator preceded Jack the Ripper but was so close in timing…
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The Lady in the Cellar by Sinclair McKay
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Lady in the Cellar: A lady in the cellar and a lot of bats in the belfry. Quick synopsis: A true crime story about a woman murdered in a boarding house in the late 1800s. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Asian décor was big in the late 1800s of…
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Billion Dollar Whale by Tom Wright/Bradley Hope
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline to Billion Dollar Whale: Apparently you don’t need money to make money. Quick synopsis: The story of how Jho Low stole billions of dollars from various entities. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The money stolen was partially used to fund the making of the movie The Wolf of Wall Street. Irony…
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The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Republic of Pirates: The English are the reason we can’t have nice things like a Pirate Republic. Quick synopsis: The story of how pirates tried to create their own society and the man who destroyed it. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The Golden Age of Piracy was relatively short…
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This is a Robbery (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for This is a Robbery: Editor wanted. Quick synopsis: The story of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft in 1990. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: This is the largest art heist in history. Fun Fact for History Nerds: The thieves stole wisely when they poached a few Rembrandts, Degas, and a…
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Six Days in August by David King
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Six Days in August: Who wouldn’t fall in love with their kidnapper? Quick synopsis: The story of the Norrmalmstorg bank robbery in Sweden in 1973. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Why do you care about a bank robbery with a funny name? This is how “Stockholm Syndrome” entered the public…
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Crazy Not Insane (HBO)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Crazy Not Insane: Irony: Naming your documentary how it makes the viewer feel. Quick synopsis: A documentary about psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis. Or her theories. Or her thoughts on the death penalty. Honestly, I’m not sure what it was going for. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Dissociative identity disorder (DID),…