Tag: true crime
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The Nuns of Sant’Ambrogio by Hubert Wolf
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Nuns of Sant’Ambrogio: Lesbian nuns. Don’t give me a dirty look. It’s literally true. Quick synopsis: It’s 1858 at a convent in Rome. Stuff is about to go down. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Lesbian nuns. Am I appealing to the lowest common denominator? Yes. It’s still true. Fun…
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The Innocence Files (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Innocence Files: Don’t worry about leaving teeth marks at a murder. You’re all good. Quick synopsis: A look at various cases of exonerations by the Innocence Foundation. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Teeth mark impressions are extremely unreliable. You can basically only eliminate someone and not identify someone. Bite…
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Holy Hell (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Holy Hell: Buddhafield is a dumb name for a cult. Quick synopsis: A documentary about the Buddhafield cult which the filmmaker was in for 22 years. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: This cult still exists in Hawaii. Fun Fact for History Nerds: This cult leader, Michel, had his people under…
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Freedom’s Detective by Charles Lane
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Freedom’s Detective: Even criminals hated the KKK. Quick synopsis: The life of Hiram C. Whitley, one of the earliest leaders of the Secret Service and renowned KKK detective. He was also a criminal. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Why does the President have the ability to pardon criminals? It was…
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The Confession Killer (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Confession Killer: If you can’t trust a murderer, who can you trust? Quick synopsis: An investigation into the confessions of Henry Lee Lucas, who confessed to over 100 murders. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Lucas told a Japanese documentary director that he may have killed people in Japan. When…
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The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (HBO)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Inventor: I think I could lie my way to a billion dollars. Who’s with me? Quick synopsis: A documentary focused on Elizabeth Holmes and her company Theranos. She became the youngest self-made female billionaire in history. She is also a fraud. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Here is a…
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Voyage of Mercy by Stephen Puleo
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Voyage of Mercy: Want to know why Ireland hates England? Well, here is one of the many reasons! Quick synopsis: The story of America’s first true humanitarian mission during the Great Irish Famine. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: One of the donations to Ireland came from the Choctaw Indian tribe.…
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A Killing on the Cape (Podcast)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for A Killing on the Cape: Hide your shock about who they pin it on. Quick synopsis: A podcast which focuses on the murder of author Christa Worthington on Cape Cod in 2002. (Note to the technological illiterate: A podcast is like a recorded radio show you can listen to. You can…
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Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez: Well, that was all very unpleasant. Quick synopsis: The life and death of Aaron Hernandez who was a great football player and multiple murderer. So, he had that going for him. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: It’s really unnerving seeing Hernandez acting normal at…