Tag: true crime
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Mr. McMahon (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Mr. McMahon: The villain character is probably better than the actual person. Quick synopsis: The story of the rise and fall of WWE chairman, Vince McMahon. Fact for Non-History People: WWE is valued at $6.8 billion. Fact for History Nerds: Host cities of Wrestlemania estimate more than $1.25 billion in economic…
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Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter: You are going to hate someone, but it’s not who you think. Quick synopsis: The story of the 1989 disappearance of Aundria Bowman. Fact for Non-History People: 460,000 children are reported missing each year in the U.S. Fact for History Nerds: There are about 150,000…
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Eden Undone by Abbott Kahler
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Eden Undone: Should’ve been renamed Cuckoo Island after they left. Quick synopsis: The true story of people trying to live in isolation on an island in the Galápagos. Insanity ensues. Fact for Non-History People: Tortoises on the Galápagos have been measured as weighing as much as 700 pounds. Fact for…
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The Devil at His Elbow by Valerie Bauerlein
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Devil at His Elbow: Keeping murder in the family. Quick synopsis: The story of disgraced lawyer and killer, Alex Murdaugh. Fact for Non-History People: Hampton County, S.C. is named for a Confederate general who had been one of the South’s biggest slave owners. Fact for History Nerds: The Murdaugh family…
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McMillions by James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for McMillions: Happy Meal with a side of fraud. Quick synopsis: The story of how no one really won the Monopoly game at McDonald’s. Fact for Non-History People: McDonald’s executives are required to work at a restaurant for a week. Fact for History Nerds: The chances of winning one of the big…
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The Devil Behind the Badge by Rick Jervis
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Devil Behind the Badge: 100% accurate title. Quick synopsis: The story of Border Patrol agent and serial killer Juan David Ortiz and his victims. Fact for Non-History People: By 2009, 12% of all military veterans who served in combat zones were diagnosed with depression, anxiety, or acute stress. (Additional note:…
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A Hunger to Kill by Kim Mager and Lisa Pulitzer
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for A Hunger to Kill: A one-way love story. Quick synopsis: The story of how Detective Kim Mager helped put away an Ohio serial killer. Fact for Non-History People: From 1992-2019, Ohio has had 505 victims of serial killers. Fact for History Nerds: In that same time period, California leads the U.S.…
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The Rent Collectors by Jesse Katz
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Rent Collectors: Better pay up. Quick synopsis: The story of gang violence in L.A. and a botched murder. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Pray you never have to find out what it is to “keister” something. Fun Fact for History Nerds: When the lake at MacArthur Park was drained,…
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Perfect Wife (Hulu)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Perfect Wife: Perfect at being a narcissist. Quick synopsis: The story of the disappearance of Sherri Papini. Fact for Non-History People: The crime of kidnapping is hard to number because many people just become missing persons. There were 70,000 missing persons over the age of 18 cases in 2001 for instance.…