Tag: true crime
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I Love You, Now Die (HBO Max)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for I Love You, Now Die: I’m already afraid of my daughter becoming a teenager one day and this documentary does not help at all. Quick synopsis: The suicide of Conrad Roy and whether or not his girlfriend, Michelle Carter, was culpable. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Teenagers are the worst.…
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Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Five Days at Memorial: Doctors playing God and being arrogant about it. Shocking. Quick synopsis: A full investigation of Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The most heartwarming part of the story is when a bunch of hillbillies show up with their…
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Heaven’s Gate: Cult of Cults (HBO Max)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Heaven’s Gate: A crazy cult came out of the 70s? Get out of town. Quick synopsis: The rise and….rise? of the Heaven’s Gate cult. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: There are still 2 members walking around right now! The website is up to date! Fun Fact for History Nerds: I…
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Baby God (HBO Max)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Baby God: You obviously have to be a psycho to want this many kids. Quick synopsis: An investigation into Dr. Quincy Fortier, who for over 30 years used his own sperm to inseminate patients without their knowledge. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The current number of children with Fortier’s DNA…
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The Zealot and the Emancipator by H.W. Brands
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Zealot and the Emancipator: The Civil War era was crazy. Glad politics got so much better since then. Quick synopsis: A dual biography of John Brown and Abraham Lincoln. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: John Brown was seriously deranged, and we all are pretty clear about that today. But…
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Mommy Dead and Dearest (HBO Max)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Mommy Dead and Dearest: Be ready to be creeped out for oh so many reasons. Quick synopsis: The murder of Dee Dee Blanchard by her daughter, Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her boyfriend. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: 95% of Munchausen syndrome by proxy cases are by the mother of a…
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Murder on Middle Beach (HBO)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Murder on Middle Beach: Come for the murder, stay for the amazing amounts of family drama. Quick synopsis: A documentary by Madison Hamburg about the unsolved murder of his mother, Barbara Hamburg. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Well, if you are the type of person who thinks police are either…
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American Fire by Monica Hesse
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for American Fire: Bad sex life? Let’s burn down buildings. Quick synopsis: The story of an arsonist couple in rural Virginia. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The arson spree the couple committed ended in a tally of 70 fires. Fun Fact for History Nerds: There are about 17,000 residential arson fires…
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The Bounty by Caroline Alexander
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Bounty: All of this over a plant. Quick synopsis: The story of the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789 in the middle of the South Pacific. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The mutineers who ended up at Pitcairn Island created a society that today comes from only 4 family…