Tag: true crime
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Lost Paradise by Kathy Marks
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Lost Paradise: These people make the Tiger King look downright classy. Quick synopsis: A short history of the people of Pitcairn Island with a specific focus on the sexual assault trials of 2004. It is all really gross. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The people of Pitcairn Island are the…
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The Last Duel by Eric Jager
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Last Duel: This is why we have lawyers. Quick synopsis: The story of the last trial by combat in France in 1386. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are set to write and act in the movie version of this book. That is all the…
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The Phantom Killer by James Presley
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Phantom Killer: Another win for the press with cool serial killer names. Quick synopsis: A true crime story from 1946. The Phantom Killer murdered 5 people and assaulted 3 more in Texarkana, Texas. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The Texas Rangers were so frazzled by this guy that they…
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Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich: I needed a shower after this. Quick synopsis: The story of Jeffrey Epstein and yeah we all know who he is. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Dude got murdered. Fun Fact for History Nerds: See previous fact. MUR-DURRRRRED. My Take on Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich: I’m…
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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…