Review of Outcry directed by Pat Kondelis Rating ***** When it comes to wrongful convictions, all it takes is the breakdown of just one step in the criminal justice system. A detective looking to close a case can coerce a false confession. A prosecutor can bring charges that the evidence … [Read more...] about Review of Showtime’s docuseries Outcry
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Review of What You Have Heard Is True
Review of What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance by Carolyn Forche Rating ***** Carolyn Forche's book starts with a visit from a total stranger with a distant family connection. The stranger, Leonel Gomez Vides, invites Carolyn to visit his home country of El Salvador. … [Read more...] about Review of What You Have Heard Is True
Review of The Confession Killer
Review of the Netflix documentary series The Confession KillerRating ***** This documentary series should be required viewing for every person considering a career as a detective. When it comes to false confessions, this is an example of what not to do. The majority of false confessions … [Read more...] about Review of The Confession Killer
Review of Bloodlines
Review of Bloodlines: The True Story of a Drug Cartel, the FBI, and the Battle for a Horse-Racing Dynasty written by Melissa del BosqueRating ***** This is a story about the good guys getting the bad guys. And when I say bad guys, these aren't your run-of-the-mill bad guys. I'm talking Breaking … [Read more...] about Review of Bloodlines
A soundtrack disaster
Since this site is dedicated to nonfiction, I won't write a full review of the film Da Five Bloods. Besides, I could not make it all the way through. So writing a review would be unfair. But I did want to see if anyone out there shared my viewpoint on the soundtrack to this film. Before I get to … [Read more...] about A soundtrack disaster
Epstein: Filthy Rich Quicktake
Rating ***** I've followed a lot of criminal cases where things break down. Usually, it's at the detriment of an innocent defendant. Sometimes, as in this case, it is the guilty who benefit from incompetence. In almost every case the injustice is only corrected after the efforts of one or more … [Read more...] about Epstein: Filthy Rich Quicktake