Review of the Netflix documentary series Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter rating ***** This is one of those stories where you don't see what's coming next. Just when you think you have a grasp of what might have happened to Cathy Terkanian's daughter, who she had given up for adoption at the age … [Read more...] about Review of the Netflix documentary series Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter
Review of Murder on Middle Beach
Review of Murder on Middle Beach HBO rating ***** A murder mystery. A family drama. A coming of age story. These are some of the central themes covered in this excellent HBO documentary series. Madison Hamburg was a film student when he first learned of the brutal murder of his mother. The … [Read more...] about Review of Murder on Middle Beach
Review of Fire Lover
Review of Fire Lover: A True Story by Joseph Wambaugh Rating ***** The term psychopath applies to individuals who have some particular personality traits: extreme egocentricity, lack of conscious, abnormal social behavior, bad judgment, lack of empathy, an aversion to the truth, etc. Psychopaths … [Read more...] about Review of Fire Lover
Review of Cold Kill
Review of Cold Kill: The True Story of a Murderous Love by Jack Olsen Rating **** If there is one thing consistent with true crime books, it's that there usually aren't many likable characters. That is true about this story except for one private detective named Kim Paris, who wrangled herself … [Read more...] about Review of Cold Kill
Review of Dead Reckoning
Review of Dead Reckoning by Caitlin Rother Rating ***** I first learned of this story from a 48 Hours episode. Or maybe it was Dateline. It could have been 20/20. The fact is that all of these shows and more covered this story. It's one of the dumbest yet heinous crimes imaginable. A kid in his … [Read more...] about Review of Dead Reckoning