A five-episode docuseries about the unprecedented relationship between author and journalist Jillian Lauren and the most prolific serial killer in American history, Sam Little, will bow on Starz this spring after a premiere at the SXSW Film Festival.
The story will detail Lauren’s race against time to identify Little’s victims. The series will be executive produced and directed by Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker Joe Berlinger with Po Kutchins serving as showrunner and executive producer.
Little recently died in prison. He is estimated to have killed at least 93 victims in his decades-long crime spree. The incidents only came to light after he was convicted of killing three Los Angeles women, and began to talk to investigators about his other crimes.
The story will detail Lauren’s race against time to identify Little’s victims. The series will be executive produced and directed by Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker Joe Berlinger with Po Kutchins serving as showrunner and executive producer.
Little recently died in prison. He is estimated to have killed at least 93 victims in his decades-long crime spree. The incidents only came to light after he was convicted of killing three Los Angeles women, and began to talk to investigators about his other crimes.
- 1/15/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
A new docuseries titled “Confronting a Serial Killer,” executive produced and directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker Joe Berlinger, will debut on Starz this spring.
The series will have its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in March. Po Kutchins (“The Murder of Laci Peterson”) will serve as showrunner and executive producer.
The five-episode series will tell the timely story of an unprecedented relationship between author and journalist Jillian Lauren and one of the most prolific serial killers in American history, Sam Little, and Lauren’s race to identify his victims before it’s too late. Little recently died in prison at the age of 80.
The series will be told through Lauren’s perspective and several other female investigators, survivors and victims’ family members. The docuseries is produced by Lionsgate Television, Third Eye Motion Picture Company and RadicalMedia.
“It was important to me and everyone working on this project that we...
The series will have its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in March. Po Kutchins (“The Murder of Laci Peterson”) will serve as showrunner and executive producer.
The five-episode series will tell the timely story of an unprecedented relationship between author and journalist Jillian Lauren and one of the most prolific serial killers in American history, Sam Little, and Lauren’s race to identify his victims before it’s too late. Little recently died in prison at the age of 80.
The series will be told through Lauren’s perspective and several other female investigators, survivors and victims’ family members. The docuseries is produced by Lionsgate Television, Third Eye Motion Picture Company and RadicalMedia.
“It was important to me and everyone working on this project that we...
- 1/14/2021
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
The Supreme Court of California has overturned the 2005 death sentence of Scott Peterson but has upheld the murder conviction against Peterson for the killing of his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn child.
In a Monday decision, the court rejected Peterson’s claim that he had an unfair trial but determined that the trial court “erroneously dismissed many prospective jurors because of written questionnaire responses expressing opposition to the death penalty, even though the jurors gave no indication that their views would prevent them from following the law — and, indeed, specifically attested in their questionnaire responses that they would have no such difficulty.”
“Under United States Supreme Court precedent, these errors require us to reverse the death sentence in this case,” Justice Leondra Kruger wrote in the unanimous decision, adding that prosecutors may retry the penalty phase if they choose.
Also Read: Scott Peterson Living 'Cushy' Life on Death Row...
In a Monday decision, the court rejected Peterson’s claim that he had an unfair trial but determined that the trial court “erroneously dismissed many prospective jurors because of written questionnaire responses expressing opposition to the death penalty, even though the jurors gave no indication that their views would prevent them from following the law — and, indeed, specifically attested in their questionnaire responses that they would have no such difficulty.”
“Under United States Supreme Court precedent, these errors require us to reverse the death sentence in this case,” Justice Leondra Kruger wrote in the unanimous decision, adding that prosecutors may retry the penalty phase if they choose.
Also Read: Scott Peterson Living 'Cushy' Life on Death Row...
- 8/24/2020
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Wrap
There are a lot of true-crime documentaries on Hulu, Netflix and HBO right now. Click through the gallery to find your next binge-worthy doc.
“The Keepers” (Netflix)
Ryan White’s documentary series debuted in 2017, and explores murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik, who disappeared in November 1969 and whose body was discovered in January of 1970. The documentary investigates whether Father Joseph Maskell had Sister Cathy killed because she was about to expose him and others for sexual abusing teenage students at Archbishop Keough High School.
“Abducted in Plain Sight” (Netflix)
In maybe one of the craziest stories ever, Jane Broberg is kidnapped by her neighbor, a family friend, on two separate occasions, and how he was able to infiltrate a family.
“The Staircase” (Netflix)
“The Staircase” follows the trial of Michael Peterson in the case after he reported in December 2001 that his wife had fallen down the stairs and died. However, there...
“The Keepers” (Netflix)
Ryan White’s documentary series debuted in 2017, and explores murder of Sister Catherine Cesnik, who disappeared in November 1969 and whose body was discovered in January of 1970. The documentary investigates whether Father Joseph Maskell had Sister Cathy killed because she was about to expose him and others for sexual abusing teenage students at Archbishop Keough High School.
“Abducted in Plain Sight” (Netflix)
In maybe one of the craziest stories ever, Jane Broberg is kidnapped by her neighbor, a family friend, on two separate occasions, and how he was able to infiltrate a family.
“The Staircase” (Netflix)
“The Staircase” follows the trial of Michael Peterson in the case after he reported in December 2001 that his wife had fallen down the stairs and died. However, there...
- 3/18/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
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