Warning: this post contains mention of sexual assault.
Besides Hannibal Lecter's sneering line, "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti," the sight of the serial killer Buffalo Bill (aka Jame Gumb) leaning over a giant well and commanding his terrified captive, "It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again," is one of the most memorable moments from Jonathan Demme's "The Silence of the Lambs." Jame Gumb's beautiful Victorian style home, complete with a secret well in the basement, is the perfectly sinister place to torture his victims. Conveniently, he was able to weasel his way into occupying the home from his first victims' employer, Mrs. Lippman.
Many of Buffalo Bill's disturbing behaviors are taken from other real-life serial killers. Ted Bundy would fake injuries or disability to lure unsuspecting women into his car, similar to how Jame Gumb...
Besides Hannibal Lecter's sneering line, "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti," the sight of the serial killer Buffalo Bill (aka Jame Gumb) leaning over a giant well and commanding his terrified captive, "It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again," is one of the most memorable moments from Jonathan Demme's "The Silence of the Lambs." Jame Gumb's beautiful Victorian style home, complete with a secret well in the basement, is the perfectly sinister place to torture his victims. Conveniently, he was able to weasel his way into occupying the home from his first victims' employer, Mrs. Lippman.
Many of Buffalo Bill's disturbing behaviors are taken from other real-life serial killers. Ted Bundy would fake injuries or disability to lure unsuspecting women into his car, similar to how Jame Gumb...
- 6/6/2024
- by Caroline Madden
- Slash Film
10. A Good Marriage (2010)
It’s impossible to fully know someone — even if you’ve lived under the same roof for decades. In A Good Marriage, a woman stumbles upon a box in her husband of twenty years’ garage and discovers his dark and inhumane hobby. Inspired by a real story about serial killer Dennis Rader and his wife, it’s one harrowing novella.
9. Rose Red (2002)
Although not a book, Rose Red is a mini-series written by Stephen King over two decades ago that, if revamped, could become a great addition to AHS. Rose Red follows a group of paranormal scientists trying to prove that a house that’s about to be sold to a developer is actively haunted… And they turn out to be correct.
8. The Dark Tower (1982–2016)
The King of Horror’s most iconic novel series, The Dark Tower cycle has never received the live-action adaptation it deserved. This...
It’s impossible to fully know someone — even if you’ve lived under the same roof for decades. In A Good Marriage, a woman stumbles upon a box in her husband of twenty years’ garage and discovers his dark and inhumane hobby. Inspired by a real story about serial killer Dennis Rader and his wife, it’s one harrowing novella.
9. Rose Red (2002)
Although not a book, Rose Red is a mini-series written by Stephen King over two decades ago that, if revamped, could become a great addition to AHS. Rose Red follows a group of paranormal scientists trying to prove that a house that’s about to be sold to a developer is actively haunted… And they turn out to be correct.
8. The Dark Tower (1982–2016)
The King of Horror’s most iconic novel series, The Dark Tower cycle has never received the live-action adaptation it deserved. This...
- 5/7/2024
- by dean-black@startefacts.com (Dean Black)
- STartefacts.com
Ever since the second and final season of Netflix crime drama Mindhunter concluded in late 2019, the world has been a safer, more brightly lit place. And it sucks.
Mindhunter was a modest miracle of a TV show. Created by Joe Penhall and run by visionary director David Fincher, Mindhunter visually looked like nothing else in the streaming world: dark and dreary yet dynamic and direct. Combining that aesthetic with the compelling real life story of the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit and their serial killer studies was almost cheating! And reality seemed to think it was. The show was canceled after season 2 since it was too expensive to continue on and Fincher was simply in too high demand with his day job as a generational filmmaker.
Despite Fincher himself declaring in early 2023 that Mindhunter was over over, we Mindhunter-ites can’t help but scour the internet for any morsel...
Mindhunter was a modest miracle of a TV show. Created by Joe Penhall and run by visionary director David Fincher, Mindhunter visually looked like nothing else in the streaming world: dark and dreary yet dynamic and direct. Combining that aesthetic with the compelling real life story of the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit and their serial killer studies was almost cheating! And reality seemed to think it was. The show was canceled after season 2 since it was too expensive to continue on and Fincher was simply in too high demand with his day job as a generational filmmaker.
Despite Fincher himself declaring in early 2023 that Mindhunter was over over, we Mindhunter-ites can’t help but scour the internet for any morsel...
- 1/4/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This Post Contains spoilers for Stephen King’s new book Holly, which comes out today.
Stephen King is readying himself for a flood of hate when his next book, Holly, drops on Sept. 5. “I think that a lot of people are not going to like it,” he says. “I think that a lot of people — particularly people on the other side of the Covid issue and the Trump issue — are going to give it one-star reviews on Amazon. But all I can say to those people is, ‘Knock yourself out.
Stephen King is readying himself for a flood of hate when his next book, Holly, drops on Sept. 5. “I think that a lot of people are not going to like it,” he says. “I think that a lot of people — particularly people on the other side of the Covid issue and the Trump issue — are going to give it one-star reviews on Amazon. But all I can say to those people is, ‘Knock yourself out.
- 9/5/2023
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
A preoccupation with mass murderers and the people they kill is nothing new for pop culture. Audiences have always been enraptured by violent true crime stories. Still, with the launch of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story on Netflix this year, it feels like a new era of unrepentant bloody rubbernecking began.
Dahmer (we’ll drop the rest of the tortuous title for now) was a mind-blowing true crime hit for Netflix. The 10-episode series that chronicled the saga of the Milwaukee Cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer broke all sorts of record for Netflix en route to becoming its second most popular season of English language television yet (per Netflix itself). The streamer also boasts that the Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan-created, Evan Peters-starring series is on track to reach 1 billion hours of viewings in the coming weeks. So yeah…it was a big deal.
The success of Dahmer...
Dahmer (we’ll drop the rest of the tortuous title for now) was a mind-blowing true crime hit for Netflix. The 10-episode series that chronicled the saga of the Milwaukee Cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer broke all sorts of record for Netflix en route to becoming its second most popular season of English language television yet (per Netflix itself). The streamer also boasts that the Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan-created, Evan Peters-starring series is on track to reach 1 billion hours of viewings in the coming weeks. So yeah…it was a big deal.
The success of Dahmer...
- 11/7/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The auction site eBay has announced that it will remove any Jeffrey Dahmer costumes listed for sale, citing a policy against items associated with violent criminals. The Dahmer masks and clothes were poised to become a trend among Halloween revelers this year following Ryan Murphy’s hit Netflix series about the notorious serial killer, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.
But the rule eBay referenced is quite broad, and a vast amount of merchandise currently available for bidding may violate it. The guideline states: “We prohibit listings that promote or glorify violence or violent acts,...
But the rule eBay referenced is quite broad, and a vast amount of merchandise currently available for bidding may violate it. The guideline states: “We prohibit listings that promote or glorify violence or violent acts,...
- 10/19/2022
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Ian Alda, Sonny Valicenti, Ben Feldman, Rob Morrow, Rama Vallury and Eva Victor have been announced as cast members in “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber,” which premieres on Showtime Feb. 27 at 10 p.m.
They join previously announced stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kyle Chandler and Uma Thurman in the series, which will follow the highs and lows of Silicon Valley life through Uber’s beginnings as a company.
Alda will play Peter Fenton, a young partner at venture capital firm Benchmark. His previous credits include “Silicon Valley,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “Impeachment: American Crime Story.” He is repped by Stewart Talent and Station Three Management.
Valicenti plays young Benchmark partner Matt Cohler. He starred as serial killer Dennis Rader in “Mindhunter” and has also appeared in “Your Honor,” “The Post” and “Office Christmas Party.” Up next, he will appear in Marilyn Monroe biopic “Blonde.” Valicenti is repped by Stewart Talent.
Feldman appears...
They join previously announced stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kyle Chandler and Uma Thurman in the series, which will follow the highs and lows of Silicon Valley life through Uber’s beginnings as a company.
Alda will play Peter Fenton, a young partner at venture capital firm Benchmark. His previous credits include “Silicon Valley,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “Impeachment: American Crime Story.” He is repped by Stewart Talent and Station Three Management.
Valicenti plays young Benchmark partner Matt Cohler. He starred as serial killer Dennis Rader in “Mindhunter” and has also appeared in “Your Honor,” “The Post” and “Office Christmas Party.” Up next, he will appear in Marilyn Monroe biopic “Blonde.” Valicenti is repped by Stewart Talent.
Feldman appears...
- 1/10/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Prepare to get a glimpse into the innerworkings of the mind of a serial killer. A&e's new documentary, Btk: Confession of a Serial Killer premieres Jan. 8 and 9, and so far, it looks creepy Af. In an E! News exclusive clip, American serial killer, Dennis Rader, known as Btk, gives the details behind the murder of one of his victims, Nancy Fox, in a never-before-heard conversation with professor of Forensic Psychology, Dr. Katherine Ramsland. "You enjoy the look of fear on your victim's face?" Ramsland asks Rader in the clip. "Well, yes." Rader responds. "It's sort of a sexual arousement. With Fox, things went pretty smooth and everything and although her face was...
- 1/7/2022
- E! Online
A&e's newest original documentary, Btk: Confession of a Serial Killer, premiering Jan. 8, tells the bone-chilling story of American serial killer Dennis Rader, known by the nickname he gave himself: Btk, which stands for "bind, torture, kill." In an E! exclusive clip, Dr. Katherine Ramsland—who wrote the 2016 book Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the Btk Killer— shares her puzzling correspondence with the murderer. The two have been in touch for over a decade as he serves 10 consecutive life sentences in El Dorado Correctional Facility in Kansas. "My initial communications with Dennis Rader were kind of interesting," Ramsland, who...
- 12/2/2021
- E! Online
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Obsessed with true crime? You’re not alone. From “House of Gucci” to “Tiger King,” true crime stories are more popular than ever, and thanks to podcasts, movies, TV shows, and documentaries, the ways to indulge in real-life crime stories are seemingly endless.
If you’ve been searching for great gifts for true crime lovers, we put together a list of killer ideas that are perfect for the holidays, birthdays, and other occasions. Keep reading for a roundup of immersive murder mysteries, novelty gifts, board games, and more ideas for true crime fans. For more unsolved mysteries to get lost in, see our picks for the best true crime documentaries streaming on HBO Max,...
Obsessed with true crime? You’re not alone. From “House of Gucci” to “Tiger King,” true crime stories are more popular than ever, and thanks to podcasts, movies, TV shows, and documentaries, the ways to indulge in real-life crime stories are seemingly endless.
If you’ve been searching for great gifts for true crime lovers, we put together a list of killer ideas that are perfect for the holidays, birthdays, and other occasions. Keep reading for a roundup of immersive murder mysteries, novelty gifts, board games, and more ideas for true crime fans. For more unsolved mysteries to get lost in, see our picks for the best true crime documentaries streaming on HBO Max,...
- 11/10/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
The upcoming A&e series Invisible Monsters: Serial Killers in America seeks to explain how five serial killers evaded capture over the course of two decades. As many Americans are aware, serial killers Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Gary Ridgway and Dennis Rader killed dozens of individuals combined during their killing sprees throughout the '70s and '80s. Though they were all eventually caught and convicted on numerous counts of murder, the A&e special seeks to understand the "culture and events that allowed five of the most notorious serial killers to all be active during the same period of time." Survivors, investigators,...
- 6/24/2021
- E! Online
When Gil Carrillo joined the homicide division at the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in the early Eighties, his future partner Frank Salerno was already something of a celebrity. He had recently collared the so-called Hillside Strangler, a.k.a. cousins Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono Jr., a serial killer duo who terrorized the L.A. area in the late Seventies, raping, torturing, and killing 10 women.
“When I met Frank; he was going through the trial for the Hillside Strangler,” Carrillo tells Rolling Stone. “I asked him about it and he said,...
“When I met Frank; he was going through the trial for the Hillside Strangler,” Carrillo tells Rolling Stone. “I asked him about it and he said,...
- 2/10/2021
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Canada-based global distribution group Blue Ant International has notched up sales of crime-themed content to several Asian platforms, coming into the Asian Television Forum (Atf) in Singapore.
The Atf runs as part of the Singapore Media Festival.
Pan-Asian linear network, A+E Networks Asia has picked up season five of Arrow Media and Saloon Media’s “See No Evil,” a series about how real crimes are solved with the help of surveillance cameras.
In Thailand, linear broadcaster, True Visions has acquired season one of Spring Films’ “Prison,” a docu-series that explores the issues facing prison staff and prisoners, via exclusive access to the male English jail Hmp Durham.
The biggest haul is by Chinese SVOD service, Huan Xi Shou Ying, which has licensed multiple crime series including season one and two of “Prison,” where the second season shifts focus to female offenders in Hmp Foston Hall; Woodcut Media’s “The Killer in My Family,...
The Atf runs as part of the Singapore Media Festival.
Pan-Asian linear network, A+E Networks Asia has picked up season five of Arrow Media and Saloon Media’s “See No Evil,” a series about how real crimes are solved with the help of surveillance cameras.
In Thailand, linear broadcaster, True Visions has acquired season one of Spring Films’ “Prison,” a docu-series that explores the issues facing prison staff and prisoners, via exclusive access to the male English jail Hmp Durham.
The biggest haul is by Chinese SVOD service, Huan Xi Shou Ying, which has licensed multiple crime series including season one and two of “Prison,” where the second season shifts focus to female offenders in Hmp Foston Hall; Woodcut Media’s “The Killer in My Family,...
- 12/1/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
David Fincher hasn’t given up on Netflix’s Mindhunter just yet. He’s hoping the indefinite hiatus might reignite his passion for the show and he’d like the series to end with the FBI taking Btk aka Dennis Rader (Sonny Valicenti) into custody. Fincher tells Variety: “At some point, I’d love to revisit it. The hope was […]...
- 11/19/2020
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
Technically, Netflix haven’t officially canceled Mindhunter, but they’ve placed the slow burning and atmospheric serial killer series on an indefinite hold. The streaming service have wielded the axe ruthlessly so far this year, with a much higher number of shows than usual being dragged onto the chopping block, but the fact that David Fincher’s psychological thriller has only been placed on the back burner means that there’s always a chance it could return one day in the future.
The filmmaker recently admitted that Mindhunter didn’t generate the sort of viewing numbers required to justify the budget, despite being showered in critical acclaim and gaining a reputation as one of Netflix’s best ever original shows. Which is a shame, as the Gone Girl and Fight Club director originally planned to have the adventures of the FBI’s crack profiling team run for five seasons. But in a new interview,...
The filmmaker recently admitted that Mindhunter didn’t generate the sort of viewing numbers required to justify the budget, despite being showered in critical acclaim and gaining a reputation as one of Netflix’s best ever original shows. Which is a shame, as the Gone Girl and Fight Club director originally planned to have the adventures of the FBI’s crack profiling team run for five seasons. But in a new interview,...
- 11/19/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Fans of Netflix’s macabre true crime series, Mindhunter, already know that the series has essentially become another casualty in the streaming giant’s latest hair-trigger cancelation rush. However, unlike high-profile recent contemporaries such as Glow, Away, Altered Carbon, and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, the David Fincher-produced series never officially got the axe; something that’s led to a sliver of optimism over its future.
Fincher, who recently attributed Mindhunter’s de facto cancelation to an exorbitant budget that didn’t match its performance, remains passionate about the series, and his comments in a Variety cover story reveal a desire to eventually conjure a proper conclusion with a belated Season 3. Telegraphing loose plans for a very long arc for the series, Fincher said “At some point I’d love to revisit it. The hope was to get all the way up to the late 90’s, early 2000’s,...
Fincher, who recently attributed Mindhunter’s de facto cancelation to an exorbitant budget that didn’t match its performance, remains passionate about the series, and his comments in a Variety cover story reveal a desire to eventually conjure a proper conclusion with a belated Season 3. Telegraphing loose plans for a very long arc for the series, Fincher said “At some point I’d love to revisit it. The hope was to get all the way up to the late 90’s, early 2000’s,...
- 11/19/2020
- by Joseph Baxter
- Den of Geek
David Fincher Reveals ‘Mindhunter’ Was to End with Btk Killer in the 2000s: ‘I’d Love to Revisit It’
David Fincher revealed to Vulture in an interview in late October that his serial killer series “Mindhunter” was most likely finished at Netflix due to the series’ costly budget and low viewership, but the director is still keeping a door open for a potential return. Speaking to Variety ahead of the upcoming streaming release of “Mank,” Fincher said, “At some point I’d love to revisit it. The hope was to get all the way up to the late 90’s, early 2000’s, hopefully get all the way up to people knocking on the door at Dennis Rader’s house.”
Dennis Rader became infamous as the Btk Killer. He killed 10 people in Wichita and Park City, Kansas, between 1974 and 1991. The Btk Killer taunted the police by sending them letters detailing his crimes in gruesome details. Rader was eventually arrested for his crimes in 2005 after he resumed sending letters to the police a year earlier.
Dennis Rader became infamous as the Btk Killer. He killed 10 people in Wichita and Park City, Kansas, between 1974 and 1991. The Btk Killer taunted the police by sending them letters detailing his crimes in gruesome details. Rader was eventually arrested for his crimes in 2005 after he resumed sending letters to the police a year earlier.
- 11/18/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
David Fincher isn’t giving up on “Mindhunter” just yet. However, the director admits that the Netflix series about the FBI’s initial attempts to profile serial killers may not have much of a future given its price tag.
“I don’t know if it makes sense to continue,” Fincher told Variety during an interview for a cover story on the making of “Mank.” “It was an expensive show. It had a very passionate audience, but we never got the numbers that justified the cost.”
Plus, the second season was a nightmare to produce. Fincher fired the initial showrunner and tossed out eight scripts, as well as the “show bible,” which outlined all the details of “Mindhunter’s” on-screen universe. He ended up moving to Pittsburgh to oversee production on the season.
“It was exhausting,” says Peter Mavromates, a co-producer on “Mindhunter” and “Mank.” “Even when he wasn’t directing an episode,...
“I don’t know if it makes sense to continue,” Fincher told Variety during an interview for a cover story on the making of “Mank.” “It was an expensive show. It had a very passionate audience, but we never got the numbers that justified the cost.”
Plus, the second season was a nightmare to produce. Fincher fired the initial showrunner and tossed out eight scripts, as well as the “show bible,” which outlined all the details of “Mindhunter’s” on-screen universe. He ended up moving to Pittsburgh to oversee production on the season.
“It was exhausting,” says Peter Mavromates, a co-producer on “Mindhunter” and “Mank.” “Even when he wasn’t directing an episode,...
- 11/18/2020
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
All signs pointed to true crime drama Mindhunter being donezo at Netflix. The second season came and went last August with nary a world about a third season. Then Netflix went ahead and confirmed that the show was in a holding (not Holden) pattern with all the actors released from their contracts.
Now, the most authoritative source of them all, director David Fincer, has confirmed what we pretty much already knew. There will be no more seasons of Mindhunter, at least not for the foreseeable future.
In an interview with Vulture to promote Fincher’s upcoming film Mank, the director broke the news of Mindhunter’s de facto cancellation.
“Listen, for the viewership that it had, it was an expensive show,” Fincher told Vulture. “We talked about ‘Finish Mank and then see how you feel,’ but I honestly don’t think we’re going to be able to do it...
Now, the most authoritative source of them all, director David Fincer, has confirmed what we pretty much already knew. There will be no more seasons of Mindhunter, at least not for the foreseeable future.
In an interview with Vulture to promote Fincher’s upcoming film Mank, the director broke the news of Mindhunter’s de facto cancellation.
“Listen, for the viewership that it had, it was an expensive show,” Fincher told Vulture. “We talked about ‘Finish Mank and then see how you feel,’ but I honestly don’t think we’re going to be able to do it...
- 10/23/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
“How many do I have to kill before I get a name in the paper of some national attention,” Dennis Rader asks early in Btk: Chasing a Serial Killer. The elusive strangler wanted to be a hall of famer, along with Jack the Ripper and the Son of Sam. He got off on the killings, and wanted everyone to know it. Investigation Discovery closes out Serial Killer Week with a three-part documentary exploring the psyche of the infamous “Btk” killer, and the devastating effects he had on the community around him.
Like many of the murderers profiled during the week, the Btk Killer escaped detection because there seemed to be nothing to detect. He was a normal guy, who you would never suspect. But underneath the façade was a man who saw himself as extraordinary and deserving the legacy of dark celebrity. Btk: Chasing a Serial Killer focuses on Kerri Rawson,...
Like many of the murderers profiled during the week, the Btk Killer escaped detection because there seemed to be nothing to detect. He was a normal guy, who you would never suspect. But underneath the façade was a man who saw himself as extraordinary and deserving the legacy of dark celebrity. Btk: Chasing a Serial Killer focuses on Kerri Rawson,...
- 9/5/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Sharks look out. People are far more vicious, especially when it’s hot. ID is inviting audiences to chill out with America’s most prolific and elusive machines on “Serial Killer Week.” Starting Aug. 30, ID will premiere all-new specials every night at 9 p.m. Over the course of five days, ID will air over 12 hours of original programming.
The premieres will include revelations about the infamous “Butcher Baker,” the notorious Btk Killer, and video confessions of Samuel Little, who is rumored to have killed 93 women. “We chose these cases not just because of these macabre monsters, or that each investigation is a self-contained mystery, but because each story will leave our viewers gripped to the screen until the final scene, when justice is ultimately served,” Henry Schleiff, Group President of Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, American Heroes Channel and Destination America, said in a statement.
Serial Killer Week opens with “I...
The premieres will include revelations about the infamous “Butcher Baker,” the notorious Btk Killer, and video confessions of Samuel Little, who is rumored to have killed 93 women. “We chose these cases not just because of these macabre monsters, or that each investigation is a self-contained mystery, but because each story will leave our viewers gripped to the screen until the final scene, when justice is ultimately served,” Henry Schleiff, Group President of Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, American Heroes Channel and Destination America, said in a statement.
Serial Killer Week opens with “I...
- 8/12/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Joseph DeAngelo, 74, waived the right to a jury trial and pleaded guilty to 13 counts of first-degree murder and 13 kidnapping-related charges on Monday, crimes committed in the Seventies and Eighties in six California counties and attributed to the Golden State Killer. He also agreed to admit to dozens of rapes he cannot be charged with as too much time has elapsed.
This plea agreement would effectively help the ex-police officer avoid the death penalty; instead, he will likely be sentenced to several life sentences without parole. He was arrested in April...
This plea agreement would effectively help the ex-police officer avoid the death penalty; instead, he will likely be sentenced to several life sentences without parole. He was arrested in April...
- 6/29/2020
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
ID Networks Nine at Nine continues this week, culminating with a Joe Exotic related piece.
Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story premieres on USA Network starring Amanda Peet and Christian Slater, and 13 Reasons Why premieres on Netflix on Friday.
Something extra fun for fans of the canceled too soon gem Life Unexpected. There is a virtual table read via the Atx festival. All of the details of these shows and more can be found below!
Saturday, May 30
9/8c ID Investigated: My Father Btk (ID)
Kerri Rawson had an idyllic life growing up in Wichita, Kansas, with her father, mother, and brother. During her childhood, a serial killer going by the name “Btk” was terrorizing the Wichita community.
The moniker came from the way the killer would murder his victims. He broke into their homes where he would bind, torture and kill his victims. Kerri remembers her father assuring her that...
Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story premieres on USA Network starring Amanda Peet and Christian Slater, and 13 Reasons Why premieres on Netflix on Friday.
Something extra fun for fans of the canceled too soon gem Life Unexpected. There is a virtual table read via the Atx festival. All of the details of these shows and more can be found below!
Saturday, May 30
9/8c ID Investigated: My Father Btk (ID)
Kerri Rawson had an idyllic life growing up in Wichita, Kansas, with her father, mother, and brother. During her childhood, a serial killer going by the name “Btk” was terrorizing the Wichita community.
The moniker came from the way the killer would murder his victims. He broke into their homes where he would bind, torture and kill his victims. Kerri remembers her father assuring her that...
- 5/30/2020
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
(Some spoilers ahead for season 2 of Netflix’s “Mindhunter”)
The first season of “Mindhunter” on Netflix included a bunch of strange scenes about a guy who didn’t seem to have anything to do with the main plot. And that’s true — these scenes were only thematically linked to the main story, because that guy was Dennis Rader, aka the Btk Killer.
Season 2 changed the game a bit, however. In the second episode, Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) of the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit flies to Kansas to look into the Btk case — which has hit a lull as the serial killer has been dormant for a while — and in the rest of the season they call back to what they know about Btk as they investigate the Atlanta Child Murders.
The highlight of that Kansas visit was Bill’s early morning chat with the only known survivor of a Btk attack,...
The first season of “Mindhunter” on Netflix included a bunch of strange scenes about a guy who didn’t seem to have anything to do with the main plot. And that’s true — these scenes were only thematically linked to the main story, because that guy was Dennis Rader, aka the Btk Killer.
Season 2 changed the game a bit, however. In the second episode, Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) of the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit flies to Kansas to look into the Btk case — which has hit a lull as the serial killer has been dormant for a while — and in the rest of the season they call back to what they know about Btk as they investigate the Atlanta Child Murders.
The highlight of that Kansas visit was Bill’s early morning chat with the only known survivor of a Btk attack,...
- 9/14/2019
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
Netflix's psychological thriller Mindhunter first premiered back in 2017, a 10-episode drama based on the true crime book Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit. Now that it's returned for a second season, you might be wondering once more: is it based on a true story? Pretty much.
The three main characters on Mindhunter are based on real people, though they aren't exact copies. The two FBI special agents from the bureau's Behavioral Science Unit are Holden Ford and Bill Tench, played by Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany, respectively. Those two men are based on John E. Douglas (who co-authored the book on which Mindhunter is based) and Robert K. Ressler.
Douglas, now 74 years old, is one of the first criminal profilers in the United States. After serving in the Air Force, he went to work for the FBI in 1970 - first as a sniper in the Swat...
The three main characters on Mindhunter are based on real people, though they aren't exact copies. The two FBI special agents from the bureau's Behavioral Science Unit are Holden Ford and Bill Tench, played by Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany, respectively. Those two men are based on John E. Douglas (who co-authored the book on which Mindhunter is based) and Robert K. Ressler.
Douglas, now 74 years old, is one of the first criminal profilers in the United States. After serving in the Air Force, he went to work for the FBI in 1970 - first as a sniper in the Swat...
- 8/26/2019
- by Andrea Reiher
- Popsugar.com
Image Sources: Getty, NetflixThe Btk killer Dennis Rader, and the actor who plays him, Sonny Valicenti.
David Fincher's harrowing Netflix drama Mindhunter has returned for season two, and its subject matter is just as creepy as ever. While the crime drama digs into the lives and crimes of numerous serial killers interviewed by FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) as usual, it continues tugging on the thread of the Btk killer, who's subtly introduced through brief scenes scattered throughout season one. But in the new episodes, Mindhunter makes it clear who he is from the get-go, and spotlights some particularly harrowing details of his murders and his victims.
The Btk Killer - aka Dennis Rader, who's portrayed in the show by actor Sonny Valicenti - murdered 10 people in Kansas between the years of 1974 and 1991. Mindhunter's first season takes place in 1977, when the Btk Killer had already killed five people,...
David Fincher's harrowing Netflix drama Mindhunter has returned for season two, and its subject matter is just as creepy as ever. While the crime drama digs into the lives and crimes of numerous serial killers interviewed by FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) as usual, it continues tugging on the thread of the Btk killer, who's subtly introduced through brief scenes scattered throughout season one. But in the new episodes, Mindhunter makes it clear who he is from the get-go, and spotlights some particularly harrowing details of his murders and his victims.
The Btk Killer - aka Dennis Rader, who's portrayed in the show by actor Sonny Valicenti - murdered 10 people in Kansas between the years of 1974 and 1991. Mindhunter's first season takes place in 1977, when the Btk Killer had already killed five people,...
- 8/24/2019
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Image Source: Netflix
Warning: light spoilers ahead if you haven't yet watched Netflix's Mindhunter.
On Mindhunter, FBI special agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench (who are fictional characters based on real people) travel the country interviewing incarcerated serial killers as they try to implement the use of psychology and profiling in the FBI via the Behavioral Science Unit. While they are conducting interviews with Edmund Kemper III (aka the Co-Ed Killer) and Jerry Brudos (aka the Shoe Fetish Slayer) in the first season, the show intercuts scenes with a young Dennis Rader (played by Sonny Valicenti) in Kansas, who would eventually come to be known as the Btk Killer. Season two opens with another dive into his horrifying psyche.
The Btk Killer murdered 10 people in Kansas between the years of 1974 and 1991. Mindhunter begins in 1977, when the Btk Killer had already killed five people. In 1974, Rader murdered the Otero family in...
Warning: light spoilers ahead if you haven't yet watched Netflix's Mindhunter.
On Mindhunter, FBI special agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench (who are fictional characters based on real people) travel the country interviewing incarcerated serial killers as they try to implement the use of psychology and profiling in the FBI via the Behavioral Science Unit. While they are conducting interviews with Edmund Kemper III (aka the Co-Ed Killer) and Jerry Brudos (aka the Shoe Fetish Slayer) in the first season, the show intercuts scenes with a young Dennis Rader (played by Sonny Valicenti) in Kansas, who would eventually come to be known as the Btk Killer. Season two opens with another dive into his horrifying psyche.
The Btk Killer murdered 10 people in Kansas between the years of 1974 and 1991. Mindhunter begins in 1977, when the Btk Killer had already killed five people. In 1974, Rader murdered the Otero family in...
- 8/21/2019
- by Andrea Reiher
- Popsugar.com
Netflix This season sees Agents Ford and Tench in Georgia to consult on the investigation into the Atlanta child murders, and to implement their research findings on ground. Geetika Mantri“You float my new pool / De luxe and delightful / Inflatable doll / My role is to serve you / Disposable darling / Can't throw you away now / Immortal and life size / My breath is inside you / I'll dress you up daily / And keep you till death sighs.” These are lyrics from In Every Home a Heartbreak by Roxy Music, the haunting, creepy song, that opens Mindhunter 2, and in many ways, sets the tone for the second installation of the show. The series, which follows FBI special agents Holden Ford (played by Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany), and psychoanalyst Wendy Carr’s (Anna Torv) groundbreaking work in criminal psychology studying serial killers, released its season two on Netflix on August 16. And thankfully,...
- 8/19/2019
- by Geetika
- The News Minute
Alec Bojalad Aug 18, 2019
The story of Dennis Rader a.k.a. Btk continues in Mindhunter season 2. Here is what's happened on his show within the show.
The following contains spoilers for Mindhunter season 2.
Netflix's Mindhunter season 2 continues the story of Holden Ford, Bill Tench, and Wendy Carr as they establish what will come to be known as the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit. Like in the show's first season, however, there is another story operating alongside the detectives' work - mostly unbeknownst to them.
Both Mindhunter season 1 and Mindhunter season 2 have presented little vignettes from days in the life of one of America's most infamous and terrifying serial killers: Dennis Rader a.k.a The Bind-Torture-Kill (Btk) killer. What's interesting and novel about the show's approach to Btk's story is how disconnected it is from the main narrative Holden, Bill, and Wendy operate in.
Mindhunter's behavioral science trio is...
The story of Dennis Rader a.k.a. Btk continues in Mindhunter season 2. Here is what's happened on his show within the show.
The following contains spoilers for Mindhunter season 2.
Netflix's Mindhunter season 2 continues the story of Holden Ford, Bill Tench, and Wendy Carr as they establish what will come to be known as the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit. Like in the show's first season, however, there is another story operating alongside the detectives' work - mostly unbeknownst to them.
Both Mindhunter season 1 and Mindhunter season 2 have presented little vignettes from days in the life of one of America's most infamous and terrifying serial killers: Dennis Rader a.k.a The Bind-Torture-Kill (Btk) killer. What's interesting and novel about the show's approach to Btk's story is how disconnected it is from the main narrative Holden, Bill, and Wendy operate in.
Mindhunter's behavioral science trio is...
- 8/18/2019
- Den of Geek
Kerri Rawson, the daughter of infamous serial killer Dennis Rader aka Btk Killer, has broken her silence in her first television interview. It’s part of a two-hour 20/20 documentary that will air on ABC on February 1st.
Rader tortured and murdered 10 people in Wichita, Kansas, beginning with the murder of a family of four in 1974. Through his decades of killing, he taunted local media and police with letters detailing how he murdered his victims and gave himself the moniker “Btk,” which stood for “Bind, Torture, Kill.” He was arrested in...
Rader tortured and murdered 10 people in Wichita, Kansas, beginning with the murder of a family of four in 1974. Through his decades of killing, he taunted local media and police with letters detailing how he murdered his victims and gave himself the moniker “Btk,” which stood for “Bind, Torture, Kill.” He was arrested in...
- 1/22/2019
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Tony Sokol Jan 17, 2019
One of America’s most vicious serial murderers was also a good dad, says ID's two-hour special Btk: A Killer Among Us
Dennis Rader murdered 10 people, including two children, in the Wichita, Kansas, area between 1974 and 1991. He taunted the police and gave himself his own nickname, the Btk Killer, based on the method of his crimes: Bind, Torture, Kill. When he was arrested in 2005, Rader pointed the police to the Wichita Public Library, where he'd stashed a letter he wrote in October 1974 detailing the killing of four members of the Otero family on January 15, of that year. Two of the victims were children, aged 9 and 11, the bodies were found by their sibling, who was only in tenth grade. Btk: A Killer Among Us which premieres Sunday, February 17 at 10 p.m. on Investigation Discovery, will explore the incidents.
Stephen King was inspired to write the 2010 novella A Good Marriage,...
One of America’s most vicious serial murderers was also a good dad, says ID's two-hour special Btk: A Killer Among Us
Dennis Rader murdered 10 people, including two children, in the Wichita, Kansas, area between 1974 and 1991. He taunted the police and gave himself his own nickname, the Btk Killer, based on the method of his crimes: Bind, Torture, Kill. When he was arrested in 2005, Rader pointed the police to the Wichita Public Library, where he'd stashed a letter he wrote in October 1974 detailing the killing of four members of the Otero family on January 15, of that year. Two of the victims were children, aged 9 and 11, the bodies were found by their sibling, who was only in tenth grade. Btk: A Killer Among Us which premieres Sunday, February 17 at 10 p.m. on Investigation Discovery, will explore the incidents.
Stephen King was inspired to write the 2010 novella A Good Marriage,...
- 1/17/2019
- Den of Geek
Investigation Discovery has given the green light to Btk: A Killer Among Us , a two-hour true-crime documentary special about notorious serial killer Dennis Rader, for premiere next month.
Btk: A Killler Among Us, produced by Cream Productions (Fear Thy Neighbor), delves into the psyche of the infamous Wichita, Kansas, killer, sharing intimate details behind his seemingly normal life. It’s set to air Sunday, February 17 at 10/9c on ID.
The docu special chronicle’s Rader’s shocking double life through comprehensive interviews with law enforcement, victim’s family members, reporters, and arguably the closest person to Rader: his daughter, Kerri Rawson, following the twisted path that eventually led to his conviction.
In 1974, Wichita’s reputation as a peaceful community was destroyed when Rader began his killing spree with the murders of four members of the Otero family. Months later he struck again, turning his attention to Kathryn Bright, a college...
Btk: A Killler Among Us, produced by Cream Productions (Fear Thy Neighbor), delves into the psyche of the infamous Wichita, Kansas, killer, sharing intimate details behind his seemingly normal life. It’s set to air Sunday, February 17 at 10/9c on ID.
The docu special chronicle’s Rader’s shocking double life through comprehensive interviews with law enforcement, victim’s family members, reporters, and arguably the closest person to Rader: his daughter, Kerri Rawson, following the twisted path that eventually led to his conviction.
In 1974, Wichita’s reputation as a peaceful community was destroyed when Rader began his killing spree with the murders of four members of the Otero family. Months later he struck again, turning his attention to Kathryn Bright, a college...
- 1/16/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Is there a new serial killer terrorizing the affluent community of Malibu Canyon? Residents are just now beginning to wonder if a string of crimes over the past two years are connected, and if their lives may be in danger. Suspicion started with a shocking murder at Malibu Creek State Park this summer. On June 22, a man named Tristan Beaudette was killed while camping with his daughters. He was shot in the chest while asleep in his tent. The killer was never found, there were no leads, and there was no clear motive. Luckily, his two young daughters were unharmed. The slaying caused people to look back at two other shootings in the same park. In one case, a woman discovered that the tailgate of her truck had been shot while she was asleep inside. In another, a couple slept in their car and awoke to a loud bang. When they checked in the morning,...
- 9/8/2018
- by Emy LaCroix
- In Touch Weekly
It was like he wanted to be caught. Dennis Rader, aka the Btk Killer, is remained one of the most mysterious serial killers until 2005, when he was finally caught after the gruesome murders of 10 people. But Dennis is the one who did himself in, since he continued to send clues to police until one clue implicated him and he was finally arrested. But in an upcoming episode, Oxygen's Snapped will revisit Dennis' case — and the network will air never-before-heard audio with the serial killer himself. "How could a guy like me — church member, raised a family — go out and do those sort of things," Dennis said in the audio clip. "I want the people of Sedgwick County, the United States, and the world to know that I am a serial killer." (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Dennis is known as the "Btk Killer" because Btk is an acronym for his preferred method of murder: bind,...
- 8/22/2018
- by Emma Hernandez
- In Touch Weekly
With Netflix’s “Mindhunter,” executive producer David Fincher delivers a gripping crime series about the early days of FBI behavioral profiling in 1977 without any grisly murders. (Fincher directed the initial two episodes as well as the concluding two.) And for Oscar-winning editor Kirk Baxter, this dialogue-heavy walk and talk between agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) was a gift.
“The skill that David has with blocking scenes is what’s most enjoyable,” Baxter said. “With 25 different angles of different set ups, it’s very dense and takes a lot of man hours in perfecting, but a walk and talk with an A and B camera, all I have to do is pick the best take.”
Read More: David Fincher Reveals ‘Mindhunter’ Season 2 Storyline
The Dance of Death
While the first episode was about “laying pipe” in setting up the fledgling Behavioral Science Unit in Quantico, Virginia,...
“The skill that David has with blocking scenes is what’s most enjoyable,” Baxter said. “With 25 different angles of different set ups, it’s very dense and takes a lot of man hours in perfecting, but a walk and talk with an A and B camera, all I have to do is pick the best take.”
Read More: David Fincher Reveals ‘Mindhunter’ Season 2 Storyline
The Dance of Death
While the first episode was about “laying pipe” in setting up the fledgling Behavioral Science Unit in Quantico, Virginia,...
- 5/29/2018
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
We're all in this together... Zac Efron is set to play the infamous Ted Bundy in an upcoming biopic — and the High School Musical star gave fans their first look at his transformation into the serial killer. Wearing his signature white tee, Zac's resemblance to the criminal is seriously creepy. But, that's not the only thing that's creepy. A source exclusively told In Touch that Zac's personality actually changed during filming. "He got really lost in his portrayal of Ted," the source revealed, "so much so that he acted like a real jerk and a creep to the cast and crew, and even to some fans in town. Many people on set didn't think it was an act, and he had to apologize. And now there are some fans out there who think Zac's really rude!" A post shared by Zac Efron (@zacefron) on Jan 17, 2018 at 11:41am Pst Yikes!
- 3/20/2018
- by Anna Quintana
- In Touch Weekly
Joseph Baxter Kirsten Howard Mike Cecchini May 7, 2019
Mindhunter Season 2 will have a whole new batch of serial killers to contend with.
Based on the 1995 book Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker, Netflix’s Mindhunter adapts real FBI serial killer cases documented in the book, set against an atmosphere of insatiable lust and darkness. With suspense-minded visionary David Fincher and Charlize Theron as executive producers, Mindhunter isn't a run of the mill crime procedural. The first season was a hit with viewers, and Netflix has confirmed that Mindhunter Season 2 is happening.
A small handful of directors have been announced for season 2's 8 parts, too, including Fincher himself (whose schedule was freed up after Paramount's cancellation of World War Z 2). He'll be calling the shots on both the opening episode and the season finale, with Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James) taking on two episodes,...
Mindhunter Season 2 will have a whole new batch of serial killers to contend with.
Based on the 1995 book Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker, Netflix’s Mindhunter adapts real FBI serial killer cases documented in the book, set against an atmosphere of insatiable lust and darkness. With suspense-minded visionary David Fincher and Charlize Theron as executive producers, Mindhunter isn't a run of the mill crime procedural. The first season was a hit with viewers, and Netflix has confirmed that Mindhunter Season 2 is happening.
A small handful of directors have been announced for season 2's 8 parts, too, including Fincher himself (whose schedule was freed up after Paramount's cancellation of World War Z 2). He'll be calling the shots on both the opening episode and the season finale, with Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James) taking on two episodes,...
- 4/7/2017
- Den of Geek
[Our thanks to Laurence H Collin from Panorama Cinema for the following review and Maude Michaud for the translation.]
Charlie Otero, fifteen, was coming home from school as usual. The night before, he had just watched the film In Cold Blood on TV and was pretty shaken up by this murder story set in a rural setting. In fact, he had even shared his fear with his dad, who consoled and assured him that such a thing would never happen. Charlie arrived home to find the house surrounded by police cars and anxiously asked the cops the reason why, only to be explained that four of his family members had just been murdered by a stranger with deviant impulses. Almost thirty years after the tragedy, documentary filmmaker Marc D. Levitz became interested with Charlie's story; now a father with a criminal past, Charlie is doing what he can to live a normal life. However, he will soon be haunted again by his painful past when the identity of his parents' murderer,...
Charlie Otero, fifteen, was coming home from school as usual. The night before, he had just watched the film In Cold Blood on TV and was pretty shaken up by this murder story set in a rural setting. In fact, he had even shared his fear with his dad, who consoled and assured him that such a thing would never happen. Charlie arrived home to find the house surrounded by police cars and anxiously asked the cops the reason why, only to be explained that four of his family members had just been murdered by a stranger with deviant impulses. Almost thirty years after the tragedy, documentary filmmaker Marc D. Levitz became interested with Charlie's story; now a father with a criminal past, Charlie is doing what he can to live a normal life. However, he will soon be haunted again by his painful past when the identity of his parents' murderer,...
- 7/28/2010
- Screen Anarchy
It’s been five days since we last checked in, and despite watching movies every day, there’s been little to report. Maybe it’s just the exhaustion talking, but this thought just keeps pounding through my Fantasia addled brain - “Where are all the good horror movies at this year?” It’s not like it’s a problem with the festival programming. Fantasia has an impenetrable track record of picking nothing but the best, most innovative, and most extreme horror so what’s going on?
Part of the issue is the popularity of certain titles. For example, we still haven’t seen Rubber due to its constant sell-out status. Other films, like The Revenant (which everyone seems to love), we’ve missed due to Fantasia-fatigue brought on by too many three-movie days followed up by all-night discussions (and uh, beer). Other whole categories seem to have dried up. Compared to years past,...
Part of the issue is the popularity of certain titles. For example, we still haven’t seen Rubber due to its constant sell-out status. Other films, like The Revenant (which everyone seems to love), we’ve missed due to Fantasia-fatigue brought on by too many three-movie days followed up by all-night discussions (and uh, beer). Other whole categories seem to have dried up. Compared to years past,...
- 7/16/2010
- by EvilAndy
- DreadCentral.com
Mitch Davis makes no bones about it ... when it comes to the Fantasia Film Festival 2010 he's not pulling any punches, nor has he ever. Another flick making its Canadian premiere at the festival is Marc D. Levitz's absolutely devastating Btk documentary Feast of the Assumption: Btk and the Otero Family Murders , and we've got the latest one-sheet for you!
Fantasia Description
"This is not a true-crime documentary. At least, not in the regular sense. It’s not about a vile serial killer, though it features one of the worst imaginable at its centre. It doesn’t exist to confront you with the stomach-turning details of unspeakable acts—though that too does happen over the course of its running time. This is a film about the “living victims” left in the wake of a serial killer’s actions. In particular, this is a film about Charlie Otero. At the age of...
Fantasia Description
"This is not a true-crime documentary. At least, not in the regular sense. It’s not about a vile serial killer, though it features one of the worst imaginable at its centre. It doesn’t exist to confront you with the stomach-turning details of unspeakable acts—though that too does happen over the course of its running time. This is a film about the “living victims” left in the wake of a serial killer’s actions. In particular, this is a film about Charlie Otero. At the age of...
- 7/6/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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