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If you want a real feel for how many victims he had and the damage that he caused, listen to the Casefiles podcasts on the case. It took them FIVE EPISODES!!! to fully cover his crimes. It's the most thorough description of his crimes that I've ever heard/read in that they cover every single rape/break in/murder--all the known victims are covered. Whomever he was, he was relentless.

I found the show too dark, and no, I’m not talking about the subject matter. This seem to be a thing in a lot of tv shows and movies in the past few years. I don’t want to to have to squint at the screen to see what is going on. Dakota Fanning’s voice sounds too modern to me, and no, I can’t break down what I mean by that, except she sounds jarring. Maybe it is her dialogue... I did find her enormous shoulder pads rather hilarious. Nineteenth century fashion puts ours to shame as far as weirdness goes. Did anyone else think that the actor who played Dr. Lazlo was the same as the one who played Euron Greyjoy? Just me? (Slinks off embarrassed) i

I'm so tired of the crying women. If it was just once in a while, I wouldn't care--I'm not a cold person and realize that this is a high pressure opportunity. I don't mind men tearing up once in a while either. But it seems like every other episode, someone is choking up about their dead father/financial problems/health problems/etc. Which are things to choke up over, certainly. Just not before the Sharks.

What was the title of the book? Was it George III: a Personal History?

I saw it this weekend. Agree that it was totally mis-marketed, as I thought that it would be a dark comedy. Well, it was in spots, but it certainly wasn't what I expected. That said, I don't think that it sucked at all. I liked the nutso Eurotrash neighbor, the Vietnamese love interest, the scenery in Norway....

The prosecutor in that book came off as malicious and incompetent. And surprise! He's the same prosecutor in the Amanda Knox case.

Mansfield Park is one of my favorites too, despite the fact that the heroine is a huge drip (as is the cousin she ends up with). I enjoy it for all of the interactions between the secondary characters. On the other hand, Emma is one of my least favorites--never liked the heroine or her high handed meddling in Harriet's life. The film now, that I enjoy.

I especially noted the scene where the men and women at the dinner party separated after the meal. That was the norm in Victorian times, right up to the 1960s, in certain society circles. I heard an interview where KG said that a lightbulb went off one day. She told the men that she wanted to stay and discuss the current events. I kept expecting them to show such a scene in the movie, but it never showed up.

I had severe doubts about his guilt, is all I can say.

Yeah, and I always thought it was bizarre of her parents to allow that. I know that she was fixated on him, but they were the adults in the room.

Actually, I relistened to the podcast and I realized that it was Nina he was viewing as entitled and he was less harsh about Heidi. She was the one he called out for crazy clothing choices.

I agree--if you can't even open up gifts from your sister because of your issues, some therapy is called for. I was flabbergasted at his description of the judges and how (and why) he can't stand them. Zac Posen certainly started off on the wrong foot with him, I must say. I always thought that he and Heidi, at least got along well, but he obviously views her as quite entitled. Interesting to read where and why they suddenly decided to have the judges look close up and personal at the top three and bottom looks. And he called out Nina for her somewhat whackadoodle personal clothing choices over the past couple of years. It seems like Michael Kors may have been the judge that he respected the most--he didn't rake him over the coals, at least. It was a VERY revealing interview, for those who haven't listened to it. Definitely not discrete about his feelings. And to be totally fair, as much as he slammed the judges, he was pretty honest about his own personal failings as a person, as well.

Disney has heard the voices of the masses and removed the Frozen short from the beginning of the film. (Of course, this also allows theaters one extra showing a day.)

I'm not sure why the show said that there were no forensics at the house, as I read (somewhere) that there was blood spatter under the paint on the walls. The house was being painted when the family disappeared. The friend who was painting the house that week said that the painting materials had been moved from where he left them. As to Merritt, it was his dna on the gearshift on the car left at the Mexican border, (a car he claimed that he had never been in), the bodies were found very near where he used to live (and quite far from where the McStay's lived), he has an extremely lengthy criminal record, he's the last person known to have seen Joseph McStay, and within a day or so after the disappearance, he was embezzling from McStay's business account (which, how would he dare to do, unless he knew that they weren't around and not coming back?) He also claimed to have gotten a phone call on the night that the McStays disappeared, with only his long term girlfriend backing him up. Prosecutors may have gotten her to flip on him, though there is no way to know yet. He certainly knows how to game the court system--he's done everything legally in his power to delay the trial.

The scary thing is, he could still be walking around out there. Everyone thought that the BTK killer had moved away/died/was in prison for another crime. He certainly couldn't still be in Wichita, could he? And yet he was, and had continued to kill, using a different M.O. So Golden State could still be out there, under everyone's radar. Unfortunately, he wasn't a famewhore like BTK and never wrote helpful letters to the police, bragging about his crimes.

I think that she thought that she could lie her way out of it without lawyering up. If she’d known that they had a dna match, I’m sure that she would have asked for a lawyer right away.

It was the Casefile podcast--the Rasmussen episode was an earlier one, but I didn't listen to it until last week. I don't remember any extra interesting tidbits. However, they did play the entire lengthy interview with her after the cops carefully maneuvered her into the room. It was a somewhat longer interview than was shown on the People Investigates show. It was interesting to match the face to the voice on the podcast. I can see how she was able to snow people, as she could fake being frank and friendly. I'm just glad that the victim's father lived long enough to see her go down, but it must have been a bitter pill, as he repeatedly asked them to investigate her and they just blew him off. On the other hand, if she had been arrested then, she'd probably be coming up for parole around now, but at this point she is facing the rest of her life in prison. I can't help but believe that she must have behaved oddly on some occasion or another, but it just didn't come out. I mean, she didn't just shoot the victim, she actually bit her in the struggle. That seems to be evidence of some type of frenzy on her part.

Yes, by some weird coincidence, I had just listened to this case on a true crime podcast. The thing that I find odd is that she had such an extreme reaction to the semi-boyfriend finding someone else. Surely someone who could do such a thing at such non-provocation would have acted up in some way in the future. And yet, her record was seemingly spotless after the murder. It seems like a person who would do something like that would turn into a stalker when other relationships ended. They weren't even exclusively dating (not that that is an excuse) and she still went into a rage over his marriage.

I agree. By the time that I sat through the commercials and the previews, the last thing that I wanted to see was a 15 minute Frozen short. And I even like Frozen. I just found it tedious. However, Coco was wonderful. The animation of elderly Coco was amazing. I just wanted to give her a hug and I loved the part at the end. I didn't see it in 3D, but may do so when I see it again. It is worth seeing again, for sure. Every part of the screen was alive. I even enjoyed the songs--in most recent Disney movies I've found them to be quite forgettable.

Oh, so sorry! I wasn't aware of the Blotter and didn't see a thread for it. Didn't mean to duplicate. I am finding the show interesting.

Has anyone watched The Disappearance of Maura Murray on Oxygen? I don't see a general thread for it. I found it by accident and almost didn't watch since I know there are a lot of crazy rabbit holes with that case. But so far, (first few episodes) it has been pretty good. Certain theories have been brought up, only to get shot down. It doesn't seem too sensationalized, though maybe that will show up in later episodes. The show has interviews with the two guys who do the Missing Maura Murray podcast, who have gotten slammed a lot on this and other forums, but they actually come across as somewhat sane on this show. The fellow who wrote the book about the case seems like a nut, though. If not for the dogs (I generally trust dogs), I'd say that she died in the woods and they just didn't find her. I remember a murder case years ago (on Disappeared) where someone was on the side of a road on the phone with her mother when she was attacked. She was missing for quite a while until someone found her skeleton a mere 30 yards or so away from where she was attacked. All those law enforcement personnel, searchers, reporters, etc. looking at the area, and no one saw her. So easy to think that searchers just missed her in the woods, but the lack of footprints and most especially no scent points away from that. I think that she got picked up by someone, possibly local. I really appreciate all of the shots of the area where she disappeared, as it really brings the case to life.

Yes! Why haven't any of the judges or Tim ever mentioned THAT HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE ANYTHING BUT A CROP TOP? Not to mention the ever present dangly bits. Sorry to shout, but I just don't understand it, and I actually like Brandon as a contestant. Can he make a blouse? A form fitted dress? That said, major props for completely redesigning his outfit at the last minute. Kentaro probably deserved to go home over Michael this week,. I was fully expecting Tim to whip out his save if that had happened. Kentaro is a much more talented and inventive designer than Michael, but on several challenges he has experienced a brain freeze and gotten stuck. Glad that Tim didn't use his save on Michael, as he has been pretty inconsistent as a designer. Margarita is showing herself to be a bit of a mean girl, but isn't in the major leagues for that designation yet. But Zac was right--I have no idea of her as a designer, outside of the fact that she likes color. Kenya's outfit was a bit drab, but she did everything in her power to give it texture. I think that she has a problem choosing materials, or at least in the time frame that she is allotted--she doesn't have enough fabric/materials, or she doesn't get enough of her main color, or she doesn't pick out a variety of fabrics. I don't mind the models expressing their opinions. Guest judge was useless. She likes blue! I thought that the blue at the top of Ayana's dress was a bit jarring, myself. but she deserved the win--she went all out and used the materials as creatively as possible.

Is this the episode with the dinner party? I am wondering, is Tench's son supposed to be autistic or just shut down emotionally?

I loved the elevator scene at the end, with all of their gradually changing expressions turning into grins.

I'm a little confused as to why they are focusing on him, as, while he started killing in the 1970s, when the show is set, he wasn't caught for 25 years or so. I suppose that he could just be a fictional character based on Rader, but they used Kemper's real name so....