Recommended TV Shows - Podcasts etc

Tipsy McSwagger · 14-09-2020 8:50pm

WhymeWhynot wrote: »

It was garbage. Nothing but a michelle mcnamara tribute show, the actual crime spree of EARONS was secondary and at times almost an afterthought.

Absolute muck.

Thank you, I lasted 30 minutes.

Foweva Awone · 14-09-2020 9:00pm

I'm reading the book at the moment, it's a bit jumpy and inconsistent. I just don't feel it works - make it a memoir or a true crime study of the killer, not both.

Obviously I'm aware she died before it was finished, I just feel it could have been edited into a more coherent final piece of literature.

WhymeWhynot · 15-09-2020 12:38pm

These books came out before he was caught but are actually about the case.

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New update after the arrest last thoughts added to this edition. The original comprehensive case files of the East Area Rapist who became known as The Original Night Stalker. A serial rapist turned serial murderer, he held California in a grip of fear for way too long. Larry Crompton tells us of the attacks that began in Northern CA in 1976 that continued on until 1986 that we know of. Prior to Sacramento attacks there was a serial prowler called the Visalia Ransacker with over 125 break in prowling's under his belt. Detective Crompton had a feeling all of the attacks were connected and tried to tell jurisdictions across the state. Retired from Contra Costa County Department Larry has never quit searching for this serial predator

By examining the information from each assault, it gradually becomes clear just how meticulous the EAR/ONS was. Every detail, from selecting a victim, to the actual assault, appear to have been carefully planned and orchestrated. The EAR/ONS was as devoted to committing sexual assaults and murders as anyone devoted to their own profession. In a distorted way, he was a professional rapist / murderer, and quite probably a certifiable psychopath.

voldejoie · 15-09-2020 3:59pm

Audible has a really good podcast on the Golden State Killer called Evil Has A Name, it's narrated (hosted?) by Jim Clemente who I normally cannot stand but in the round it's a very well done deep dive into the crimes and has interviews with some of the victims which makes for sober listening.

Mantis Toboggan · 15-09-2020 4:35pm

Ah it's hard to beat casefile when it comes to the golden state killer. Thought the sky documentary was quite good also. Pity he never spilled the beans, would love to have heard his reasons and mental state.

doughef · 15-09-2020 5:07pm

Probably mentioned already ..

Anybody listening to ‘the night driver?’
Same guy that did ‘the teachers pet’

Very same format and a little drawn out / but not bad.

Errashareesh · 15-09-2020 10:16pm

Simultaneously listening to The Night Driver and Morally Indefensible. Enjoying both. That guy who's done The Teacher's Pet and The Night Driver really does drag things out though. Episodes are an average of an hour, whereas half an hour or 40 minutes is sufficient. But, I'm inclined to overlook that because the work he puts in, and the attention to detail... it's a real labour of love.

LilacNails · 15-09-2020 10:17pm

Mens Rae.... All about Irish murder cases. 9/10...highly recommend

Suckler · 25-09-2020 12:20pm

LilacNails wrote: »

Mens Rae.... All about Irish murder cases. 9/10...highly recommend

Has improved massively from the early ones. Sometimes small details irk me more than they should but generally well researched and delivery is good.

voldejoie · 01-12-2020 12:04am

Tom Brown's Body is excellent.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/interactive/tom-browns-body/

Mantis Toboggan · 08-12-2020 5:37pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

You could try "the nobody zone" from RTE but there's only 2 episodes out, episodes released every Tuesday.

2 additional episodes released.

Nokia6230i · 12-12-2020 4:49am

Only new to this thread & haven't time r/n to go back through the 8 Pages so far (but will make it my business to so so so's to catch up; I listen mainly to BBC Radio 5 Live & Rte Doc on One etc. so love Podcassts but the Kieran Kelly one I have to get back to).

Mens Rea one I listened to at the start for a few episodes; by Page 8 of this alone it seems worth getting back into?

Sunday World Podcast; heard 1st 2 so far & 3 & 4're worth my attn. Probbaly get to them on Christmas Day as I live alone & RTE Player is s***e if any decent demand placed on it; their Radio Docs're deadly though; such a treasure throve no matter what genre.

George Gibney Tapes & Stacey Dooley Investigates're where I'm at right now though; finding them riveting.

Diemos · 29-12-2020 10:48pm

voldejoie wrote: »

Tom Brown's Body is excellent.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/interactive/tom-browns-body/

Thanks for that, I've seen a few docs about it, very strange.
That Chapter covered this one, all his eps are worth watching.

PropJoe10 · 04-01-2021 2:08pm

Errashareesh wrote: »

Simultaneously listening to The Night Driver and Morally Indefensible. Enjoying both. That guy who's done The Teacher's Pet and The Night Driver really does drag things out though. Episodes are an average of an hour, whereas half an hour or 40 minutes is sufficient. But, I'm inclined to overlook that because the work he puts in, and the attention to detail... it's a real labour of love.

I think it turns out in that format with Hedley Thomas because a lot of the podcast is made while he's actually investigating the case. There's new stuff coming to light all the time which is why he sometimes ends up treading over stuff he's already covered a few times.

He seems an excellent journalist all the same, Really puts the work in, as you said.

Bill Ponderosa · 04-01-2021 2:24pm

Anyone watch the Ripper on Netflix yet?

AudreyHepburn · 16-01-2021 6:33pm

I have too many favourite podcasts to choose from!

Mens Rea
Trace Evidence
Death in Ice Valley
Crime Weekly
West Cork

I also Stephanie Harlowe’s channel, The Murder of Elaine O’Hara and Rainy in Glenageary all on YouTube. YT has a huge amount of great true crime channels and documentaries.

AudreyHepburn · 16-01-2021 6:35pm

Bill Ponderosa wrote: »

Anyone watch the Ripper on Netflix yet?

Yes and I loved it. I like a good in depth look at a case and this is certainly that.

It also shows just how difficult a case it was to solve.

Highly recommend it.

Suckler · 16-01-2021 7:20pm

There was a drama on ITV the last few days about The Pembrokshire murders with a documentary on it also. Was well done I thought.

retro:electro · 17-01-2021 12:27am

Outcry on sky crime / Now tv is very good

LilacNails · 17-01-2021 12:54am

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

Yes and I loved it. I like a good in depth look at a case and this is certainly that.

It also shows just how difficult a case it was to solve.

Highly recommend it.

Have a feeling that was on tv3 few nights ago and forgot all about it damn it.

GingerLily · 26-03-2021 4:02pm

All the true crime podcasts I listen to this week seem to have had very gruesome episodes; casefile and red handed particularly

Anyone else notice this?

Mantis Toboggan · 30-03-2021 9:07am

Operation Odessa is a good documentary on Netflix, bit bizarre and unbelievable but it did happen, well worth a watch, might be leaving Netflix shortly.

tinpib · 30-03-2021 11:28am

How did you hear it might be leaving Netflix? Ya, that's a great one alright. I speculate that they deliberately copied the style of Cocaine Cowboys, which is another doc I recommend. They are both very similar, and both very, very entertaining.

Mantis Toboggan · 30-03-2021 12:59pm

tinpib wrote: »

How did you hear it might be leaving Netflix? Ya, that's a great one alright. I speculate that they deliberately copied the style of Cocaine Cowboys, which is another doc I recommend. They are both very similar, and both very, very entertaining.

Think maybe when I started watching it it gave a leaving date but not sure.

WhymeWhynot · 01-04-2021 6:52am

The Opportunist is a good 8 parter.

The Opportunist will launch with an episodic series on Sherry Shriner, a midwest mom and life-long churchgoer turned internet cult leader. Hosted by Hannah Smith, the series follows Sherry as she gains thousands of followers online by promoting her own religion (a blend of biblical doomsday predictions and popular alien/reptilian conspiracy theories) and profits on selling spiritual weapons that defeat aliens and demons.

As she rises to the status of infallible goddess, she leaves a trail of death and destruction in her wake. We speak with family & friends of deceased cult members, prosecutors, police officers, a high profile cult expert and more. Through thought-provoking interviews and investigative reporting, The Opportunist invites the listener along with us on a thrilling journey of discovery.

Kingp35 · 06-04-2021 12:48pm

Just a heads up - The West Cork podcast is now freely available on all platforms, it's no longer stuck behind the Audible paywall.

Mantis Toboggan · 06-04-2021 9:27pm

Kingp35 wrote: »

Just a heads up - The West Cork podcast is now freely available on all platforms, it's no longer stuck behind the Audible paywall.

This is well worth a watch, very good.

tinpib · 04-05-2021 6:50am

tinpib wrote: »

I stumbled upon this by accident last night. It's a no-budget doc on the death of Stuart Lubbock at Michael Barrymore's house.

As I get older I really take everything I see/read with a pinch of salt.

I had only a rough idea of what happened so it's good for giving more detail. Who knows what's true or what's not.

I posted this way back on the thread. Worth a look if anyone is interested, especially as the Daily Mail ( I know, I know) are saying charges are imminent.

The doc does everything bar flash a big neon guilty sign over who did it.

Achtung! Bono · 14-05-2021 11:09am

WhymeWhynot wrote: »

The Opportunist is a good 8 parter.

Season 2 of 'The Devil you know' TV Documentary covers the Sherry Shriner story, here.

https://srstop.link/show/the-devil-you-know-2019

Season 1 is very watchable, too

WhymeWhynot · 14-05-2021 11:51am

I can't put into words how much I despise True Crime Junkie.

"Wait, What?"

"OH my god, full body chills"

"Uhhhhh" deep intake of breath.

Absolute trash and by all accounts they pay their scriptwriters a pittance.

WhymeWhynot · 31-05-2021 10:55am

Achtung! Bono wrote: »

Season 2 of 'The Devil you know' TV Documentary covers the Sherry Shriner story, here.

https://srstop.link/show/the-devil-you-know-2019

Season 1 is very watchable, too

Binge watched it, thanks for the tip!

Mantis Toboggan · 21-06-2021 8:51pm

Anyone watching the Sophie Tuscon du plantier doc on sky?

voldejoie · 22-06-2021 9:04am

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Anyone watching the Sophie Tuscon du plantier doc on sky?

I knew there was one on Netflix next week but didn't realise Sky had one too, must look it up!

It's one of those cases that I really struggle to get my head around, so find different perspectives very interesting and helpful.

putthekettleon · 15-08-2021 1:40pm

There's an Irish fella called Mike who has a Youtube channel devoted to murders and unsolved cases, it's called "That Chapter", he does a very good job researching each episode, each one is 25-30 minutes long and he manages to heep things a little upbeat despite the subject matter.

Diemos · 20-08-2021 5:32pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117757385#Comment_117757385

I'm a big fan, love the dark humor he throws in, fair play to him. Hope the channel continues to go from strength to strength.

Mantis Toboggan · 04-11-2023 7:31pm

The Grace Millane case was on sky crime and was well put together. Tragic case. Lots of CCTV footage made it very interesting viewing. Well worth watching.

LilacNails · 05-11-2023 6:57pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117757385#Comment_117757385

Grear recommendation stayed up til 12.30 last night watching, in bed since 8pm so addictive

Mantis Toboggan · 14-11-2023 8:58pm

Six silent killings : Irelands vanishing triangle on sky documentaries is worth a watch. 2 parter.

tinpib · 16-11-2023 8:13am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121328841#Comment_121328841

He's doing very well for himself, gets recommended a lot on Reddit so has found a worldwide audience. Good for him.

sidcon · 16-11-2023 10:23am

The cadaver dogs at the end of the show where in July, has the garda done anything since then??

HollisHurlbut · 17-11-2023 2:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121325371#Comment_121325371

Just watched this. Very sad, but as you say, interesting viewing with all the CCTV footage in days following the crime. Would recommend if you like true crime.

Recommended TV Shows - Podcasts etc

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