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True Story Inspired Movie 'Cocaine Bear' Lets Out A Roar On New Poster

True Story Inspired Movie ‘Cocaine Bear’ Lets Out A Roar On New Poster

What is scarier than an angry bear? One that’s pissed off and hopped up on A LOT of cocaine. The poster for Universal’s true story-inspired thriller Cocaine Bear lets out a roar ahead of the film’s 2023 release. “The movie finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow … and blood.” Keri Russell, Ray Liotta, Alden Ehrenreich, O’Shea Jackson, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson star in the action-packed thriller written by Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen). Actress turned director Elizabeth Banks (“The Boys”) is behind the film based on the true event that took place in Kentucky in 1985. A botched drug smuggling attempt left many one-pound packages of cocaine scattered about the Chattahoochee National Forest. A bear consumed several of those packages. The bear, which has been named “Pablo Escobear” (named after

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 29, 2022
Who Really Was America's First Serial Killer?

Who Really Was America’s First Serial Killer?

The recent installment of the video game series, The Dark Pictures Anthology titled The Devil In Me, focused on the exploits of the infamous 19century serial killer H.H. Holmes. In the game as well as pretty much anywhere else you always hear that Holmes (real name Herman Webster Mudgett) is “America’s First Serial Killer”. This title is only half true. Holmes is probably America’s first highly publicized Serial Killer thanks to there being advances in communications at the time, photographs, and 42 states with decent size populations for the time to hear and read about his exploits and trial. But H.H. Holmes is not the first serial killer to spill the blood of his fellow citizens on its soil. The title really belongs to the Harpe Brothers. The Harpe Brothers, Joshua (also known as Micajah), and William (also known as Wiley) were both born either in Scotland OR the British Colony of North Carolina in the 18th century. The life

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Nov 21, 2022
The 'Big Book Of Dahmer' Slashes Its Way Onto Indiegogo

The ‘Big Book Of Dahmer’ Slashes Its Way Onto Indiegogo

Netflix’s hit true crime series “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” has triggered new interest in the serial killer/cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer. Hart Fisher has pre-launched the Big Book of Dahmer Indiegogo campaign to bring back his Legendary Jeffrey Dahmer comics. Hart D. Fisher is the world-famous author of the infamous “Jeffrey Dahmer: An Unauthorized Biography of a Serial Killer” comic book. He is also the founder (with his late wife Wakako) of the streaming horror tv channels, American Horrors & American Horrors Classic (available on Roku & Glewed.tv) and the American Horrors Film Festival located in historic downtown Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. His work has been featured on Larry King Live, CNN’s “Murder By Numbers,” “Entertainment Tonight”, CNN Headline News, A&E’s Biography, The Discovery Channel’s “The Verminators” (with his late wife Wakako), Tattoo Savage, People, The Comics Journal, the non-fiction bestseller “The A-Z Guide to Serial Killers” and most recently in John Borowski’s seminal documentary “Serial Killer Culture”. For more information about

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 18, 2022
ID Announces November Premiere Of Two True Crime Series

ID Announces November Premiere Of Two True Crime Series

ID, the #1 television network for true crime, is making Wednesday nights killer, announcing premiere dates for two series. Kicking off November 16 at 9/8c is an all-new season of “MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND”, followed at 10/9c with the return of the highest-rated new series for ID over the past two years, “MURDER UNDER THE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS.” “MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND,” tells the complex and dramatic stories of murders through the collective point-of-view of Middle American towns and their residents. Every story documents a town and people in the heart of the country, and the provocative crime that tore through it. What unravels over the course of the episode is that these townspeople are not only the storytellers, but they also hold the clues to the puzzle that forever altered their lives. In the season premiere episode, Who Killed Angie Lee?, premiering on Wednesday, November 16 at 9/8c, Angie Lee, a single mother in Gillespie, Ohio is found beaten

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 15, 2022
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Childhood Ruined Part 1: Do You Know The Muffin Man?

Childhood Ruined Part 1: Do You Know The Muffin Man?

Nursery rhymes were a big part of our childhood, but have you ever wondered where they came from? We will be exploring one in this episode of our new multi-part series “Childhood Ruined”. Today we will expose the truth behind “The Muffin Man.” Do [or “Oh, do”] you know the muffin man, The muffin man, the muffin man. Do you know the muffin man, Who lives on Drury Lane? Yes [or “Oh, yes”], I know the muffin man, The muffin man, the muffin man, Yes, I know the muffin man, Who lives on Drury Lane? Like most nursery rhymes, the song sounds innocent enough, but its dark creation was actually designed as a warning. Of course, the version we know now has been watered down. The rhyme was born as a reminder to stay away from “The Muffin Man,” a serial killer who actually lived on Drury Lane. Originating in the early 1600s, the song is actually about “The Drury

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 8, 2022
Netflix Renews True Crime Series "Monster" And "The Watcher" For New Seasons

Netflix Renews True Crime Series “Monster” And “The Watcher” For New Seasons

Netflix and Ryan Murphy continue to turn out hit series. The latest installment of the “Monster” series found massive success with “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” as did “The Watcher.” We’ve got great news, we haven’t seen the end of either series. “The Watcher” season 2 has been ordered and “Monster” will be returning as well, with two more seasons ordered, Deadline reports. The new seasons of “Monster” will not feature Dahmer, by the way. Two new killers will be covered, one each season. But who they are has not been announced at this point. Bela Bajaria, Head of Global TV, Netflix, told Deadline, “Audiences can’t take their eyes off Monster and The Watcher. The creative team of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan on Monster along with Eric Newman on The Watcher are masterful storytellers who captivated audiences all over the world. The back-to-back force of these two series is due to Ryan’s distinct original voice which created cultural sensations

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 7, 2022
Suspect Arrested In "Down The Hill" Murder Mystery

Suspect Arrested In “Down The Hill” Murder Mystery

Internet sleuths, true crime podcasts, and youtube mystery channels at one point in the last couple of years would have talked about the Delphi Murders, or the “Down the hill” case as some call it that occurred in 2017 and shook the pillars of an Indiana community. On February 14th, 2017, Abigail Williams (13) and Liberty German (14) were hiking on and around the abandoned Monon High Bridge that was over Deer Creek, a popular hiking spot. Liberty posted a picture on Snapchat showing Abigail walking on the bridge around 2:07 pm but at 3:15 the girls failed to show up at the meeting place with Liberty’s Father. The families of the two missing teens then searched for a while in the area before calling authorities and reporting the girls missing. The following day around noon, the police found the remains of both Abigail and Liberty on the shore of Deer Creek not far from the bridge Abigail was photographed

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Daniel S. Liuzzi
Nov 4, 2022
Watch Peacock's True Crime Doc 'A Friend Of The Family: True Evil' Today

Watch Peacock’s True Crime Doc ‘A Friend Of The Family: True Evil’ Today

Peacock’s “Certified Fresh” true crime documentary A Friend of the Family: True Evil, the companion to Peacock’s heart-breaking and infuriating limited drama series “A Friend of the family,” delves deeper into the case of Jan Broberg, who was kidnapped more than once and assaulted, and brainwashed as a child by a family friend, Robert Berchtold. The documentary follows Jan on her road to healing as she revisits the scenes of the crime (including the bedroom where her abuse began and where police finally rescued her in Mexico). It also features never-before-revealed information from another Berchtold victim, who Jan meets on her journey, as well as an emotional and honest conversation with Jan’s mother about the events that took place years ago. Through interviews with Jan and members of her family, including her mother and son by NBC News correspondent Andrea Cannan, the documentary dives into how a family comes to terms with the generational trauma that can have an effect

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 4, 2022
True Crime Thriller 'American Murderer' Hunts Down A December Release Date

True Crime Thriller ‘American Murderer’ Hunts Down A December Release Date

Lionsgate has just announced the Blu-ray release date for the true crime thriller American Murderer. This riveting thriller follows Jason Derek Brown (Tom Pelphrey), a charismatic con man bankrolling his extravagant lifestyle through a series of scams. On Brown’s trail: Lance Leising (Ryan Phillippe), a dogged FBI special agent determined to put Brown behind bars. When Brown’s funds run low and his past catches up with him, he plots his most elaborate scheme yet, pitting himself against Leising in a deadly game of cat and mouse — and becoming the most unlikely and elusive fugitive on the FBI’s most-wanted list. American Murderer arrives October 28th on Digital and December 13 on Blu-ray™ + Digital and DVD from Lionsgate. It was written and directed by Matthew Gentile (Lawman, Frontman, Heart of Sword), and stars Daytime Emmy® winner Tom Pelphrey (TV’s “Guiding Light,” 2006 and 2008, Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series; “Ozark”), Tony Award® winner Idina Menzel (Frozen, Enchanted), and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 1, 2022
Real Monsters: Cannibal Killer Armin Meiwes

Real Monsters: Cannibal Killer Armin Meiwes

Warning Graphic Descriptions Ahead! Armin Meiwes was born to a cold controlling mother. At seven, his father abandoned his family. Was this the start of Armin’s issues? During early adolescence, Meiwes’ fantasies of consuming human flesh began. At 19 he joined the West German army but at 32 he was kicked out and forced to return to his abusive home where his craving only grew. In 1999 after finding his mother dead, he began searching for a victim, one who would volunteer. He posted on cannibal sites. He posted on Cannibal Cafe that he was searching for a volunteer between 18 and 29. Enter Bernd Jürgen Armando Brandes, who wanted to be eaten. On March 9, 2001, the two met at Meiwes’s home where he had made preparations for everything. The two had sexual relations. Then, Meiwes gave Brandes some sleeping pills and a bottle of cough syrup so that he wouldn’t feel any pain. Meiwes set up the camera

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2022

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True Story Inspired Movie 'Cocaine Bear' Lets Out A Roar On New Poster

True Story Inspired Movie ‘Cocaine Bear’ Lets Out A Roar On New Poster

What is scarier than an angry bear? One that’s pissed off and hopped up on A LOT of cocaine. The poster for Universal’s true story-inspired thriller Cocaine Bear lets out a roar ahead of the film’s 2023 release. “The movie finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow … and blood.” Keri Russell, Ray Liotta, Alden Ehrenreich, O’Shea Jackson, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson star in the action-packed thriller written by Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen). Actress turned director Elizabeth Banks (“The Boys”) is behind the film based on the true event that took place in Kentucky in 1985. A botched drug smuggling attempt left many one-pound packages of cocaine scattered about the Chattahoochee National Forest. A bear consumed several of those packages. The bear, which has been named “Pablo Escobear” (named after

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 29, 2022
Who Really Was America's First Serial Killer?

Who Really Was America’s First Serial Killer?

The recent installment of the video game series, The Dark Pictures Anthology titled The Devil In Me, focused on the exploits of the infamous 19century serial killer H.H. Holmes. In the game as well as pretty much anywhere else you always hear that Holmes (real name Herman Webster Mudgett) is “America’s First Serial Killer”. This title is only half true. Holmes is probably America’s first highly publicized Serial Killer thanks to there being advances in communications at the time, photographs, and 42 states with decent size populations for the time to hear and read about his exploits and trial. But H.H. Holmes is not the first serial killer to spill the blood of his fellow citizens on its soil. The title really belongs to the Harpe Brothers. The Harpe Brothers, Joshua (also known as Micajah), and William (also known as Wiley) were both born either in Scotland OR the British Colony of North Carolina in the 18th century. The life

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Nov 21, 2022
The 'Big Book Of Dahmer' Slashes Its Way Onto Indiegogo

The ‘Big Book Of Dahmer’ Slashes Its Way Onto Indiegogo

Netflix’s hit true crime series “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” has triggered new interest in the serial killer/cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer. Hart Fisher has pre-launched the Big Book of Dahmer Indiegogo campaign to bring back his Legendary Jeffrey Dahmer comics. Hart D. Fisher is the world-famous author of the infamous “Jeffrey Dahmer: An Unauthorized Biography of a Serial Killer” comic book. He is also the founder (with his late wife Wakako) of the streaming horror tv channels, American Horrors & American Horrors Classic (available on Roku & Glewed.tv) and the American Horrors Film Festival located in historic downtown Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. His work has been featured on Larry King Live, CNN’s “Murder By Numbers,” “Entertainment Tonight”, CNN Headline News, A&E’s Biography, The Discovery Channel’s “The Verminators” (with his late wife Wakako), Tattoo Savage, People, The Comics Journal, the non-fiction bestseller “The A-Z Guide to Serial Killers” and most recently in John Borowski’s seminal documentary “Serial Killer Culture”. For more information about

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 18, 2022
ID Announces November Premiere Of Two True Crime Series

ID Announces November Premiere Of Two True Crime Series

ID, the #1 television network for true crime, is making Wednesday nights killer, announcing premiere dates for two series. Kicking off November 16 at 9/8c is an all-new season of “MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND”, followed at 10/9c with the return of the highest-rated new series for ID over the past two years, “MURDER UNDER THE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS.” “MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND,” tells the complex and dramatic stories of murders through the collective point-of-view of Middle American towns and their residents. Every story documents a town and people in the heart of the country, and the provocative crime that tore through it. What unravels over the course of the episode is that these townspeople are not only the storytellers, but they also hold the clues to the puzzle that forever altered their lives. In the season premiere episode, Who Killed Angie Lee?, premiering on Wednesday, November 16 at 9/8c, Angie Lee, a single mother in Gillespie, Ohio is found beaten

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 15, 2022
Childhood Ruined Part 1: Do You Know The Muffin Man?

Childhood Ruined Part 1: Do You Know The Muffin Man?

Nursery rhymes were a big part of our childhood, but have you ever wondered where they came from? We will be exploring one in this episode of our new multi-part series “Childhood Ruined”. Today we will expose the truth behind “The Muffin Man.” Do [or “Oh, do”] you know the muffin man, The muffin man, the muffin man. Do you know the muffin man, Who lives on Drury Lane? Yes [or “Oh, yes”], I know the muffin man, The muffin man, the muffin man, Yes, I know the muffin man, Who lives on Drury Lane? Like most nursery rhymes, the song sounds innocent enough, but its dark creation was actually designed as a warning. Of course, the version we know now has been watered down. The rhyme was born as a reminder to stay away from “The Muffin Man,” a serial killer who actually lived on Drury Lane. Originating in the early 1600s, the song is actually about “The Drury

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 8, 2022
Netflix Renews True Crime Series "Monster" And "The Watcher" For New Seasons

Netflix Renews True Crime Series “Monster” And “The Watcher” For New Seasons

Netflix and Ryan Murphy continue to turn out hit series. The latest installment of the “Monster” series found massive success with “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” as did “The Watcher.” We’ve got great news, we haven’t seen the end of either series. “The Watcher” season 2 has been ordered and “Monster” will be returning as well, with two more seasons ordered, Deadline reports. The new seasons of “Monster” will not feature Dahmer, by the way. Two new killers will be covered, one each season. But who they are has not been announced at this point. Bela Bajaria, Head of Global TV, Netflix, told Deadline, “Audiences can’t take their eyes off Monster and The Watcher. The creative team of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan on Monster along with Eric Newman on The Watcher are masterful storytellers who captivated audiences all over the world. The back-to-back force of these two series is due to Ryan’s distinct original voice which created cultural sensations

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 7, 2022
Suspect Arrested In "Down The Hill" Murder Mystery

Suspect Arrested In “Down The Hill” Murder Mystery

Internet sleuths, true crime podcasts, and youtube mystery channels at one point in the last couple of years would have talked about the Delphi Murders, or the “Down the hill” case as some call it that occurred in 2017 and shook the pillars of an Indiana community. On February 14th, 2017, Abigail Williams (13) and Liberty German (14) were hiking on and around the abandoned Monon High Bridge that was over Deer Creek, a popular hiking spot. Liberty posted a picture on Snapchat showing Abigail walking on the bridge around 2:07 pm but at 3:15 the girls failed to show up at the meeting place with Liberty’s Father. The families of the two missing teens then searched for a while in the area before calling authorities and reporting the girls missing. The following day around noon, the police found the remains of both Abigail and Liberty on the shore of Deer Creek not far from the bridge Abigail was photographed

Continue reading →
Daniel S. Liuzzi
Nov 4, 2022
Watch Peacock's True Crime Doc 'A Friend Of The Family: True Evil' Today

Watch Peacock’s True Crime Doc ‘A Friend Of The Family: True Evil’ Today

Peacock’s “Certified Fresh” true crime documentary A Friend of the Family: True Evil, the companion to Peacock’s heart-breaking and infuriating limited drama series “A Friend of the family,” delves deeper into the case of Jan Broberg, who was kidnapped more than once and assaulted, and brainwashed as a child by a family friend, Robert Berchtold. The documentary follows Jan on her road to healing as she revisits the scenes of the crime (including the bedroom where her abuse began and where police finally rescued her in Mexico). It also features never-before-revealed information from another Berchtold victim, who Jan meets on her journey, as well as an emotional and honest conversation with Jan’s mother about the events that took place years ago. Through interviews with Jan and members of her family, including her mother and son by NBC News correspondent Andrea Cannan, the documentary dives into how a family comes to terms with the generational trauma that can have an effect

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 4, 2022
True Crime Thriller 'American Murderer' Hunts Down A December Release Date

True Crime Thriller ‘American Murderer’ Hunts Down A December Release Date

Lionsgate has just announced the Blu-ray release date for the true crime thriller American Murderer. This riveting thriller follows Jason Derek Brown (Tom Pelphrey), a charismatic con man bankrolling his extravagant lifestyle through a series of scams. On Brown’s trail: Lance Leising (Ryan Phillippe), a dogged FBI special agent determined to put Brown behind bars. When Brown’s funds run low and his past catches up with him, he plots his most elaborate scheme yet, pitting himself against Leising in a deadly game of cat and mouse — and becoming the most unlikely and elusive fugitive on the FBI’s most-wanted list. American Murderer arrives October 28th on Digital and December 13 on Blu-ray™ + Digital and DVD from Lionsgate. It was written and directed by Matthew Gentile (Lawman, Frontman, Heart of Sword), and stars Daytime Emmy® winner Tom Pelphrey (TV’s “Guiding Light,” 2006 and 2008, Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series; “Ozark”), Tony Award® winner Idina Menzel (Frozen, Enchanted), and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 1, 2022
Real Monsters: Cannibal Killer Armin Meiwes

Real Monsters: Cannibal Killer Armin Meiwes

Warning Graphic Descriptions Ahead! Armin Meiwes was born to a cold controlling mother. At seven, his father abandoned his family. Was this the start of Armin’s issues? During early adolescence, Meiwes’ fantasies of consuming human flesh began. At 19 he joined the West German army but at 32 he was kicked out and forced to return to his abusive home where his craving only grew. In 1999 after finding his mother dead, he began searching for a victim, one who would volunteer. He posted on cannibal sites. He posted on Cannibal Cafe that he was searching for a volunteer between 18 and 29. Enter Bernd Jürgen Armando Brandes, who wanted to be eaten. On March 9, 2001, the two met at Meiwes’s home where he had made preparations for everything. The two had sexual relations. Then, Meiwes gave Brandes some sleeping pills and a bottle of cough syrup so that he wouldn’t feel any pain. Meiwes set up the camera

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 28, 2022
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