Crime Kitten

So, today I am talking about something a little different. I generally focus on true crime and other non- fictional things related to such. However, in my excitement with a new show coming in October, I wanted to write about Mindhunter. So, I have been making my way through the book by John Douglas, a rather well-known former profiler with the FBI. He has written several books, of which I have read a few, but this one focuses a lot on the creation of the BSU in the FBI as well as how John Douglas ended up in this field. The book is a little older, but that does not detract from the interesting content in anyway. If you haven't already guessed, I do have an interest in serial killers. Not in a they-are-so-cool-way, but in a how-could-someone-do-this-way. Is it nature or nurture? Or some combination of them both? (My theory). What drives someone to commit such horrible acts? There are so many questions I have about serial killers and why they exist, so it is only fitt...

Paradise Lost Trilogy: This is actually three different documentaries (made by the same people), all focused on three young men who were found guilty the murder of three boys. However, there is a lot of questions about their guilt and eventually, they are released from prison. Much of their wrongful conviction had to due with the Satanic Panic occurring at the time mixed with the interrogation of a young teen with a low IQ who gave into the pressure of the police. The first documentary follows the trails while the second showcases the three in jail and the final one focuses on their eventual released and what they had to go through to get it. Watch On: HBO, Amazon Prime Amanda Knox: I absolutely loved this documentary. I have had a fascination with this case for years, mostly because of the insane theories regarding why Amanda Knox killed Meredith Kercher. I have never really thought she was guilty, but the way she was portrayed in the press and in the ...

I stumbled across the story of Kelly Anne Bates while browsing through my Facebook feed. Due to my interest in true crime, I often have stories pop up about a murder or crime I had not heard of before. After reading through the article, I was shocked at the horrible details of what happened to this beautiful young woman and delved further into the story, surprised and saddened that I had never heard of it before. Kelly was seventeen when her much older boyfriend, James Smith, tortured and murdered her in 1996. The story begins when Kelly is a bright, fourteen year old girl who liked sports, children and was full of hope and dreams. She met James Smith while baby-sitting and he began to exert an influence on her that would change the trajectory of her life. He was much older at the time, already into his forties. She fell for the older man and he groomed her to his desires, convincing her to hide their relationship for two years from her parents. Her mother recall...