True Crime Movies

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Nifty 50:

50-Eaten Alive (1976-U.S.-1:36) Serial killer Joe Ball inspired

49-Fatal Vision (1984-U.S.-3:12) Mass murderer Jeffrey MacDonald

48-The Boston Strangler (1968-U.S.-1:56) Shows Albert DeSalvo as the killer

47-Ravenous (1999-U.S.-1:40) Said to parallel Alfred Packer

46-The Weight of Water (2000-U.S.-1:45) The Smutty Nose murders

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Fine 55:

55-Cronicas (2004-Mx.-1:48) Serial child killer Pedro Lopez inspired

54-Evilenko (2004-It.-1:51) Based on Andrei Chikatilo

53-Sid and Nancy (1986-U.K.-1:51) Sid Vicious kills Nancy Spungen

52-The Honeymoon Killers (1970-U.S.-1:53) Black and white version of serial killers Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck

51-I Can't Sleep [J'ai Pas Sommeil] (1993-Fr.-1:50) Serial granny killers Thierry Paulin and Jean-Thierry Mathurin

Over the hump on the way to the HOT HUNDRED!!

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Sensational 60:

60-Helter Skelter (1976-U.S.-3:14) Charles Manson murders

59-Naked Massacre (1976-Cn.-1:32) Based on Richard Speck

58-Gun Crazy (1949-U.S.-1:27) Bonnie and Clyde inspired in black and white

57-The Lodger (1932-U.K.-1:25) The Ripper rampaging in black and white

56-Rope (1948-U.S.-1:21) Supposedly inspired by Leopold and Loeb

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Super 65:

65-The Black Dahlia (2006-U.S.-2:01) Murder of Elizabeth Short

64-Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990-U.K.-1:45) Murderers Karl Hulten and Elizabeth Jones

63-Passion in Paradise (1989-U.S.-1:40) The unsolved slaying of Sir Harry Oakes

62-Dirty Harry (1971-U.S.-1:43) Loosely based on the California Zodiac

61-Murder by Decree (1979-U.K.-2:04) Sherlock chases Jack again

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Scintillating 70:

70-The Hitch-Hiker (1953-U.S.-1:11) Inspired by spree killer William Cook in black and white

69-Birdman of Alcatraz (1962-U.S.-2:23) Killer Robert Stroud in black and white

68-The Lodger (1944-U.S.-1:24) Jack suspect takes a flat in black and white

67-The Onion Field (1979-U.S.-2:06) Murder of policeman Ian Campbell

66-Looking for Mister Goodbar (1977-U.S.-2:16) Murder of Katherine Cleary

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Swell 75:

75-Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story (1992-U.S.-1:35) The Florida female serial killer

74-Jack the Ripper (1988-U.S.-3:20) Jack may have some royal connections

73-Murder in the Red Barn (1936-U.K.-1:07) Slaying of Maria Marten in black and white

72-The Deliberate Stranger (1986-U.S.-3:08) Serial killer Ted Bundy

71-Frenzy (1972-U.K.-1:56) Loosely based on the Thames Nude Murderer a.k.a. Jack the Stripper

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Ooops, I meant:

73-Murder in the Old Red Barn (1936-U.K.-1:07) Slaying of Maria Marten in black and white

Sorry!

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Weighty 80:

80-The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976-U.S.-2:30) Snatching and murder of Little Lindy

79-Study in Terror (1965-U.K.-1:34) Sherlock's first go at JtR

78-They Won't Forget (1937-U.S.-1:35) Black and white film inspired by the Mary Phagan murder

77-Badlands (1974-U.S.-1:34) Based on the Starkweather/Fugate murder spree

76-A Place in the Sun (1951-U.S.-2:00) Inspired by the slaying of Grace Brown in black and white

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Alive 85:

85-Death Scream (1975-U.S.-1:40) Based on the Kitty Genovese murder

84-To Catch a Killer (1992-U.S.-1:35) Killer John Wayne Gacy's series

83-The Hillside Strangler (1989-U.S.-1:31) Serial killing duo Bianchi and Buono

82-Rampage (1987-U.S.-1:32) Based on Richard Trenton Chase

81-The Lodger (1926-U.K.-1:31) JtR suspect takes a room in this silent, black and white film

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Mighty 90:

90-Mesmerized (1986-U.K.-1:30) Parallels the Adelaide Bartlett murder case

89-Guyana Tragedy: The Jim Jones Story (1980-U.S.-4:00) Account of the murderous preacher

88-Star '80 (1983-U.S.-1:54) Murder of Dorothy Stratton

87-The Hunt for the Night Stalker (1991-U.S.-1:35) Serial killer Richard Ramirez

86-Who is the Black Dahlia? (1975-U.S.-1:36) The unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short

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Notable 95:

95-Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story (1993-U.S.-1:32) Poisoner of boyfriend, husband, father and mother-in-law

94-Deadly (2005-U.S.-1:39) Serial killers Bardo and Homolka

93-Ned Kelly (2004-Au.-1:49) Story about the murderous Australian namesake gang

92-A Season in Purgatory (1985-U.S.-2:30) Based on the, at the time, unsolved Martha Moxley murder

91-The Atlanta Child Murders (1985-U.S.-4:05) Police pursue Wayne Williams

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Hot Hundred:

100-A Cry in the Dark (1988-Au.-2:00) Lindy Chamberlain is suspected of killing her daughter

99-And the Sea Will Tell (1991-U.S.-2:59) Murder of Mac and Muff Graham

98-From Hell (2001-U.S.-2:01) Drug addict Abberline pursues the Ripper

97-Wife, Mother, Murderer: The Marie Hilley Story (1991-U.S.-1:36) A woman poisons her husband and goes on to try more

96-Judgment Day: The John List Story (1993-U.S.-1:36) After wiping out his family, a man vanishes


That's all for now. Maybe after a break I'll come up with a top 10000000 (binary).

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Keen 115:

115-Like Mother, Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes (2001-U.S.-1:30) Mother and son con team suspected of murders

114-Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield (2007-U.S.-1:30) Mad serial killer

113-Adam (1983-U.S.-1:50) Unresolved murder of Adam Walsh

112-Murder in Texas (1981-U.S.-3:20) Dr. John Hill tried for murder

111-Small Sacrifices (1989-U.S.-2:59) Diane Downs pursued for murder

110-Death Hunt (1981-U.S.-1:37) Based on the slayings by Albert Johnson

109-River's Edge (1987-U.S.-1:39) Inspired by the murder of Marcy Conrad

108-Butterbox Babies (1995-Cn.-1:34) Lila and William Young's baby farming scheme results in infant deaths

107-The Bronx is Burning (2007-U.S.-6:00) David "Son of Sam" Berkowitz competes with the Yankees for press coverage

106-Wolf Creek (2005-Au.-1:44) Loosely inspired by killer Ivan Milat

105-Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997-U.S.-2:35) Jim Williams suspected of killing Danny Hansford

104-Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case (1975-U.S.-2:24) Marilyn Sheppard is slain

103-Bluebeard (1944-U.S.-1:13) Black and white film loosely inspired by Henri Landru

102-Compulsion (1959-U.S.-1:43) Based on Leopold and Loeb in black and white

101-Auto Focus (2002-U.S.-1:54) Unresolved killing of Bob Crane

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Wonderful one hundred and twenty-five:

125-Deadly Medicine (1991-U.S.-2:00) Serial child killer Genene Jones

124-Man in the Attic (1953-U.S.-1:22) JtR takes a room in black and white

123-The Bonnie Parker Story (1958-U.S.-1:19) Black and white Bonnie with Clyde

122-Madeleine (1949-U.K.-1:54) Ms. Smith in black and white is suspected of poisoning Emile l'Angelier

121-Dead Beat (1994-U.S.-1:33) Based on serial killer Charles Schmid

120-Blood and Orchids (1986-U.S.-4:00) A group led by Thomas Massie kills Joseph Kahahawai

119-Texas Justice (1995-U.S.-2:55) Cullen Davis is tried for murder

118-Killer - A Journal of Murder (1995-U.S.-1:31) Serial killer Carl Panzram

117-White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991-U.S.-1:35) Some think the Mob killed the actress

116-Bluebeard (1962-Fr.-1:48) Henri Landru the serial killer

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Just a comment on #113, "Adam," and the "unresolved murder of Adam Walsh," son of John Walsh, the civilian crusader for justice and host of "America's Most Wanted." It is now resolved as of just a few days ago, Florida police announcing that the deceased chief suspect Otis Toole has now officially been judged to be the killer of Adam Walsh. Just think how many criminals are behind bars today as a result of that tragic child murder. "America's Most Wanted" is like a brand new true crime movie every week.