For me this is not actually the incredible story of how evil these criminals are, but the story of how unbelievably stupid the crime agencies were, and how broken the US justice system was when it focused its pursuit of justice on one mentally ill woman for a crime ultimately perpetrated by a group that included four men. It would have been good to see a little more critical thinking on the behalf of the directors in this respect.
The series does go a good way to build suspense with twists and turns, but is also gratituous in its use of the footage showing Brian Wells' death. Give the man some dignity.
It is laughable when the co-Director suggests that Bill Rothstein went to his grave "protecting Marge" when from the outset he is the one attempting to frame her alone for the murder of Brian Wells, and even more laughable to watch the footage of how the police and FBI lap up his version of events, leading him to escape justice and setting anyone coming into contact with this case (including the directors of this show) well and truly on the path of the witch hunt of Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong. She is no innocent but neither are her co-conspirators in the bank robbery. But throughout the criminal investigation and the show itself, her culpability is the driving force, depicting her as the ringleader or the mastermind of the whole affair, with no evidence to support it. No one, including the directors, seems to question the conflict of interest/self-servance when it comes to the testimonies of the male co-conspirators, that are ultimately used to convict Marge of the crimes relating to the bank robbery. In that respect this show is a fascinating insight into the backwards way in which justice is served in the US, ie via the path of least resistance.
This show is ok but could have been great with more analysis of the real key themes, and objectivity on the part of the directors.
