PodcastOne (Nasdaq: Podc), a leading podcast platform and a subsidiary of LiveOne (Nasdaq: Lvo), announced that is has obtained the exclusive distribution and sales rights to the podcast Nighty Night hosted by New York Times best-selling author and attorney Rabia Chaudry (Adnan’s Story).
Chaudry, who also served as an Executive Producer on the HBO documentary series “The Case Against Adnan Syed” based on the life of her childhood friend, joins PodcastOne with her Nighty Night podcast, an anthology of bone-chilling bedtime stories that will be sure to keep you wide awake all night. The creepy tales will be a mix of both original content and lesser known classics delivered with a modern spin. Since its launch in late 2021, Nighty Night has released forty-one nightmare inducing episodes.
“We have been long-time fans of Rabia, for her work as an esteemed podcast host and for her work as a revered advocate.
Chaudry, who also served as an Executive Producer on the HBO documentary series “The Case Against Adnan Syed” based on the life of her childhood friend, joins PodcastOne with her Nighty Night podcast, an anthology of bone-chilling bedtime stories that will be sure to keep you wide awake all night. The creepy tales will be a mix of both original content and lesser known classics delivered with a modern spin. Since its launch in late 2021, Nighty Night has released forty-one nightmare inducing episodes.
“We have been long-time fans of Rabia, for her work as an esteemed podcast host and for her work as a revered advocate.
- 10/17/2023
- Podnews.net
PodcastOne announced today that it will initiate Spanish language translations for its library of podcasts using Artificial Intelligence companyRask AI, a leading AI video localization & dubbing tool. The first show set for translation through Rask AI is the Emmy Award-winning journalist Barbara Schroeder’s debut podcast, Bad Bad Thing.
“With the stratospheric rise of Hispanic listenership in podcasting, PodcastOne endeavors to make our programming accessible to Spanish-speaking audiences worldwide. Our translation of Bad Bad Thing through the use of Rask AI opens the door for additional language releases across multiple shows in the near future,” said Kit Gray, President and Co-Founder of PodcastOne.
PodcastOne is working closely with Bad Bad Thing host and creator Schroeder to ensure that the AI translation of the podcast accurately aligns with the original English language version’s storytelling. “Since every storyteller needs an audience, the fact that new technology now exists to create a...
“With the stratospheric rise of Hispanic listenership in podcasting, PodcastOne endeavors to make our programming accessible to Spanish-speaking audiences worldwide. Our translation of Bad Bad Thing through the use of Rask AI opens the door for additional language releases across multiple shows in the near future,” said Kit Gray, President and Co-Founder of PodcastOne.
PodcastOne is working closely with Bad Bad Thing host and creator Schroeder to ensure that the AI translation of the podcast accurately aligns with the original English language version’s storytelling. “Since every storyteller needs an audience, the fact that new technology now exists to create a...
- 10/4/2023
- Podnews.net
After making the festival rounds for the better part of a year, the found footage / live-stream horror comedy #ChadGetstheAxe, a feature expansion of an award-winning short film with the same title, is now set to receive a digital and VOD release courtesy of The Horror Collective (the genre label of Entertainment Squad) on September 1st. With that date just a couple weeks away, we’ve gotten our hands on the trailer for #ChadGetstheAxe, and you can check it out in the embed above.
Directed by Travis Bible, who wrote the screenplay with Kemerton Hargrove, #ChadGetstheAxe follows four social media influencers as they live-stream their trip to Devil’s Manor, former home to a Satanic Cult. Things don’t go well. And as the violence ramps up… So do the views.
The film stars Spencer Harrison Levin (Black Jesus), Michael Bonini (New Amsterdam), Taneisha Figueroa (Duck World), Cameron Vitosh (Walker), Brandon Doyle...
Directed by Travis Bible, who wrote the screenplay with Kemerton Hargrove, #ChadGetstheAxe follows four social media influencers as they live-stream their trip to Devil’s Manor, former home to a Satanic Cult. Things don’t go well. And as the violence ramps up… So do the views.
The film stars Spencer Harrison Levin (Black Jesus), Michael Bonini (New Amsterdam), Taneisha Figueroa (Duck World), Cameron Vitosh (Walker), Brandon Doyle...
- 8/16/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
It’s live-streaming influencers versus a Satanic haunting in screenlife horror-comedy #ChadGetsTheAxe, and the new trailer promises that the scares and laughs come in equal measure.
Entertainment Squad’s genre label, The Horror Collective, will release the festival favorite horror-comedy on major on-demand and digital platforms on September 1.
Adapted from an award-winning short with the same title, #ChadGetsTheAxe follows four social media influencers as they live stream their trip to Devil’s Manor, former home to a Satanic Cult. Things don’t go well. And as the violence ramps up… so do the views.
Check out the new trailer below.
Matt Donato reviewed #ChadGetsTheAxe for Bloody Disgusting out of the Unnamed Footage Festival this year, writing: “The attraction of infinite adoration from fanbases is too much for some to ignore, and #chadgetstheaxe is a fun-filled, sneaky-creepy reminder that sometimes internet superstardom isn’t worth the likes or attention.”
Directed by Travis Bible,...
Entertainment Squad’s genre label, The Horror Collective, will release the festival favorite horror-comedy on major on-demand and digital platforms on September 1.
Adapted from an award-winning short with the same title, #ChadGetsTheAxe follows four social media influencers as they live stream their trip to Devil’s Manor, former home to a Satanic Cult. Things don’t go well. And as the violence ramps up… so do the views.
Check out the new trailer below.
Matt Donato reviewed #ChadGetsTheAxe for Bloody Disgusting out of the Unnamed Footage Festival this year, writing: “The attraction of infinite adoration from fanbases is too much for some to ignore, and #chadgetstheaxe is a fun-filled, sneaky-creepy reminder that sometimes internet superstardom isn’t worth the likes or attention.”
Directed by Travis Bible,...
- 8/3/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Entertainment Squad’s genre label, The Horror Collective, has acquired Travis Bible’s horror-comedy #chadgetstheaxe to be released via digital platforms this fall.
Adapted from an award-winning short with the same title, #chadgetstheaxe follows four social media influencers as they live stream their trip to Devil’s Manor, former home to a Satanic Cult. Things don’t go well. And as the violence ramps up… so do the views.
Matt Donato reviewed #chadgetstheaxe for Bloody Disgusting out of the Unnamed Footage Festival this year, writing: “The attraction of infinite adoration from fanbases is too much for some to ignore, and #chadgetstheaxe is a fun-filled, sneaky-creepy reminder that sometimes internet superstardom isn’t worth the likes or attention.”
Directed by Travis Bible, who co-wrote with Kemerton Hargrove, the film stars Spencer Harrison Levin (Black Jesus), Michael Bonini (New Amsterdam), Taneisha Figueroa (Duck World), Cameron Vitosh (Walker), Brandon Doyle (Murder Made Me Famous...
Adapted from an award-winning short with the same title, #chadgetstheaxe follows four social media influencers as they live stream their trip to Devil’s Manor, former home to a Satanic Cult. Things don’t go well. And as the violence ramps up… so do the views.
Matt Donato reviewed #chadgetstheaxe for Bloody Disgusting out of the Unnamed Footage Festival this year, writing: “The attraction of infinite adoration from fanbases is too much for some to ignore, and #chadgetstheaxe is a fun-filled, sneaky-creepy reminder that sometimes internet superstardom isn’t worth the likes or attention.”
Directed by Travis Bible, who co-wrote with Kemerton Hargrove, the film stars Spencer Harrison Levin (Black Jesus), Michael Bonini (New Amsterdam), Taneisha Figueroa (Duck World), Cameron Vitosh (Walker), Brandon Doyle (Murder Made Me Famous...
- 5/5/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Though it has been 30 years since the siege of Mount Carmel in Waco, Texas, there’s still an interest surrounding David Koresh’s Branch Davidian cult. With the release of Netflix‘s Waco: American Apocalypse, many people want to learn as much as they can about the 51-day siege where 86 people died. Here are 22 shows and podcasts covering the siege at Waco to stream after you’ve watched the three-part documentary Waco: American Apocalypse.
David Koresh | Netflix Podcasts covering the siege at Waco
For those interested in learning more about David Koresh, Mount Carmel, and the siege at Waco, the BBC created an entire podcast around the subject. End of Days unpacks the multi-faceted Branch Davidian group in an eight-episode podcast.
Several other podcasts have touched on the topic of Waco, too. Listen to those episodes below:
Not Another True Crime Podcast: “The Waco Siege And The Branch Davidians” Jimmy Akin...
David Koresh | Netflix Podcasts covering the siege at Waco
For those interested in learning more about David Koresh, Mount Carmel, and the siege at Waco, the BBC created an entire podcast around the subject. End of Days unpacks the multi-faceted Branch Davidian group in an eight-episode podcast.
Several other podcasts have touched on the topic of Waco, too. Listen to those episodes below:
Not Another True Crime Podcast: “The Waco Siege And The Branch Davidians” Jimmy Akin...
- 3/24/2023
- by Lauren Anderson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Ams Pictures has released the trailer for its new documentary “Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection,” which celebrates the pop singer’s life and music as well as details her untimely death after struggling with anorexia nervosa.
The Carpenters were a top musical act in the 1970s with songs such as “Close to You” and “We’ve Only Just Begun.” However, Karen’s chase for perfection and struggle with the at-the-time vastly misunderstood eating disorder led to her death at age 32.
Using unreleased recordings and celebrity interviews – including with Olivia Newton-John, Cynthia Gibb, Suzanne Somers, Kristin Chenoweth, Carnie Wilson, Bob James and Carol Burnett – the documentary sheds light on the singer’s short life and musical legacy.
The documentary was directed by Randy Martin and produced and written by Randy Schmidt. Brad Osborne produced and edited the film, and Carnie Wilson (of the pop band Wilson Phillips) and Andy Streitfeld executive produced the documentary.
The Carpenters were a top musical act in the 1970s with songs such as “Close to You” and “We’ve Only Just Begun.” However, Karen’s chase for perfection and struggle with the at-the-time vastly misunderstood eating disorder led to her death at age 32.
Using unreleased recordings and celebrity interviews – including with Olivia Newton-John, Cynthia Gibb, Suzanne Somers, Kristin Chenoweth, Carnie Wilson, Bob James and Carol Burnett – the documentary sheds light on the singer’s short life and musical legacy.
The documentary was directed by Randy Martin and produced and written by Randy Schmidt. Brad Osborne produced and edited the film, and Carnie Wilson (of the pop band Wilson Phillips) and Andy Streitfeld executive produced the documentary.
- 2/9/2023
- by Julia MacCary and Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Banijay Launches French Format Fund
Banijay is seeking to elevate the best French formats by launching a fund with local format investment fund La Fabrique des Formats. Titled, Fonds La Fabrique – Banijay, the fund will identify local shows that the pair believe can make it to screen and travel beyond the territory. A selection committee made up of industry experts will be tasked with identifying the best projects, both non-scripted and scripted, and the fund will invest in a range of areas to elevate these shows to channels and platforms. The creators of the chosen formats will receive tailor-made support and funding to develop their creations. “This partnership further fosters our regional know-how,” said François de Brugada, CEO of Banijay France. “Being headquartered in France, along with our local knowledge and global ambition, it is naturally our role to support the creative community here to ambitiously develop the next-generation of...
Banijay is seeking to elevate the best French formats by launching a fund with local format investment fund La Fabrique des Formats. Titled, Fonds La Fabrique – Banijay, the fund will identify local shows that the pair believe can make it to screen and travel beyond the territory. A selection committee made up of industry experts will be tasked with identifying the best projects, both non-scripted and scripted, and the fund will invest in a range of areas to elevate these shows to channels and platforms. The creators of the chosen formats will receive tailor-made support and funding to develop their creations. “This partnership further fosters our regional know-how,” said François de Brugada, CEO of Banijay France. “Being headquartered in France, along with our local knowledge and global ambition, it is naturally our role to support the creative community here to ambitiously develop the next-generation of...
- 4/14/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Reelz announced its fall slate at TCA today, featuring a new true-crime series hosted by Geraldo Rivera, some Natalie Morales-hosted specials, and new series about mob killers and celebrity breakups. It also set premiere dates for those programs and others; read the details below.
“Our new series and specials build on our commitment to becoming a network airing 100% original programming and fuels our viewers’ fascination with the real lives of real celebrities and people whose rise to fame was for all the wrong reasons,” said Steve Cheskin, Svp Programming at Reelz. “We’re excited to welcome Geraldo Rivera to Reelz as he brings a tremendous wealth of reporting experience and is the perfect host to show our viewers the powerful real stories of celebrities beset by misfortune in Murder in the Family with Geraldo Rivera.”
Premiere dates and times:
Mafia Killers with Colin McLaren (new series)
Wednesday, August 29 at...
“Our new series and specials build on our commitment to becoming a network airing 100% original programming and fuels our viewers’ fascination with the real lives of real celebrities and people whose rise to fame was for all the wrong reasons,” said Steve Cheskin, Svp Programming at Reelz. “We’re excited to welcome Geraldo Rivera to Reelz as he brings a tremendous wealth of reporting experience and is the perfect host to show our viewers the powerful real stories of celebrities beset by misfortune in Murder in the Family with Geraldo Rivera.”
Premiere dates and times:
Mafia Killers with Colin McLaren (new series)
Wednesday, August 29 at...
- 7/26/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Lionsgate-affiliated Grindstone Entertainment Group has taken U.S. rights to teen drama The Adventures of Jurassic Pet.
The company, which specializes in action titles with recognizable stars such as Nic Cage’s Dying of the Light and Bruce Willis’ Vice as well as family films including Bark Ranger and Pups United, will release the film in winter 2018.
Elsewhere, France Television has boarded, while Kew Media has taken UK and Irish rights to the film, which stars Kyler Charles Beck (Dude Perfect Show), David Fletcher-Hall (Murder Made Me Famous) and Ben Hall (The Posthuman Project).
The Adventures of Jurassic Pet is the fourth film from The Jurassic Games director Ryan Bellgardt, a Never Ending Story-meets-Jurassic Park-style drama, which sees an adventurous teenager who summons the courage to help a friendly dinosaur escape from the clutches of a mad scientist who wants to use him for experimentations. Chris Hoyt,...
The company, which specializes in action titles with recognizable stars such as Nic Cage’s Dying of the Light and Bruce Willis’ Vice as well as family films including Bark Ranger and Pups United, will release the film in winter 2018.
Elsewhere, France Television has boarded, while Kew Media has taken UK and Irish rights to the film, which stars Kyler Charles Beck (Dude Perfect Show), David Fletcher-Hall (Murder Made Me Famous) and Ben Hall (The Posthuman Project).
The Adventures of Jurassic Pet is the fourth film from The Jurassic Games director Ryan Bellgardt, a Never Ending Story-meets-Jurassic Park-style drama, which sees an adventurous teenager who summons the courage to help a friendly dinosaur escape from the clutches of a mad scientist who wants to use him for experimentations. Chris Hoyt,...
- 5/10/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Reelz is ringing in the new year with a lot of new shows. Today, the network announced their new and returning TV series for 2018.Returning series include Gangsters, The Shocking Truth, Autopsy, Murder Made Me Famous, and Real Story of... . Additionally, 2018 will see the debut of several new shows, including Stalker Files, The Price of Fame, It Happened Here, and Cashed Out.Read More…...
- 1/3/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Selena Quintanilla’s legacy is alive and well in 2017. The late singer was honored with with Madame Tussaud wax figures in Hollywood and New York, as well as a Google Doodle in commemoration of the anniversary of her first studio album, Selena. On Nov. 3, she posthumously received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which the mayor of Los Angeles proclaimed “Selena Day” going forward. Now, the Reelz Channel will end the year with a look at the darker side of the beloved Tejano singer’s life story by focusing on her murderer, Yolanda Saldívar.
Murder Made Me Famous...
Murder Made Me Famous...
- 12/5/2017
- by Thatiana Diaz
- PEOPLE.com
David Koresh was one of the most well-known cult leaders of the 20th century, amassing hundreds of followers as the leader of the Branch Davidian religious sect.
Still, many Americans heard his name for the first time in 1993, when federal authorities suspected his group of weapons violations, leading the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to obtain a search and arrest warrant to raid their compound, the Mount Carmel Center, outside Waco, Texas.
That operation ended in gunfire — and the deaths of four government agents and six Branch Davidians.
For the next 51 days, the FBI and Atf engaged in a standoff with the compound,...
Still, many Americans heard his name for the first time in 1993, when federal authorities suspected his group of weapons violations, leading the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to obtain a search and arrest warrant to raid their compound, the Mount Carmel Center, outside Waco, Texas.
That operation ended in gunfire — and the deaths of four government agents and six Branch Davidians.
For the next 51 days, the FBI and Atf engaged in a standoff with the compound,...
- 11/24/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
“Murder Made Me Famous” is a hit documentary airing on “Reelz” on Saturday nights. The series began in 2015 and is now in its third season. Steve Helling serves as the show’s host. Helling is a commentator, author and the crime reporter for People Magazine. “Murder Made Me Famous” looks at criminals whose crimes made them household names and tries to understand why. Here is why you should watch “Murder Made Me Famous”. Premise Each episode of “Murder Made Me Famous” offers dramatic recreations of notorious crimes using archival material. Each episode features personal accounts from the victims’ families, jurors,
Why You Should be Watching “Murder Made Me Famous”...
Why You Should be Watching “Murder Made Me Famous”...
- 11/21/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
In 1978, Rodney Alcala appeared on The Dating Game — the popular game show in which three eligible bachelors vied for a date with a bachelorette.
The show was heavy on innuendo. The host introduced Alcala as a “successful photographer who got his start when his father found him in the darkroom at the age of 13, fully developed.”
Throughout the show, Alcala enthusiastically responded to the bachelorette’s suggestive questions: likening himself to a banana, saying that nighttime is when he “really gets good” and acting out the part of a dirty old man.
He was charming enough that the woman, Cheryl Bradshaw,...
The show was heavy on innuendo. The host introduced Alcala as a “successful photographer who got his start when his father found him in the darkroom at the age of 13, fully developed.”
Throughout the show, Alcala enthusiastically responded to the bachelorette’s suggestive questions: likening himself to a banana, saying that nighttime is when he “really gets good” and acting out the part of a dirty old man.
He was charming enough that the woman, Cheryl Bradshaw,...
- 11/18/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
In the 1980s, a serial killer was on the loose in Los Angeles — but his methods baffled authorities.
The killer used a wide variety of weapons: handguns, knives, a machete, and even a tire iron. Some of his victims were robbed; others were raped. Some were fatally shot.
Even more inexplicably, the man — who the media dubbed the Night Stalker — left some victims alive, seemingly at random. From April 1984 to August 1985, he killed at least 14 people.
Eventually, police identified the Night Stalker as 25-year-old drifter Richard Muñoz Ramirez. He was captured in Arizona in August 1985.
It took years before the case went to trial,...
The killer used a wide variety of weapons: handguns, knives, a machete, and even a tire iron. Some of his victims were robbed; others were raped. Some were fatally shot.
Even more inexplicably, the man — who the media dubbed the Night Stalker — left some victims alive, seemingly at random. From April 1984 to August 1985, he killed at least 14 people.
Eventually, police identified the Night Stalker as 25-year-old drifter Richard Muñoz Ramirez. He was captured in Arizona in August 1985.
It took years before the case went to trial,...
- 11/3/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
Dorothy Stratten had the world at her fingertips in 1980.
She had rocketed to fame as the Playboy Playmate of the Year. Now, Hollywood was calling. She landed guest roles on TV shows such as Buck Rodgers and Fantasy Island.
Things got even better for her when she earned a substantial role in the movie They All Laughed, a comedy film starring Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara and John Ritter.
She maintained warm relationships with several Hollywood heavy hitters, including Playboy founder Hugh Hefner.
But Stratton’s personal life was messy. Her marriage to her controlling small-time manager, Paul Snider, was on the rocks.
She had rocketed to fame as the Playboy Playmate of the Year. Now, Hollywood was calling. She landed guest roles on TV shows such as Buck Rodgers and Fantasy Island.
Things got even better for her when she earned a substantial role in the movie They All Laughed, a comedy film starring Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara and John Ritter.
She maintained warm relationships with several Hollywood heavy hitters, including Playboy founder Hugh Hefner.
But Stratton’s personal life was messy. Her marriage to her controlling small-time manager, Paul Snider, was on the rocks.
- 5/13/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
Looking back on the Jonestown massacre today, the horror is almost unfathomable.
On Nov. 18, 1978, Jim Jones orchestrated the mass suicide of 918 members of his cult in a remote commune in Guyana, South America. The men, women and children — members of The People’s Temple — killed themselves by drinking a cyanide solution laced with Flavor Aid, an inexpensive knock-off of Kool-Aid.
It was the single greatest loss of American life in a non-natural disaster until 9/11.
Nearly 40 years later, many people have forgotten the horror — but many people who were close to the cult are speaking out on the Reelz Channel’s docuseries,...
On Nov. 18, 1978, Jim Jones orchestrated the mass suicide of 918 members of his cult in a remote commune in Guyana, South America. The men, women and children — members of The People’s Temple — killed themselves by drinking a cyanide solution laced with Flavor Aid, an inexpensive knock-off of Kool-Aid.
It was the single greatest loss of American life in a non-natural disaster until 9/11.
Nearly 40 years later, many people have forgotten the horror — but many people who were close to the cult are speaking out on the Reelz Channel’s docuseries,...
- 5/6/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
The case of the Hillside Strangler confounded California police in the in the late 1970s. At least 10 women and girls were raped and murdered in the Hollywood Hills — and the entire city was on edge.
But the case had a Hollywood-style twist when the killers turned out to be two cousins working in tandem.
Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono were apprehended in 1979 and later convicted of kidnapping, raping, torturing and murdering ten females ranging from 12 to 28 years old. They were sentenced to life in prison. Buono died in jail in 2002 at age 67. Bianchi, 65, is serving his sentence in Walla Walla,...
But the case had a Hollywood-style twist when the killers turned out to be two cousins working in tandem.
Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono were apprehended in 1979 and later convicted of kidnapping, raping, torturing and murdering ten females ranging from 12 to 28 years old. They were sentenced to life in prison. Buono died in jail in 2002 at age 67. Bianchi, 65, is serving his sentence in Walla Walla,...
- 4/28/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
It’s a tale as old as time: a rich, successful man divorces his fortysomething wife, only to replace her with a younger lookalike.
That’s what happened to Betty Broderick. After 17 years of marriage and four children, her husband, Dan, told her that he wanted a divorce. He then married his 20something secretary, Linda.
The split sent Broderick into a tailspin. On November 5, 1989, she snuck into her ex-husband’s home carrying a Smith & Wesson revolver. Finding him and his new wife, Linda, in bed, she opened fire. Two bullets hit Linda in the head and chest, killing her instantly...
That’s what happened to Betty Broderick. After 17 years of marriage and four children, her husband, Dan, told her that he wanted a divorce. He then married his 20something secretary, Linda.
The split sent Broderick into a tailspin. On November 5, 1989, she snuck into her ex-husband’s home carrying a Smith & Wesson revolver. Finding him and his new wife, Linda, in bed, she opened fire. Two bullets hit Linda in the head and chest, killing her instantly...
- 4/22/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
Brother of Robert Durst’s Missing First Wife Claims He Was Abusive: ‘There’s No Doubt’ He Killed Her
The first wife of real estate scion Robert Durst has been officially declared dead, 35 years after she was last seen.
A judge with the Surrogate’s Court in Manhattan set Kathleen Durst’s date of death at January 31, 1987, exactly five years after she disappeared in 1982.
Although Durst has long been suspected in Kathleen’s death, he has never been criminally charged. The declaration of her death opens the door for Durst’s siblings to pursue a civil suit.
Allegations of Abuse
Kathleen Durst’s brother, Jim McCormack, speaks out in Saturday’s episode of Murder Made Me Famous on the Reelz Channel.
A judge with the Surrogate’s Court in Manhattan set Kathleen Durst’s date of death at January 31, 1987, exactly five years after she disappeared in 1982.
Although Durst has long been suspected in Kathleen’s death, he has never been criminally charged. The declaration of her death opens the door for Durst’s siblings to pursue a civil suit.
Allegations of Abuse
Kathleen Durst’s brother, Jim McCormack, speaks out in Saturday’s episode of Murder Made Me Famous on the Reelz Channel.
- 4/15/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
Before 2009, Philip Markoff was a preppy Boston University medical student. At the time, his doting fiancée Megan McAllister told People that he was “a beautiful man inside and out.”
But the perception changed in April 2009, when Markoff, then 23, was charged with the armed robbery and murder of Julissa Brisman in a Boston hotel room. He was also charged with additional armed robberies, each involving a female victim that he met through ads placed on Craigslist.
Markoff maintained his innocence of all charges, and pleaded not guilty. While awaiting trial in 2010, he committed suicide.
The story gained international attention, even landing on the cover of People.
But the perception changed in April 2009, when Markoff, then 23, was charged with the armed robbery and murder of Julissa Brisman in a Boston hotel room. He was also charged with additional armed robberies, each involving a female victim that he met through ads placed on Craigslist.
Markoff maintained his innocence of all charges, and pleaded not guilty. While awaiting trial in 2010, he committed suicide.
The story gained international attention, even landing on the cover of People.
- 4/7/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
It was the diet plan for Hollywood celebrities and housewives across the country. In the late 1970s, the Scarsdale Diet was all the rage. A precursor to the Atkins diet, it emphasized high-protein, low-fat, low-carb eating. The bestselling book The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet debuted in 1978 and sold more than 2 million copies. It was developed by Dr. Herman Tarnower, a prominent New York cardiologist - and well-documented philanderer and playboy. But the success was short-lived. Two years after the Scarsdale Diet became all the rage, Tarnower was shot to death. The shooter: Jean Harris, one of two women who he...
- 8/20/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
They were crimes that summed up all the worst qualities of the 1980s - greed, decadence and excess. In the mid-1980s, Joe Hunt was a handsome, charismatic young man. He, along with several other men, organized the Billionaire Boys Club, a social and investment group. There were sports cars, Armani suits and pretty women. There was just one big problem: the Billionaire Boys Club was just one huge Ponzi scheme. When the money ran out, investors grew angry. A desperate Hunt turned to murder, killing two wealthy men in a futile attempt to steal their money. It all fell...
- 8/13/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
It was a shocking crime that first made headlines in New York City - and then quickly spread across the nation. In August 1986, 18-year-old Jennifer Levin was found by a cyclist in Central Park. She had been strangled. Arrested for the crime: Robert Chambers, a handsome 20-year-old who had attended several prep schools and spent a semester at Boston University. The case was soon dubbed "The Preppy Murder" and became a daily fixture in newspapers and on tabloid television. Chambers was arrested and charged with two counts of manslaughter. His defense argued that Levin's death had occurred during "rough sex.
- 8/6/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
It was a shocking crime that first made headlines in New York City - and then quickly spread across the nation. In August 1986, 18-year-old Jennifer Levin was found by a cyclist in Central Park. She had been strangled. Arrested for the crime: Robert Chambers, a handsome 20-year-old who had attended several prep schools and spent a semester at Boston University. The case was soon dubbed "The Preppy Murder" and became a daily fixture in newspapers and on tabloid television. Chambers was arrested and charged with two counts of manslaughter. His defense argued that Levin's death had occurred during "rough sex.
- 8/6/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
For an actor, some roles are harder than others. It's one thing to be a leading man in a romantic comedy. It's another thing entirely to play Charles Manson, one of the most notorious killers in American history. Just one day after Manson family member Leslie van Houten was denied parole, the Reelz Channel is tackling the famous case on the second season of the docuseries Murder Made Me Famous. Actor David Burkhart was cast as Manson - and tells People that the role was both challenging and dark. "Before I started filming, I watched videos of Charles Manson over and over and over,...
- 7/23/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
For an actor, some roles are harder than others. It's one thing to be a leading man in a romantic comedy. It's another thing entirely to play Charles Manson, one of the most notorious killers in American history. Just one day after Manson family member Leslie van Houten was denied parole, the Reelz Channel is tackling the famous case on the second season of the docuseries Murder Made Me Famous. Actor David Burkhart was cast as Manson - and tells People that the role was both challenging and dark. "Before I started filming, I watched videos of Charles Manson over and over and over,...
- 7/23/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
For most people, it would be an honor to be portrayed by Nicole Kidman in a movie. But Pamela Smart doesn't think so - and says that Kidman's performance in the 1996 movie To Die For is embarrassing and inaccurate. In 1990, Smart was a working as a media coordinator at a high school but dreaming of becoming a journalist. But she was later convicted of conspiring with her teenaged lover that year to kill her husband, Gregg Smart. The teen, William "Billy" Flynn, pleaded guilty to second degree murder and testified against Smart. She is serving a life sentence at Bedford...
- 3/19/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
For most people, it would be an honor to be portrayed by Nicole Kidman in a movie. But Pamela Smart doesn't think so - and says that Kidman's performance in the 1996 movie To Die For is embarrassing and inaccurate. In 1990, Smart was a working as a media coordinator at a high school but dreaming of becoming a journalist. But she was later convicted of conspiring with her teenaged lover that year to kill her husband, Gregg Smart. The teen, William "Billy" Flynn, pleaded guilty to second degree murder and testified against Smart. She is serving a life sentence at Bedford...
- 3/19/2016
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- PEOPLE.com
The Reelz Channel's Murder Made Me Famous TV series returns Saturday, March 19, 2016, at 10:00pm Et, 7:00pm Pt, for a two-hour television event.
Hosted by People senior crime reporter, Steve Helling, this latest installment of Murder Made Me Famous features Pamela Smart. A school teacher, Smart was convicted of arranging the murder of her husband, Gregg Smart, by her student and alleged lover, Billy Flynn.
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Hosted by People senior crime reporter, Steve Helling, this latest installment of Murder Made Me Famous features Pamela Smart. A school teacher, Smart was convicted of arranging the murder of her husband, Gregg Smart, by her student and alleged lover, Billy Flynn.
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- 2/25/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
In the 10 years since Natalee Holloway vanished while on a senior trip in Aruba, her father has never stopped searching for answers – and still believes that Joran Van der Sloot knows what happened to the 18-year-old.
In a new interview, Dave Holloway opens up about the search for his daughter – and recalls a tense meeting with Joran Van der Sloot's father, Paulus.
Holloway appears on this week's episode of Murder Made Me Famous, a true crime docuseries airing on the Reelz Channel. On the show, he recalls approaching Paulus Van der Sloot outside a courthouse in Aruba. He walked over and introduced himself.
In a new interview, Dave Holloway opens up about the search for his daughter – and recalls a tense meeting with Joran Van der Sloot's father, Paulus.
Holloway appears on this week's episode of Murder Made Me Famous, a true crime docuseries airing on the Reelz Channel. On the show, he recalls approaching Paulus Van der Sloot outside a courthouse in Aruba. He walked over and introduced himself.
- 9/18/2015
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- People.com - TV Watch
It has been nearly 11 years since a jury convicted Scott Peterson in the death of his wife, Laci, and unborn son, Conner. In the decade since Peterson was sentenced, he has sat on California's death row, awaiting an execution that may or may not ever come.
Despite the time that has passed, the jurors remain convinced of his guilt – and impatient to see his sentence carried out.
On Saturday's episode of Murder Made Me Famous on the Reelz channel, juror Mike Belmessieri pulls no punches as he speaks about the 42-year-old convicted murder.
"Scott Peterson is a sociopath," Belmessieri tells the show.
Despite the time that has passed, the jurors remain convinced of his guilt – and impatient to see his sentence carried out.
On Saturday's episode of Murder Made Me Famous on the Reelz channel, juror Mike Belmessieri pulls no punches as he speaks about the 42-year-old convicted murder.
"Scott Peterson is a sociopath," Belmessieri tells the show.
- 8/20/2015
- by Steve Helling, @stevehelling
- People.com - TV Watch
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