The Eleven

Rabbit holes and large leaps of faith here. One of the worst crime docs I have ever seen!! Horrible!!

I've seen four episodes so far (and eagerly await the final two). As of November 2nd, they are:

"Paradise Lost" "Russian Roulette" "Motel Murder" "No One Could Hear Her Scream"

This story is complex but extremely well told so that viewers can follow all the loose ends. The series focuses on each incident where a young woman or two women (in pairs) vanished and turned up murdered. You get background on the victims and the era, witness statements, existing evidence, and absolutely wonderful original film footage from the 70s, including clips from actual news broadcasts.

Real detectives (some retired) and a newspaper writer appear as they actual work to solve the crimes. The most likely suspect, who confessed in detail and then recanted, is interviewed and his puzzling and sometimes chilling comments are inserted at relevant times. A complicated story, yes, but so well organized that one can easily follow it and be completely drawn in as the mystery unfolds.

This is the real thing. So many crime documentaries lately have become poorly acted soap opera with ghastly made-up dialogue. So it's delightful to see a program like The Eleven! It is mysterious, fascinating, addictive and, most importantly, honest.

A&E are the story teller professionals, absolutely keeps you wanting more..It's a scary world out there,and this type of program,being true crime, is not only entertaining,but educational more so.

This case gave me the chills. I too was a carefree 17-18 yr old girl walking down the warm streets of a beach town. In my case I was in Santa Cruz, Ca. During that time Edmund Kemper was living & "hunting girls" when they hitchhiked. My guardian angel must have kept me safe. My friends & I hitchhiked all the time & I even seriously wanted to enroll in the Santa Cruz hospital school of nursing. But my plans changed & thank god I went to another school& then moved away from the area. We were all so care free & so innocent. I keep thanking my angel for protecting me. Take care all you families. 🙏

These "investigators" resorted to making the evidence fit the crime instead of allowing the evidence to lead to the crime. Everything they presented was circumstantial at best and much of it was conjecture. Not a good crime documentary at all.