Murders at the Burger Joint

I finished a book(The Burger Chef Murders) on this case today and watched the documentary for further information. Some of the people mentioned in the book are interviewed and they add nothing new to the forty year investigation.

A retired cop regrets not having solved the bewildering crime for so long and a pair of podcasters are as clueless as the cop. The current trend of crime programs seems to feel the need for the inclusion of podcasters. It is a totally meaningless use of investigative resources.

One particular interview subject looks like Rip Van Winkle and his supposed eyewitness testimony feels about as credible as someone offering the sale of the Brooklyn Bridge.

I was not impressed by either the book or this film about the unsolved murders.

Unfortunately we will never run out of true crime stories. Even with DNA and surveillance cams, crime is still happening.

This particular story is interesting and sad. But repackaging it and rehashing it via podcasters is annoying. Its obvious they bought trench coats to wear for their filmed packages. Popped the collars and everything. Looked like a detective costume. Ridiculous. Leave true crime to Dateline. Please.

It is evident that the police did not work hard at solving this. Of course it is possible that the documentary is just shallow and incomplete. But if we believe the documentary, nobody really pressed any potential involved parties. Potential leads were not pursued hard. Justice was not a top priority. It seems like a failed investigation.

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My scale: 1-5 decreasing degrees of "terrible", with 5 being "mediocre" 6- OK. Generally held my interest OR had reasonable cast and/or cinematography, might watch it again 7 - Good. My default rating for a movie I liked enough to watch again, but didn't rise to the upper echelons 8- Very good. Would watch again and recommend to others 9- Outstanding. Would watch over and over; top 10% of my ratings 10 - A classic. (Less than 2% receive this rating). For Lifetime Movies for Chicks (LMFC), drop the above scale by 3 notches. A 6 is excellent and 7 almost unattainable.