The Murders at Starved Rock

This is one of those experiences that you wish you had seen what actually happened to these three innocent middle aged mothers at Starved Rock so that you could come forward and find the murderer(s) who are guilty of the crime. The unknown always provides for a good mystery story that requires solving. It took.

It took over 40 years to solve the Golden State Killer, known by various other names such as the Visalia Ransacker, East Area Rapist, Night Stalker, and the Original Night Stalker, but eventually after decades of clues and hundreds if not thousands of suspects Joseph James DeAngelo was finally arrested, convicted and imprisoned.

With any luck this documentary may refresh someone's memory or bring forward some actual evidence that will lead to the capture and conviction of the murderer(s) at Starved Rock.

I give this documentary a well deserved 8 out of 10 IMDb rating. I hope they find the SOB(s).

An unbiased depiction of a triple homicide at maybe the most visited & popular state park for any Chicagoan. I have visited this location a few times in my life & have never heard of this story but find it captivating irregardless of it being so close to home.

The Illinois justice system has the largest history of improper convictions resulting in reversal of sentences across the country most notably from the 20th century. This documentary explores the tremendous amounts of flaws in this investigation and in the criminal justice system.

This doc fell into the speculative true crime genre. While an interesting case, the documenter had motives and most of the interviews dealt with opinions not facts.

The Murders at Starved Rock is the worst of the "personal history murder mystery genre". In this documentary, a lost former hair dresser attempts to investigate a 1960s murder in his hometown, that his father prosecuted the murderer for. The filmmaker combines endless hearsay and conspiracy theories to cast doubt on the case. Unfortunately, the story is not really about the murder, rather it is about a lost son trying to prove to his accomplished father that he is a man of substance. This is a story that could have been resolved in therapy. The director's hair cuts, facial hair, and eyewear are funniest and best part of this series.

The documentary was like a stop at one of the Costco sample counters on a Saturday morning. After the sample is consumed you realize that didn't get enough of a sample to know whether you liked it enough to purchase, but sometimes you wished you had never tried it. After almost 3 hour sample I was left wondering "what was that?"