Scène de crime: Le tueur de Times Square

Original title: Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer

TV Mini Series
2021
16
49m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

5.9K

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Scène de crime: Le tueur de Times Square (2021)

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In 1970s NYC, the "Torso Killer" preys on women to fulfill his grotesque fantasies while eluding police. A docuseries dive into crime's darkest places.In 1970s NYC, the "Torso Killer" preys on women to fulfill his grotesque fantasies while eluding police. A docuseries dive into crime's darkest places.In 1970s NYC, the "Torso Killer" preys on women to fulfill his grotesque fantasies while eluding police. A docuseries dive into crime's darkest places.

Star
- Charlie Meany

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

5.9K

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Star
- Charlie Meany

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

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In a 2021 interview with Variety, Joe Berlinger revealed why there was no new interview done with Richard Cottingham for the series: "We did have some reach out to Cottingham, but there was an indication that there would have to be a payment, and we don't pay for interviews. As soon as payment comes up, I turn off. Obviously, we're not gonna pay a serial killer. The archival footage of him is quite powerful, but we were very conscious of focusing more on the victims."

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4/10

Not What It Was Promoted As

I decided to watch this because I've become fascinated with the serial killers that were active in the 70s and 80s. I enjoyed the documentary series about the Night Stalker on Netflix and thought this would be similar...it was not.

The information about the murders and how they finally caught the serial killer would've only filled one episode (if they were lucky). The majority of this limited series was actually about the sex business in Times Square in the 70s and 80s. There were a lot of explicit photos and videos that had absolutely nothing to do with the murders. Sure, some of the victims were sex workers and sure, the serial killer did find some of his victims in Times Square. However, the connection they gave between the murders and the sex businesses in Times Square was extremely tenuous at best and non-existent at worst.

Honestly, this should've been two different series: one about the history of the sex business in Times Square and one about the serial killer and his victims. It was very disappointing to find the information of the serial killer was randomly peppered into this story about pornography in NYC.

If you're looking for a good true crime series about a serial killer, this isn't it.