Murder Made Fiction

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Episodes 9-10 5 of S01 of Yellowjackets. Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today!  Theme Music: Murder on the Artlist Express   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On October 13th, 1972, a plane chartered by a Uruguayan rugby team crashed on a mountain high in the Andes. 72 days later, sixteen survivors emerged from the wreckage starving and dirty yet somehow alive. What happened in the aftermath of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 disaster is one of the most harrowing and inspirational stories ever told.  In this episode, Jenn walks Joe through the true s...

Get buzzing because our daily Patreon coverage of Yellowjackets kicks off with the first two episodes of S01 and we're giving the first episode away for free! Up for discussion: Misty as an out of the gate fave, comparing the plane crash to Lost, needle drops from Jenn's junior year, and why this female-dominated show is such a fave. Wanna hear the rest of our S01 & S02 coverage? Join us on Patreo...

In anticipation of our Patreon discussion on Steven Spielberg's 2005 film Munich, Joe tells Jenn about the Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency, and how their actions post-Munich 1972 Olympics differed from the events of the film. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: murdermadefiction@gmail.com > Jenn: @jennferatu > Jo...

After two months of discussing serial killers of women targeting the Pacific Northwest, we're ready to wrap up our time with Ted Bundy and the Green River Killer, Gary Ridgway. Up for discussion: what makes them similar? What distinguishes them? Why are there so many more adaptations of Bundy's story and who do most of them fail? And if the limited series model is the best way to tell both stories...

The 1972 Summer Olympic Games were supposed to be a time of joyful competition. As athletes gathered from around the world, the German government actively tried to create a “carefree” environment. But early in the morning of September 5, terrorists forced their way into the athlete's dorms, intent on holding the Israeli team hostage.  Jenn walks Joe through the harrowing events of that fateful day...

Jenn and Joe cover their final Bundy text with Amber Sealey’s No Man of God. This upsetting story dramatizes the series of interviews FBI profiler Bill Hagmaier conducted with the convicted serial killer during the ten years he sat on death row. Plus: an impressive script, sexism in the workplace, and the most effective portrayal of Ted Bundy to date. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on soci...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Episode 5 of Lockerbie: A Search for Truth.  Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today!  Theme Music: Murder on the Artlist Express   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenn and Joe dip into the Lifetime vault to cover a sprawling adaptation of a decades-spanning case with Norma Bailey’s “The Capture of the Green River Killer.” Split narratives recount the nineteen years Gary Ridgway spent hunting for victims in the Pacific Northwest and the task force dedicated to bringing him down while a fictionalized character represents his 49 confirmed victims.  Plus: surpr...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Episode 4 of Lockerbie: A Search for Truth.  Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more than 45 episodes today!  Theme Music: Murder on the Artlist Express   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Episode 3 of Lockerbie: A Search for Truth.  Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today!  Theme Music: Murder on the Artlist Express  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who was the Green River Killer? How does his story intersect with Ted Bundy and why is he infinitely less famous? Find out as Joe tells Jenn all about prolific serial killer Gary Ridgway. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (Twitter & Instagram) or send us an email: murdermadefiction@gmail.com > Jenn: @jennferatu > Joe: @bstolemyremote Wanna support the show? Joi...

Jenn and Joe take off with "Episode 1" of Peacock's new limited series, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, starring Colin Firth and Catherine McCormack, and featuring a harrowing plane crash, plus several emotionally manipulative moments. Like what you hear? Join us on Patreon (patreon.com/murdermadefiction) for episodes on Munich and September 5, full-length primers on both Gary Ridgway/The Green Riv...

On December 21st, 1988, a PanAm Flight 103 fell out of the sky and onto the tiny town of Lockerbie in south-western Scotland. With 270 dead, it was the largest air disaster in UK history. A three-year investigation settled blame on the Libyan regime, but many call this a “miscarriage of justice.”  Jenn walks Joe through the disturbing details of the Lockerbie Air Disaster including several gruesom...

We're wrapping up our first month of Ted Bundy texts with Daniel Farrands' Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021) which casts One Tree Hill hunk Chad Michael Murray in the titular role. Up for discussion: another hot TV actor playing bad, the CW/MTV visual aesthetic, trope-y misogyny in the workplace, removing Liz & the court case, a slasher finale, and Lin Shaye (!). Wanna connect with the show? Fo...

From 1983 - 1984, Robert Jay Matthews and his white supremacist group The Order organized a series of heists in an effort to wage war on the government. Basing their doctrine on the fictional book The Turner Diaries, Matthews and The Order are responsible for at least two murders and are the subject of the new Jude Law/Nicholas Hoult film 'The Order.' Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on soci...

In 1978, Rodney Alcala appeared on The Dating Game, a 70s-era game show in which a bachelorette chooses between three mystery dates. In preparation for our coverage of Anna Kendrick’s Woman of the Hour, Jenn gives Joe a mini-primer on Alcala and his heinous crimes.  If you want to know more, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/murdermadefiction to hear our episodes on Woman of the Hour (2024), Jude...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Episode 6 of The Sticky, "Apex."  Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today!  Theme Music: Murder on the Artlist Express   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special guest Gena Radcliffe joins Jenn and Joe to continue our coverage of Bundy-inspired texts with Joe Berlinger’s controversial Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019). Disney alum Zac Efron stars in this adaptation of Elizabeth Kendall’s memoir chronicling her relationship with America’s most notorious serial killer. Told through the lens of a frustrated girlfriend, does Berlinger’s...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Episode 4 of The Sticky, "Teeth."  Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today!  Theme Music: Murder on the Artlist Express   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Episode 3 of Prime's The Sticky, "Margins" which mines plenty of comedy from a desperate road trip.  Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today!  Theme Music: Murder on the Artlist Express   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenn and Joe respond to an email from listener Ellicia on growing up in the Pacific Northwest and the shadow of Ted Bundy's crimes. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (Twitter & Instagram) or send us an email: murdermadefiction@gmail.com > Jenn: @jennferatu > Joe: @bstolemyremote Wanna support the show? Join us on Patreon: patreon.com/murdermadefiction for 23+ h...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Episode 2 of The Sticky, "Insertion Point."  Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today!  Theme Music: Murder on the Artlist Express  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenn and Joe kick off our first Ted Bundy text with a look at Matthew Bright's 2002 Ted Bundy. It's...messy: a collage of style and tone. It's not quite severe enough to be exploitation, but the mix of comedy, violence and true crime don't always work. Plus: the most successful sequence, how faithful is it as a true crime adaptation, and Michael Reilly Burke and Boti Bliss' respective performances...

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Episode 1 of The Sticky, "Petiole" which introduces our three maple syrup heisters.  Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today!  Theme Music: Murder on the Artlist Express Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices