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Overview

What Popular True Crime Documentaries Didn't Tell You

The narratives presented by "true" crime documentaries all too often weave a tangled web of embellishments, lies, and selective storytelling. Can you see through the filmmakers' choices and differentiate fact from fiction? This course dares you to challenge the narratives you've heard and dives deep into the heart of the genre's most infamous cases. Prepare to engage, question, and discover the real stories that deserve to be told - register today!

• Examine how selective storytelling in Making a Murderer distorted public understanding about Steven Avery's case.
• Hone in on how The Jinx sidelines the voices of Robert Durst's victims.
• Investigate crucial details The Staircase overlooked about Michael Peterson's trial.
• Critique the portrayal of the Chris Watts case in American Murder: The Family Next Door.

Abbreviated Agenda

1. Omitted Evidence and Bias in Making a Murderer
2. What The Jinx Leaves Out
3. The Unseen Truth in The Staircase
4. Behind Closed Doors: Unpacking American Murder and the Watts Case