Tai Freligh interviews Michael Connelly, host of the Wonderland Murders Podcast…
Though it happened in 1981, the aftermath of the Wonderland Murders spans decades with characters, details, subplots and investigative twists that prove the truth-is-stranger-than-fiction adage, including: Hollywood underworld’s most violent drug kingpin; three murder trials with zero convictions; a bribed juror and accusations of a corrupt federal agent; the birth of the crack cocaine epidemic; the investigators being investigated themselves, the Black Guerilla Family; the biggest porn actor of his generation, John Holmes, not to mention wild claims about the drug use of many major celebrities; a Boston mafia Don; and finally, the story of a quick-buck televangelist who was supposed to be in witness protection when he ended up on the floor of a Florida motel shot in the face and left for dead. A new podcast follows the nine lives of a man known best as Liberace’s lover and confidant, played by
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A classic film noir that serves as one of the true cornerstones of the entire genre, Edward Dmytrykâs
Crossfire presents its story of hatred and prejudice wrapped in a whodunit/why-dunit framework that keeps audience interest at a maximum while deftly offering its sociological points in a fast-paced 85-minute time window. Nominated for five Academy Awards,
Crossfire remains one of the most well-remembered thrillers of the early postwar era.
Joseph Samuels (Sam Levene) is beaten to death in his apartment after having been seen in the company of three demobilized soldiers the previous evening: opinionated Montgomery (Robert Ryan), sensitive Mitchell (George Cooper), and submissive Floyd (Steve Brodie). Lead homicide detective Captain Finley (Robert Young) in investigating the murder is initially pointed to Mitchell who had been seen leaving a bar with the murdered man, but Mitchellâs Master Sergeant Keeley (Robert Mitchum