‘New things came to light’: Docuseries ‘Fall River’ uncovers new evidence in 1979 satanic cult murders, says director James Buddy Day
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After three murders in Fall River, Massachusetts that police said were related to a satanic cult in 1979, three people were convicted and sentenced to prison.
But as a docuseries for EPIX called “Fall River” began looking at these cases, “new things came to light,” said director James Buddy Day.
“New people came forward. We found new evidence,” Day said during a Facebook Live interview with MassLive. “We didn’t really even get to the conclusion that we came to until very, very late in the process.”
Director James Buddy Day doesn’t just offer a recounting of horrific events with excessive drone shots and talking head interview, he becomes an investigator of a trio of murders that shook the town of Fall River.
‘Fall River’ documentary looking into what police said were satanic cult murders coming to EPIX in May; Director James Buddy Day to talk with MassLive about docuseries
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In 1979, three women were killed in a satanic cult in Fall River, Massachusetts, police said. The cult leader was sent.Posted by MassLive on Monday, May 3, 2021
Carl Drew was sent to prison for life without parole after a series of murders police said involved a satanic cult in Fall River in 1979. But is he guilty?
A new docuseries called “Fall River” is looking at old and new evidence in the case to try to piece together what exactly happened.
As “Satanic panic” over the feared rise of Satanic cult worship captivated the United States, the gruesome murders of three young women in the Fall River area, Doreen Levesque, Barbara Ann Raposa and Karen Marsden brought the issue to the city’s front door. Three people, alleged cult leader Carl Drew and two others, Robin Murphy and Andrew Maltias, were ultimately charged with murder and convicted for the killings.
While the murders are now four decades in the past, the documentary promises to unveil new facts and raise unanswered questions.
“Twenty years after the trial, the lead investigator became so haunted by inconsistencies in the stories that he re-investigated his own case after he retired. Evidence surfaced bringing the entire story into question,” the description for the show reads in part.