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BEING stuck in lockdown can leave us feeling like we ve got little to do - but no fear, there s always series to binge watch on Netflix.
Luckily for us, the streaming service has a whole host of gripping, disturbing and outrageous true crime dramas that you can ink your teeth into. Here are some of our favourites.
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The Confession Tapes
The 2017 true crime television documentary series follows the story of a number of people who were convicted of murder, but go on to say that their confessions were tampered with. It has been praised for its great representation of criminal law, miscarriages of justice and psychology. One episode looks at a man who was advised to confess to murdering a teenage girl at the wheel of his truck whilst driving, while another follows Hamid Hayat s case of admitting to attending a terrorist camp. Fans have compared the series to other popular crime documentaries like The Keepers and Making a Murderer.
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Gov. Bill Haslam discusses his forthcoming book, âFaithful Presence: The Promise and the Peril of Faith in the Public Square,â from the porch of his Nashville home.
Brett Berwager / Main Street Nashville
Brett Berwager / Main Street Nashville
Brett Berwager / Main Street Nashville
With a host of business endeavors in film, television and production already to his credit, rapper
50 Centis about to add another project to his extensive resume this one based on the life of
Cyntoia Brown. The project based on Brown’s book will be titled “The Case of Cyntoia Brown.”
Brown was arrested when she was 16 years old and was found guilty of first-degree murder, felony murder and aggravated robbery for the death of
Johnny Michael Allen. She was sentenced to life in prison, but served 15 years.
HOLLYWOOD, CA – JANUARY 30: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and La La Anthony at the ceremony honoring Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 30, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
On August 6, 2004, a then 16-year-old Brown shot and killed Johnny Michael Allen in the back of the head after she claimed he tried to coerce her into sex. Despite maintaining self-defense in the incident, she was tried as an adult, found guilty and sentenced to life in prison where she served 15 years before the aforementioned celebrity campaign in November 2017.
No timetable has been put on production as of press time. Brown’s husband Jamie Long will serve as a consultant on the project along with
Power writer Santa Sierra.
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