Murder Made Fiction

We’re wrapping up our patreon coverage of Mindhunter season 1 with a chat about our favorite characters, story arcs, and episodes. What do we long for in season 2 and how does David Fincher’s masterful show subvert a well-trodden subgenre?

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For our second week of Richard Speck adaptations, we're checking out director Denis Héroux's Born For Hell (1976), which is sometimes also known as Naked Massacre.

This international co-production relocates the narrative to Belfast and weaves in Speck's story with the Troubles and the Vietnam War.

Plus: comparisons to Violated Angels; and why this is such a hard watch, even if we can't just dismiss it.

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As we continue our coverage of Mindhunter season 1, we’re traveling across the world to discuss Kôji Wakamatsu’s Violated Angels. 

Inspired by the crimes of Richard Speck, this controversial Pink Film is a powerful and disturbing blend of true crime and political commentary. 

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To tie into our coverage of Mindhunter on Patreon, we're discussing fictional adaptations of the killers interviewed on the series.

First up: director Chad Ferrin's Ed Kemper (2025) which shares a screenwriter with 2000's Ed Gein in Stephen Johnston.

Sadly this plays like a lazy, salacious cash-grab. Despite a committed performance by lead Brandon Kirk, there's not much to recommend here.

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Watching ahead? Look for the Japanese Richard Speck film Violated Angels on the Internet Archive (link)
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When John Douglas first joined the FBI in 1970, criminal investigation was ineffective at best. Over the next quarter century, he would pioneer the art of criminal profiling and create the Bureau's Behavioral Analysis Unit alongside colleagues Robert Ressler and Dr. Ann Burgess. 

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