Four years after the last fictional adaptation, Compulsion director Richard Fleischer delivered a new fresh take on the case with 1968's The Boston Strangler. While Edward Anhalt's script uses the same tired pop psychology to excuse DeSalvo's crimes, cinematographer Richard H. Kline and editor Marion Rothman use split screens and transitions in an incredibly exciting way. Plus: charismatic Tony Curtis and interrogating queerness (with a bisexual-coded Bottomly?) Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: [email protected] > Amanda: @amandajanestern > Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky) Wanna support the show? Join us on Patreon (patreon.com/murdermadefiction) for full-length primer and episodic coverage of The Girl From Plainville Theme Music: Conrad Chambers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our coverage of The Boston Strangler kicks off with Burt Topper's The Strangler (1964). We've got 60s pop psychology, indistinguishable cops, and a leading performance from Victor Buono that steals the movie. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media  (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: [email protected] > Amanda: @amandajanestern > Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky) Wanna support the show? Join us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/MurderMadeFiction) for full-length primer on this case and a month of The Girl from Plainville Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Joe begin their coverage of Hulu's limited series The Girl from Plainville. Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today! Theme Music: Conrad Chambers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Joe begin a new month dedicated to the murder spree that gripped Boston in 1963 as 13 women were strangled to death in their own homes. This month we're discussing Albert DeSalvo, The Boston Strangler. If you want to hear the full story, join us on Patreon (⁠patreon.com/murdermadefiction⁠) for the full-length primer as well as episodic coverage of the Hulu miniseries, The Girl From Plainsville, starring Elle Fanning. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: [email protected] > Amanda: @amandajanestern > Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky) Theme Music: Conrad Chambers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Joe look back at their coverage of Leopold and Loeb and discuss their favorite adaptations, least favorite adaptations, and possible new ways to adapt the story today. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media  (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: [email protected] > Amanda: @amandajanestern > Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky) Wanna support the show? Join us on Patreon (patreon.com/murdermadefiction) for full-length primer and a month of Leopold and Loeb titles, including Rope, Swoon, Scream, and Funny Games (2007) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After using his work extensively to fact check texts throughout the month, Amanda and Joe sit down with author and archivist Erik Rebain to discuss his fascination with the case, his favorite fictional adaptations and why Ryan Murphy should (or shouldn't) make a TV series. Erik's website: The Lives and Legends of Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: [email protected] > Amanda: @amandajanestern > Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky) Wanna support the show? Join us on Patreon (patreon.com/murdermadefiction) for full-length primer and a month of Leopold and Loeb titles, including Rope, Swoon, Scream, and Funny Games (2007) Theme Music: Conrad Chambers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Funny Games (2007), that's right, the English-language remake. Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today!  Theme Music: Conrad Chambers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our coverage of Leopold and Loeb wraps up on the main feed with Barbet Schroeder's Murder By Numbers (2002), which consists of two different films smashed together into one. On one side, we have a police procedural involving Sandy B's detective and her traumatic past. On the other side, we have a pair of queer-coded teen boys (Ryan Gosling and Michael Pitt) obsessed with executing the perfect murder. It doesn't take much math to figure out which one is more successful! Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: [email protected] > Amanda: @amandajanestern > Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky) Wanna support the show? Join us on Patreon (patreon.com/murdermadefiction) for full-length primer and a month of Leopold and Loeb titles, including Rope, Swoon, Scream, and Funny Games (2007) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on Scream (1996), the Wes Craven meta-slasher. Like what you hear? Head on over to www.patreon.com/murdermadefiction and become a Patron for more exclusive bonus content today!  Theme Music: Conrad Chambers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices