A Killer Story review
Eileen and Keen Umbehr were convinced the wrong person was convicted for double-homicide. After sending Pulitzer-winning journalist Joe Sexton 2,714 emails about it, he agreed to investigate – and it led to a messy entanglement
TL;DR
- HBO's 'A Killer Story' is a meta true-crime docuseries focusing on a wrongful conviction and an obsessive fan.
- The series details the case of Dana Chandler, convicted of murdering her ex-husband and his girlfriend, and Eileen Umbehr, who became fixated on the case.
- Umbehr sent journalist Joe Sexton 2,714 emails, eventually convincing him to investigate Chandler's conviction.
- The documentary delves into the motivations behind the crime, the flaws in the initial investigation, and the impact of true-crime culture on real-life cases.
- It questions the certainty of armchair detectives and highlights how the series is as much about the viewers as the victims.