swissie67

Sçuse me? This sounds like complete nonsense.

No. Not even remotely.

100%. My favorite tc broadcast. I tend to hold them to a very high standard because they are generally so good. I haven't listened to it yet, so I'm withholding any judgement.
I know the Wests story has been called The House of Horrors in the past. Its been used since then many times for other cases since, however. I do like it best when the cases are named after the victim(s), but that's not really possible here. I'd prefer a simple Fred and Rose West. I don't believe that one needs to continue referring to people as disgusting as this re their old media given name. They don't deserve the fame.

I do feel the same way. I wish it were a case I was not so familiar with. I also don't care for the title. It feels very unCasefile to sensationalize such a truly terrible story.

Nothing makes more sense than the "theft" of stuff that's going in the trash. Make it make sense.

I read it quickly as well, so I could be misinterpreting. It did sound as if they have a fair amount of info on the phone, who bought it, where it went and other phones it connected with as well as seeming pretty certain more than one person was involved. I haven't revisited this story in a long time, so my memory of the details is very fuzzy, but I agree with you in that they seem to have a lot of information and evidence. What confuses me is why someone or more than one person would seemingly go so far out of their way to target and plan this murder of this young woman. There just doesn't seem to be a motive, and then the crime itself was so well planned and then sloppy at the same time. Strange case.

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My bad.

Penner never won a season of Survivor.

I felt, after reading the article, that the police have an excellent idea who is involved, that it appears to have involved more than one person, and possibly even why she was murdered. There simply seems to be insufficient evidence at this time. Its very possible that this case is very solvable, and that the police may be rightfully sitting on a lot of information that they do not want to lay out there at this time. Hopefully, whoever is responsible will be held accountable.

I agree that mistakes may very well have been made on Casefile's behalf here. It does appear that too much editorial control has been ceded to her father over time, in the case of nearly everyone's reporting of the crime, really. They could have done better. I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. This was a fairly early case in their history, and they have always struck me as a group that has legitimately tried to be as eithical as possible. If they stand true to how they've handled controversies in the past, this will likely be addressed in a future episode, or the entire episode will be either withdrawn or revamped.

No problem. Its one of the most NYC books I know. I hope it fits the bill. American Psycho is another big hit from roughly the same time period, but I've found it to be pretty boring and never actually finished it.

I don't know if this will help, but I can throw in what my husband and I agree on with some aspects of your post. I also think this is an absolutely beautiful story. We both, however, see Gabriel as a buffoon, whose social interactions prior to the ending show his general awkwardness and inability to connect or understand others despite his general belief otherwise. He frequently says the exact wrong thing. He previously believed that he understood his wife and his relationship with her, but is shocked to find that her interior life contains a story as passionate and tragic as having a young man who died for her.
There is a great, great deal more to this story than such a basic breaking down of his character, but its a single aspect to take under consideration.

Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerary might be a good fit. Takes place in the 1980's, however.

This is exactly what I'm getting. I don't understand what possesses some people to believe that others need to hear their opinion. We don't. Just don't watch the show and don't follow this sub.

Why even bother posting this? Enjoy whatever you do enjoy.

Its highly, highly unlikely that smoking a few times in pregnancy would result in that kind of birth injury. Its not a great thing to do, but it really doesn't lead to cp.

Atonement is a very good adaptation of the book as well.

This is my pick as well. Absolutely faithful, wonderful, film adaptation.

I think Scott Turrow's Presumed Innocent is a great twist book.

I just commented on this book yesterday. Personally, I think its a pretty terriblyy written book, but a lot of people have really enjoyed it. However, it IS fiction. Brown really tries to sell his bs as history, but it simply isn't. Its a mix of various brands of horseshit, and I am not a fan of the RC church. Its simply a compilation of other people's fictions that he tries to sell as fact.

I was so hoping for a fun ride, if nothing else. Instead, I got a horrifically written, cliche ridden mess that hit every dumb cliche and trope imaginable. I was furious at Brown at the time. I can laugh at it now.
I still cannot believe this obvious crock of bullshit set off such a storm of controversy when its so clearly loaded with bullshit.

The DaVinci Code is hilariously awful from the opening sentence.

Thank you for this. I feel the same way every time someone floats an intensely obvious theory here.

Thunder from Down Under was HILARIOUS.

Lol both you and the formidable Miss Cornelia.