The Florida ones Debra Poe, Oba Chandler, Rebecca Davis, Beverly McGowan, Pamela Ray) really seem to capture the threatening presence of stalkers and murderers underneath the palm trees and sunshine.
The New Orleans serial killer segment also showed that not only the city is not the constant party central and culture icon it's made out to be, there's a lot of poverty and disadvantaged people struggling there (as now witnessed by Hurricane Katrina) and that crimes against certain populations aren't reported on as much. I never even knew there was a serial killer operating in New Orleans until I saw the UM story.
I also think UM did a good job with the orange sock murders---they really showed the cold, brutal and harsh climate that Colorado can have during the winter, and how isolated people are in some towns, where the nearest store or bar can be over 20 miles away.
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