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wiseguy182 · 03-05-2014, 01:46 AM

this is a fairly recent show (came out last year) and one of the more tastefully done programs on ID. It focuses on crimes from the 50's and 60's, and actually does a pretty good job of tailoring props and wardrobes to suit the era (rotary phones, etc). It's a very, very ssssssllllllllooooooowwwww moving program (not a complaint), and while the announcer's accent seems a wee bit fake to me, it's a nonetheless fascinating program. The first ep I saw was on the abduction of Judge Chillingworth and his wife from Palm Beach. Perhaps the saddest aspects of this case was that the Judge was set to turn in his resignation letter to the governor, and the perps didn't plan on the wife being there, thus making their murders all the more unnecessary

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/...th_curtis.html

Kane · 03-11-2014, 01:53 PM

I have seen the show, but not every episode. However, from what I have watched so far, I share your consensus that the show does a good job, especially in terms of the wardrobes.

wiseguy182 · 06-06-2014, 08:30 AM

did anyone see the Alice Crimmins episode? She was a young, sexually promiscuous mother who was accused of murdering her two young children (Eddie, 5 and Missy, 4) in the Bronx in 1965. She was convicted, but got out soon after on parole.

Personally, I don't know what to think here. The only lie she was caught in had to do with the children's dinner that night, and was hardly that incriminating. There are other suspects, including her estranged husband at the time, and a neighborhood prowler.

This case drew some comparisons to the Casey Anthony trial, as Alice had partied and had numerous sexual escapades in the weeks after the murders.

Bonniegirl · 07-11-2014, 02:03 AM

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did anyone see the Alice Crimmins episode? She was a young, sexually promiscuous mother who was accused of murdering her two young children (Eddie, 5 and Missy, 4) in the Bronx in 1965. She was convicted, but got out soon after on parole.

Personally, I don't know what to think here. The only lie she was caught in had to do with the children's dinner that night, and was hardly that incriminating. There are other suspects, including her estranged husband at the time, and a neighborhood prowler.

This case drew some comparisons to the Casey Anthony trial, as Alice had partied and had numerous sexual escapades in the weeks after the murders.

Yes, I saw that one. I think it was the first one of the series to be shown on ID!! I'm with you. I don't really know what to think, if she did it or not? Poor lady if she was innocent, on the other hand those poor children if the mother did kill them!

Bonniegirl · 07-11-2014, 02:23 PM

If she didn't kill them she still was negligent in that she locked them in the bedroom! I think I would have done the same thing if I was a kid locked in my bedroom on the first floor. I would have climbed out the window too. Esp. if my brother was with me.

Poor kids wondering in the night, with predators lurking around. Not as common back than , but it still went on!

yasdnil · 07-11-2014, 02:50 PM

I'm ready for new episodes of this.

Bonniegirl · 07-11-2014, 07:38 PM

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I'm ready for new episodes of this.

Me too! Very interesting program and authentic how they do the reenactments . Really seems like it takes place in another era!

wiseguy182 · 07-12-2014, 12:42 AM

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If she didn't kill them she still was negligent in that she locked them in the bedroom! I think I would have done the same thing if I was a kid locked in my bedroom on the first floor. I would have climbed out the window too. Esp. if my brother was with me.

I must admit that part did seem weird to me too, although Alice did have at least a somewhat viable explanation for it: because the son would get up in the middle of the night and raid the refrigerator. I don't know how Alice would be responsible if the kids went out the window on their own accord as she was probably sleeping and had no idea about it. Come to think of it, I really have to wonder if the kids went searching for food and somebody nabbed them. I really have no explanation as to why their bodies were found in different areas though, unless one was killed instantaneously and the other was assaulted somewhere.

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Me too! Very interesting program and authentic how they do the reenactments . Really seems like it takes place in another era!

I hope it does come back, but I can't find squat in terms of info on this show online. EDIT: The series is returning for season 2.

yasdnil · 07-12-2014, 04:46 PM

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I hope it does come back, but I can't find squat in terms of info on this show online. EDIT: The series is returning for season 2.

Whew. Thanks for sharing! I was worried it was going to be one that they gave up on that was actually decent.

There's some on there now that I don't really care too much for . . . like the one with Jerry Springer, haha. Tabloid, I think?

Zoneboy · 07-12-2014, 05:02 PM

I like it and agree it's very well done unlike that insipid Southern Fried Homicide.

wiseguy182 · 11-03-2014, 01:00 AM

just a heads up that season 2 debuts on Tuesday, November 11

Bonniegirl · 11-03-2014, 01:26 PM

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just a heads up that season 2 debuts on Tuesday, November 11

Great!! I will be watching!

I really like Investigative Discovery channel, but they repeat eps so much. Glad to see new stuff coming on. And I really enjoy the A crime to remember series!

wiseguy182 · 11-10-2014, 04:48 AM

The series won an Emmy for Outstanding Lighting Direction and Scenic Design, it deserved it.

Also, here is a link to where it has episode descriptions for the next 8 episodes. They all sound fascinating!

http://corporate.discovery.com/disco...ion-discovery/

UMFaninMD · 11-10-2014, 02:53 PM

Tomorrow they're doing the Kitty Genovese murder. It should be interesting because they're going to explain the long-held belief that 38 people saw the murder and did nothing wasn't entirely true.

wiseguy182 · 11-11-2014, 03:29 AM

^looking forward to it.

One interesting thing is that they have a different narrator for each episode. The good thing about that is that if you don't like a certain narrator, you only have to put up with them for that one episode.

03-05-2014, 01:46 AM	#1
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	Has anyone seen 'A Crime To Remember"? this is a fairly recent show (came out last year) and one of the more tastefully done programs on ID. It focuses on crimes from the 50's and 60's, and actually does a pretty good job of tailoring props and wardrobes to suit the era (rotary phones, etc). It's a very, very ssssssllllllllooooooowwwww moving program (not a complaint), and while the announcer's accent seems a wee bit fake to me, it's a nonetheless fascinating program. The first ep I saw was on the abduction of Judge Chillingworth and his wife from Palm Beach. Perhaps the saddest aspects of this case was that the Judge was set to turn in his resignation letter to the governor, and the perps didn't plan on the wife being there, thus making their murders all the more unnecessary http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/...th_curtis.html
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03-11-2014, 01:53 PM	#2
Kane Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 07, 2001 Location: MA, United States Posts: 3,367	I have seen the show, but not every episode. However, from what I have watched so far, I share your consensus that the show does a good job, especially in terms of the wardrobes.

06-06-2014, 08:30 AM	#3
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	did anyone see the Alice Crimmins episode? She was a young, sexually promiscuous mother who was accused of murdering her two young children (Eddie, 5 and Missy, 4) in the Bronx in 1965. She was convicted, but got out soon after on parole. Personally, I don't know what to think here. The only lie she was caught in had to do with the children's dinner that night, and was hardly that incriminating. There are other suspects, including her estranged husband at the time, and a neighborhood prowler. This case drew some comparisons to the Casey Anthony trial, as Alice had partied and had numerous sexual escapades in the weeks after the murders.

07-11-2014, 02:23 PM	#5
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,409	If she didn't kill them she still was negligent in that she locked them in the bedroom! I think I would have done the same thing if I was a kid locked in my bedroom on the first floor. I would have climbed out the window too. Esp. if my brother was with me. Poor kids wondering in the night, with predators lurking around. Not as common back than , but it still went on!

07-11-2014, 02:50 PM	#6
yasdnil Tomorrow Never Knows Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 03, 2014 Location: St. Louis Metro Area Posts: 211	I'm ready for new episodes of this.

11-03-2014, 01:00 AM	#11
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	just a heads up that season 2 debuts on Tuesday, November 11

11-10-2014, 04:48 AM	#13
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	The series won an Emmy for Outstanding Lighting Direction and Scenic Design, it deserved it. Also, here is a link to where it has episode descriptions for the next 8 episodes. They all sound fascinating! http://corporate.discovery.com/disco...ion-discovery/

11-10-2014, 02:53 PM	#14
UMFaninMD I love a mystery Senior Member Join Date: Apr 19, 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,287	Tomorrow they're doing the Kitty Genovese murder. It should be interesting because they're going to explain the long-held belief that 38 people saw the murder and did nothing wasn't entirely true.

11-11-2014, 03:29 AM	#15
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	^looking forward to it. One interesting thing is that they have a different narrator for each episode. The good thing about that is that if you don't like a certain narrator, you only have to put up with them for that one episode.