The true crime hype train just keeps rolling — and Netflix in particular is constantly throwing coals: It hardly matters whether it’s fictional material (“The Good Nurse”), in documentary format (“Tiger King”), or even both in parallel ( “Dahmer – Monster: The Story of Jeffrey Dahmer” & “Jeffrey Dahmer: Self-Portrait of a Serial Killer”). The moral dimension of such projects and the possible re-traumatization of the victims are lively discussions, but then the next killer soap begins…
Most importantly, it should be as shocking, dazzling, or bizarre as possible — and with this list of ingredients, Netflix can do just that with their newly released documentary series”Killer Sally“ put three big ticks on it!!!
After all, the series is about husband-and-wife team Sally and Ray McNeil, who met while working as elite soldiers and then went on to become what are arguably the most flamboyant couple on the bodybuilding scene of the 1990s — and here comes the “glamorous” Also add the “weird” right in, because anyone who has seen the Arnold Schwarzenegger documentary “Pumping Iron” knows that bodybuilders can have their own little (and often big) quirks. Very different from to the “rambo“esque look complete with machine guns and tanks, with which Sally poses for video shoots and photo shoots.
Murder on Valentine’s Day
However, the shocking part begins on Valentine’s Day 1995 when Sally shoots her husband in the stomach and shoots a shotgun to the head. Shortly afterwards, the father of her three children is dead. A trial begins in which the 27-year-old defendant pleads for self-defense – the trial also deals with numerous cases and the possible influence of bodybuilding drugs on the bloody events …
Since many true crime series resemble thrillers, we won’t reveal at this point how the trial ended and whether Sally McNeil is currently behind bars or at large. What we can tell you for sure, though, is that there will always be true crime additions to Netflix in the coming weeks, months, and years…
…and so next week not only does the documentary “Capturing The Killer Nurse” about a nurse who allegedly killed up to 300 patients, but also “The State of Alabama against Brittany Smith”, in which a woman invokes the Stand Your Ground Law After Shooting Her Alleged Rapist: