129: Killer Inside: The Mind Of Aaron Hernandez and The Tillman Story
Jan 29, 2020, 02:00 PM
First-time guest David J. Roth and I came late to the discussion of Killer Inside: The Mind Of Aaron Hernandez...only to realize that the discussion we DID have didn't require us to watch KI:TMOAH, which is well made and yet not made the best way for the material. We also talked about responsibility vs. indemnity; Bill Belichick's trademark grey reluctance; and the untitled Mike Massey project we're hoping comes out in 2021.
Our Cold Case topic, The Tillman Story, is more successful, even as it brings us back to a "dumb, shitty" time in recent American history. Pat Tillman's death may not qualify as a true-crime subject, but Army cover-ups -- and how predictable they are -- might. Jon Krakauer, Tom Brady, and two NFL stars with very different untimely demises: it's The Blotter Presents, Episode 129.
[Content warning: this episode addresses suicide, and there is some gore. Please listen with care.]
SHOW NOTES
Our Cold Case topic, The Tillman Story, is more successful, even as it brings us back to a "dumb, shitty" time in recent American history. Pat Tillman's death may not qualify as a true-crime subject, but Army cover-ups -- and how predictable they are -- might. Jon Krakauer, Tom Brady, and two NFL stars with very different untimely demises: it's The Blotter Presents, Episode 129.
[Content warning: this episode addresses suicide, and there is some gore. Please listen with care.]
SHOW NOTES
- Killer Inside: The Mind Of Aaron Hernandez https://www.netflix.com/watch/81090138
- Sports Illustrated review: Docuseries too reliant on speculation https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2020/01/16/aaron-hernandez-netflix-docuseries-review
- Blotter Brief 2 on the Gladiator podcast: https://audioboom.com/posts/7349338-blotter-brief-2-gladiator-aaron-hernandez-and-football-inc
- The Tillman Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz2jtO0GvI4&feature=youtu.be
- Travers review of The Tillman Story for Rolling Stone https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-tillman-story-251351/
- Dave and Jeb Aren't Mean https://daveandjebarentmean.libsyn.com/
- Dave Roth on Twitter http://twitter.com/david_j_roth
- Best Evidence: bestevidence.fyi