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Tony Sokol May 16, 2019

Joe Berlinger speaks about the human story behind his Ted Bundy feature Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile.

Ted Bundy was 32­ years ­old when he was sentenced to death in 1979 for the brutal murders of two Florida State Chi Omega sorority sisters, Margaret Bowman and Lisa Levy, as well as three attempted murder charges for Kathy Kleiner, Karen Chandler, and Cheryl Thomas. The trial marked the first time in American history cameras were allowed in a courtroom, and Bundy used that to orchestrate a media circus. Serving as his own counsel, Bundy charmed veteran judge Edward D. Cowart, who called the defendant “a bright young man” with the makings of “a good lawyer.” The judge changed his tune on sentencing, classifying Bundy's crimes as "extremely wicked, shockingly evil, and vile."

Director Joe Berlinger borrowed that classification for Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, which we caught up...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on May 12, 2016. On Monday, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Zac Efron had been cast as Ted Bundy in an upcoming film.

Serial killer Ted Bundy, who died in Florida’s electric chair in 1989, concealed his terrifying trail of terror for years while moving constantly about the country.

That he was arrested, jailed on a charge of murder and then escaped – twice – to continue his rampage only adds to his horrifying legacy of at least 30 murders of women between 1973 and 1978.

Bundy is back in the headlines after the publication of a new book by a survivor,...

For many years, British filmmaker David Mackenzie’s work had received most of its acclaim on the film festival circuit, whether it was his period drama Young Adam or the thriller Hallam Foe or the prison film Starred Up. These films had Mackenzie working with some of the finest actors in the United Kingdom, many of them early in their careers.

Mackenzie’s upcoming film Hell or High Water may finally get him attention on these shores. It’s a modern-day take on a Western starring Chris Pine and Ben Foster as Toby and Tanner, two brothers committing a crime spree, robbing small banks across Western Texas in order to save their mother’s farm. Hot on their heels is Jeff Bridges’ Texas Ranger Marcus Hamilton, who is ready to retire but decides to solve this one last case with his partner Alberto (Gil Birmingham).

Many Australian filmmakers have played within the Western genre,...

Serial killer Ted Bundy, who died in Florida's electric chair in 1989, concealed his terrifying trail of terror for years while moving constantly about the country. That he was arrested, jailed on a charge of murder and then escaped - twice - to continue his rampage only adds to his horrifying legacy of at least 30 murders of women between 1973 and 1978. Bundy is back in the headlines after the publication of a new book by a survivor, which recounts her 1974 attack and escape - a story that victim Rhonda Stapley, then a 21-year-old Utah college student, kept secret for decades until a...

Serial killer Ted Bundy, who died in Florida's electric chair in 1989, concealed his terrifying trail of terror for years while moving constantly about the country. That he was arrested, jailed on a charge of murder and then escaped - twice - to continue his rampage only adds to his horrifying legacy of at least 30 murders of women between 1973 and 1978. Bundy is back in the headlines after the publication of a new book by a survivor, which recounts her 1974 attack and escape - a story that victim Rhonda Stapley, then a 21-year-old Utah college student, kept secret for decades until a...

We've all seen the gruesome visage of The Black Dahlia, her mouth sliced ear-to-ear in a violent version of The Joker's charactaristic grin; Sharon Tate's pregnant, stabbed belly is just a mouse-click away; Ted Bundy's victims Margaret Bowman and Lisa Levy's crime scene photos are public and searchable, should anyone want to find them. A judge has just ruled, however, that crime scene photos showing murdered hiker Meredith Emerson will not be published by Hustler Magazine, which seeks them for a story about the murder...

Meredith Emerson, 24, went missing on January 1, 2008 while hiking in Blairsville, Georgia. She was killed by Gary Michael Hilton who led investigators to her body 6 days later.

Georgia, USA's State Superior Court issued an order preventing the Georgia Bureau of Investigation from releasing "any and all photographs, visual images or depictions of Meredith Emerson which show Emerson in an unclothed or dismembered state." The same day,...