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Lover Stalker Killer

  • 2024
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Lover Stalker Killer (2024)
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In this twisting documentary, a mechanic tries online dating for the first time and meets a woman who takes romantic obsession to a deadly extreme.In this twisting documentary, a mechanic tries online dating for the first time and meets a woman who takes romantic obsession to a deadly extreme.In this twisting documentary, a mechanic tries online dating for the first time and meets a woman who takes romantic obsession to a deadly extreme.

  • Director
    • Sam Hobkinson
  • Stars
    • Dave Kroupa
    • Nancy Raney
    • Chris LeGrow
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    14K
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    • Director
      • Sam Hobkinson
    • Stars
      • Dave Kroupa
      • Nancy Raney
      • Chris LeGrow
    • 65User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    Dave Kroupa
    Dave Kroupa
    • Self - Stalking Victim
    Nancy Raney
    Nancy Raney
    • Self - Cari's Mother
    Chris LeGrow
    Chris LeGrow
    • Self - Omaha Police Department
    • (as Detective Chris LeGrow)
    Amy Flora
    Amy Flora
    • Self - Dave's Ex-Partner
    Jim Doty
    Jim Doty
    • Self - Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office
    • (as Sergeant Jim Doty)
    Ryan Avis
    Ryan Avis
    • Self - Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office
    • (as Investigator Ryan Avis)
    Tony Kava
    Tony Kava
    • Self - Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office
    • (as Special Deputy Tony Kava)
    Brenda Beadle
    Brenda Beadle
    • Self - Douglas County Attorney
    • (as Chief Deputy Brenda Beadle)
    Cari Lea Farver
    Cari Lea Farver
    • Self - Murder Victim
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Cari Farver)
    Shanna Golyar
    Shanna Golyar
    • Self - Convicted of Murder
    • (archive footage)
    Todd Butterbaugh
    Todd Butterbaugh
    • Self - Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office
    • (archive footage)
    Jessica N Johnson
    Jessica N Johnson
    • Liz Golyar
    Chris Maher
    Chris Maher
    • Dave Kroupa
    Katie Otten
    Katie Otten
    • Cari Farver
    • Director
      • Sam Hobkinson
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    User reviews65

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    8Sleepin_Dragon

    A twisted, but bizarrely interesting documentary.

    A mechanic moves on from a relationship, and starts online dating, he meets a woman, and the pair hit it off, when he decides to move on, she takes to some pretty drastic and shocking revenge tactics.

    Wow, this was one incredibly interesting and intriguing documentary, at times it almost felt quite difficult to believe that events here, were actually really life, had it been a thriller on the big screen, you'd say elements were far fetched.

    Very well made and nicely edited, it's well paced, it benefits from the 90 minute running time.

    You can only imagine what was going through Liz's mind, she must have spent ages trawling The web, and plotting, it makes you shudder to think who's out there, and worse, these people are in dating websites.

    Poor Carrie, to have been caught up in this horrendous story.

    It definitely shows the dangers of online dating, and interestingly it shows that it's not just the men that are bad out there.

    8/10.
    7akg1249

    Good, but definitely not great

    It really breaks my mind that the investigators in this true crime case took more than 3 years to solve what took me a paltry 15 minutes. Believe me, it is all too easy to deduce and too obvious. I am even a bit angry at the primary victim, Dave Kroupa, for not figuring it out himself. And this is not the first true crime documentary either where investigators are seen doing a lazy and unimaginative job. The events unfolded in 2012 and not in 1912. Electronic surveillance technology was easily available back then and it's shocking that none of the cops thought of using it. Incredibly, it took a set of new detectives and 3 years of head banging by the Omaha P. D. to conclude that the investigation "needed an IT guy", especially when the entire volume of evidence in the case was digital in nature. It is absolutely nuts and revolting.

    The documentary was well-organized and maintained a good pace, similar to many of Netflix's true crime documentaries. A notable addition in this documentary was the eerie background score, which, combined with the dark color tones, helped in sustaining a macabre environment throughout.

    The twist in the case is not as far-fetched as the investigators made it appear. I'm sure many viewers would have felt the same as I. So, be ready to be disappointed in that respect. I also felt that the documentary fast-forwarded things a bit too quickly between arresting the perp and the court delivering the verdict.

    I like this production and rank it as GOOD and WATCHABLE. I enjoyed it but am not too impressed by it. I don't know what Rotten Tomatoes' 100% ratings are about.
    7mamet-94713

    Better than average but....

    This is actually better than most Netflix crime documentaries.

    For one it doesn't have several useless episodes with information that keeps on repeating in order to fill the time. It's a relatively zippy 1h30 and there is very little filler.

    I've got three qualms about this that keeps me from giving it a higher rating.

    1- If I could figure out within 15 minutes what was going on how come the first cops couldn't? There's no information about the cops' ineptitude in handling the initial case.

    2- The prosecutor says this will be a hard case to prove, no slam dunk etc. And then the film makers spend all of two minutes on the actual court case. That's shoddy film making.

    3- What was the perpetrators motives? The mindset etc. Nothing was explained or explored and that made for a less than compelling ending.

    Netflix almost knocked it out of the park with this one.
    7Kingslaay

    Engaging

    I was quite engaged by this doco. It got more bizarre and crazy as time went on. I had my suspicious and felt I called it from the start. It was a simple case, nothing too complicated and the producers do well with the subject matter and make a decent production.

    If anything, this really was a case of bad policework. Very poor detective work from the start led to this series of terrible events because the true story and some common sense was always there. If some basic things were actually looked into this would have not taken years. I thought it was complicated only to find out it was the obvious suspect. Overall not a bad doco and an easy watch.
    8nikitacpv

    Caught my interest from the start!

    I'm the type of person that sees something interesting on Netflix, I check what it is about watch the trailer and add it to my list, to then never watch it. On some very rare occasions I watch it immediately, like this one.

    I was hooked from the start, unfortunately as I had an early morning the next day I had to watch it in two parts but I was so dragged into this story that I couldn't stop thinking about it.

    My partner had it right from the start about how the events were gonna turn out, and I must say I should have seen it coming.

    The documentary is filmed in a great way, it all comes together without losing the viewer and confusing us. It's disturbing to realise that this is how some people live and sad how the family of those around all get affected.

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      This story is also featured on Dateline season 26 episode 1 titled "Scorned".
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    • Release date
      • February 9, 2024 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Người Yêu, Kẻ Rình Mò, Sát Nhân
    • Filming locations
      • 134 N 6th Street, Plattsmouth Nebraska, USA
    • Production company
      • Curious Films
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      • 1h 30m(90 min)
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