A chilling story that needed to be told
Netflix is suddenly becoming the place to go for true crime documentaries, and Night Stalker was just another great entry into their library.
The docuseries is partly narrated by the homicide detectives assigned to a case of grisly murders, rapes and kidnappings that later became the Nigh Stalker case, Frank Salerno and his partner, Gilbert Carrillo take the audience into a very detailed and gruesome roller coaster of emotions as the events unfold, and these seasoned detectives dig painful memories that puts them back again in the middle of one of the most graphic and brutal crime sprees the United States has ever seen.
The stories do not feel exploitative, because even though they reveal gruesome information about the crimes, the producers take the time to introduce the victims and survivors as human beings, and not just another number. I respect that a lot.
That said, this Netflix Original is not for the faint of heart, like many true crime stories it is one that needs to be told, so the victims and survivors not be forgotten, and the gore is used for the audience to understand what this serial killer was capable of.
The docuseries is partly narrated by the homicide detectives assigned to a case of grisly murders, rapes and kidnappings that later became the Nigh Stalker case, Frank Salerno and his partner, Gilbert Carrillo take the audience into a very detailed and gruesome roller coaster of emotions as the events unfold, and these seasoned detectives dig painful memories that puts them back again in the middle of one of the most graphic and brutal crime sprees the United States has ever seen.
The stories do not feel exploitative, because even though they reveal gruesome information about the crimes, the producers take the time to introduce the victims and survivors as human beings, and not just another number. I respect that a lot.
That said, this Netflix Original is not for the faint of heart, like many true crime stories it is one that needs to be told, so the victims and survivors not be forgotten, and the gore is used for the audience to understand what this serial killer was capable of.
- GomezAddams666
- Jan 13, 2021