The Eleven

As an enthusiast of documentaries I had high hopes for this documentary but it soon becomes a bore. Starting off I noticed the narrators voice has a southern drawl, is that meant to create a higher link to Texas? The information becomes repetitive and only some of the people being interviewed are credible. How is the sheriff gonna check his computer before they even existed? And some other anachronism. They work hard to make the crimes fit this person and don't follow a natural fit as a puzzle. It becomes nauseating after a while and annoying to be honest. They stretched out the same information when it would've been compressed in a more clear fashion. I recommend as back ground noise but not as an engrossing documentary.

A&E are the story teller professionals, absolutely keeps you wanting more..It's a scary world out there,and this type of program,being true crime, is not only entertaining,but educational more so.

This is like a bad mix of alien sitings and mixing that with real live murders. They should change the title to "When Lunatics Investigate". The man who confessed to these murders talks about being in a government program that had him committing sex crimes at 3 years old. For no apparent reason this guy confesses 25+ years later. The ACTUAL KILLER took means to keep his identity unknown.

I've seen four episodes so far (and eagerly await the final two). As of November 2nd, they are:

"Paradise Lost" "Russian Roulette" "Motel Murder" "No One Could Hear Her Scream"

This story is complex but extremely well told so that viewers can follow all the loose ends. The series focuses on each incident where a young woman or two women (in pairs) vanished and turned up murdered. You get background on the victims and the era, witness statements, existing evidence, and absolutely wonderful original film footage from the 70s, including clips from actual news broadcasts.

Real detectives (some retired) and a newspaper writer appear as they actual work to solve the crimes. The most likely suspect, who confessed in detail and then recanted, is interviewed and his puzzling and sometimes chilling comments are inserted at relevant times. A complicated story, yes, but so well organized that one can easily follow it and be completely drawn in as the mystery unfolds.

This is the real thing. So many crime documentaries lately have become poorly acted soap opera with ghastly made-up dialogue. So it's delightful to see a program like The Eleven! It is mysterious, fascinating, addictive and, most importantly, honest.

These "investigators" resorted to making the evidence fit the crime instead of allowing the evidence to lead to the crime. Everything they presented was circumstantial at best and much of it was conjecture. Not a good crime documentary at all.