![]() ![]() And the path out of it is laugh at the jokes until you have a clear exit strategy. ![]() “ I think what really I found particularly compelling about the story was that for women, most women, we've all been in slightly sketchy situations. Nevertheless, she continues to protest her innocence and seek a pardon. Starkweather’s malice, incompetent policing, and bad decisions made by her attorney gave Caril Ann Fugate little chance of escaping the nightmare. And they look at the question of what makes the true crime genre so popular, Nicola offers this succinct answer: “You get to experience all the things you're afraid of, but in a very safe way.”Īt the heart of it all, however, stands a young girl whose life was ruined by the actions of others. They also explore how The 12th Victim was made – from Nicola’s use of archival footage to the different ways she recreated key scenes. ![]() Nicola cites Badlands (1973), True Romance (1993), and Natural Born Killers (1994) as films all inspired by what happened. In the years since, the case has also influenced the arts. This gave both Charlie and Caril an immediate notoriety that encompassed all of America. And, most importantly, although convicted of murder, she killed no one.Īs Nicola tells Matthew Sherwood, the Starkweather murders “coincided with the birth of live television news”. She shows how, contrary to what was said at the time, Caril was not Charlie’s girlfriend but his ex neither was she his willing accomplice but his hostage. In The 12th Victim, Nicola Marsh explores what happened during the killing spree from Caril’s perspective. Charlie was executed while Caril was given a life sentence, later reduced. At their trial, both were found guilty of murder. In the winter of 1957-58, 19 year old Charlie Starkweather went on a killing spree that would claim eleven victims before he and his accomplice, Caril Ann Fugate, were caught. ![]()
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