r/NetflixBestOf • u/autumnlover1515 • 4d ago

[Discussion] Gone Girls. Long Island Killer doc seems promising

I watched the movie Lost Girls from 2020 on this case, and it was very good. It focused on the fight a mother put on in order to find answers about her missing daughter.

As the investigation continues, the police uncovered multiple bodies belonging to sex workers.

Im hoping the doc provides more inside information. So far it seems good to me, since you get real audio and journalists recounting the story.

There is also police participation.

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u/TheRealTheSpinZone 4d ago

I watched it last night. It was pretty good. Dove into the corruption that existed within the police/county as well.

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u/autumnlover1515 4d ago

Im on the second episode. Im really liking it

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u/JaimeLeMatcha 4d ago

Is there a lot of testimony from the families? I want to watch it but I fear I’ll cry too much

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u/TheRealTheSpinZone 4d ago

There's quite a bit of family testimony but tbh it seemed to me at least, that their frustration came across more so you felt more angry than sad if that makes sense. I cry somewhat easily with these sorts of things and it really wasn't too bad in that way.

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u/JaimeLeMatcha 4d ago

Thanks! I’ll give it a try 😌

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u/Dijon2017 2d ago

I thought it was pretty good. It gives an update since Lost Girls in 2020. Episode 2 goes into a lot of the police corruption. Episode 3 focuses on how they found Rex Heuermann.

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u/autumnlover1515 2d ago

Yeah, i really liked having an answer since the film

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u/Quirky_Ad5282 4d ago

I got time today so definitely looking into this!!

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u/Ok_Sport8795 2d ago

doc was very interesting & the fact he was local made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

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u/Plenty-Address-214 1d ago

I just finished it. I'm still unclear on why the corrupt law enforcement in Suffolk were trying so hard to cover up and prevent FBI from investigating. I thought for sure they were going to prove some sort of connection between law enforcement and the actual crimes. In the end, it was all because of twisted perversions of their own and the belief that sex workers aren't worth the resources?

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u/ImmediateAnt5805 15h ago

I think it was more so that there was so much corruption starting at the top with the old chief, that he felt like he would be taken down for his deeds that were separate from the killings. Farther away the FBI stayed from his precincts, the better his secrets would be kept. Pretty disgusting honestly, and while not proven 100%, it is pretty clear Burke could have cared less because they were sex workers so that made it even worse.

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u/New_Butterscotch8435 12h ago

Sharran Gilbert’s murder was never tied to the other murders, perhaps because it wasn’t a serial killer that was responsible for her murder, rather the now disgraced police commissioner, James Burke. Hear me out….an older gentleman said he had opened the door for Sharran when he heard her frantically knocking and asking for help, however, the minute he said he was calling the police, she split. Why was she so afraid of law enforcement? Could Burke have had something to do with Sharran’s murder and that’s why he didn’t want the FBI sniffing around?

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u/autumnlover1515 4d ago

Yes, i believe so

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u/Woo-man2020 3d ago

Is this the one where they catch the killler?

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u/Fink737 4d ago

I liked it