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Has anyone watched Convicting a Murderer? About Steve Avery - I watched the Netflix doc when it came out but this one popped up on my TikTok for you page today. It’s on Prime but £7.99 for the 10 episodes.
 
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Haven’t watched this but did watch all of the making of a murderer on Netflix, then I watched Pat Brown on YouTube, my eyes were truly opened!
 
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BBC one - morning live. They've just shown the story of a mum whose son was killed by one punch. She's met her son's killer. It's now being turned into a play
 
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BBC one - morning live. They've just shown the story of a mum whose son was killed by one punch. She's met her son's killer. It's now being turned into a play
Didn't watch the programme but is the play called Punch? That's been out for a while. I used to get ads for it on my Instagram all the time.

On a side note, I'm always impressed by people who immerse themselves in the restorative justice process.

I've been meaning to mention this for ages but an old TV show (from 2012) called Fatal Encounters popped into my head a while ago. Some of the episodes really stayed with me. Anyway, I did a quick search and found there was actually a third season on Discovery+ that I've never seen. I'm still working though it, as I took a long break after watching this one:

Episode five - Deadly Delivery.

Honestly, forget the bleeping Shawshank Redemption. This is the ultimate story of forgiveness, compassion and what can happen when you have the right team rooting for you.

I cried and cried and cried. Mr BMP had to have a word in the end! I still get emotional thinking about it now. But they are happy tears.

Because I always talk about hope where youth crime is concerned. There has to be hope that something positive can come out of a tragedy, especially involving kids. And this story has it in spades. Uplifting and inspirational. If you watch it, make sure you Google afterwards too.
 
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I've been meaning to mention this for ages but an old TV show (from 2012) called Fatal Encounters popped into my head a while ago. Some of the episodes really stayed with me. Anyway, I did a quick search and found there was actually a third season on Discovery+ that I've never seen. I'm still working though it, as I took a long break after watching this one:

Episode five - Deadly Delivery.

Honestly, forget the bleeping Shawshank Redemption. This is the ultimate story of forgiveness, compassion and what can happen when you have the right team rooting for you.

I cried and cried and cried. Mr BMP had to have a word in the end! I still get emotional thinking about it now. But they are happy tears.

Because I always talk about hope where youth crime is concerned. There has to be hope that something positive can come out of a tragedy, especially involving kids. And this story has it in spades. Uplifting and inspirational. If you watch it, make sure you Google afterwards too.
I've just watched this following your post and wow you were not wrong 😭

Off to Google 😭
 
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I've just watched this following your post and wow you were not wrong 😭

Off to Google 😭
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It truly touched me. I need to watch it again.

I'm not sure I could do it, if it happened to me - I don't have children but obviously I have people in my life that I love - but you know what, I would think about this case and I would be willing to at least try.

Because I think about the stark, stark contrast between Tariq's father and parents who are just so eaten up by anger and bitterness and I know who I would rather be - for my own sanity if nothing else.
 
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Has anyone watched Convicting a Murderer? About Steve Avery - I watched the Netflix doc when it came out but this one popped up on my TikTok for you page today. It’s on Prime but £7.99 for the 10 episodes.
Haven’t watched this but did watch all of the making of a murderer on Netflix, then I watched Pat Brown on YouTube, my eyes were truly opened!
I'm 7 episodes in only started it yesterday & it is wild. Difficult to comment without spoiling but just know my jaw is dropping throughout.
Thanks for the suggestion.
 
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I'm 7 episodes in only started it yesterday & it is wild. Difficult to comment without spoiling but just know my jaw is dropping throughout.
Thanks for the suggestion.
Ah that’s good to know - I wanted to start it yesterday but didn’t get a chance so will start it next week
 
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Ah that’s good to know - I wanted to start it yesterday but didn’t get a chance so will start it next week
Also I know nothing of the case or the final outcome so my thoughts now could be entirely different once I've finished the series.
 
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Making a Murderer on Netflix... like WTF.
Any updates or a thread discussing this case?
So many questions but honestly the parents have aged so much & the twists & turns must be absolutely awful for them.
 
Making a Murderer on Netflix... like WTF.
Any updates or a thread discussing this case?
So many questions but honestly the parents have aged so much & the twists & turns must be absolutely awful for them.
That said ive just been across to Reddit & it's suggested that watching Convicting a Murderer is worth watching for a different perspective.
 
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I watched the times square one on netflix recently (70s) and was horrified and pretty jumpy for a few days.

I only finished it because I wanted him to get got, and he was
 
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That said ive just been across to Reddit & it's suggested that watching Convicting a Murderer is worth watching for a different perspective.
I’ve just finished watching convicting a murderer. It’s not often I would pay to watch something on top of all our tv subscriptions but it was worth it for the ten episodes. There’s a lot making a murderer left out/edited. Not sure what you think of Stephen Avery & the case but this series is very eye opening.
 
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It’s not easy to answer DWASN without revealing 2 much for those who haven’t watched. I did a complete turn about face
 
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I’ve just finished watching convicting a murderer. It’s not often I would pay to watch something on top of all our tv subscriptions but it was worth it for the ten episodes. There’s a lot making a murderer left out/edited. Not sure what you think of Stephen Avery & the case but this series is very eye opening.
Honestly I WAS thinking Avery has a valid case BUT having not watched the Convicting a murderer & reading here I'm now doubting myself....

I also kept thinking hiw much Kathleen Zellner looked like Hilary Devey (dragons den)
 
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Ticketing Scammer on BBC iPlayer is an interesting watch. About a guy called Miles Hart scammed £1m of Glastonbury tickets in 2024.
 
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Ticketing Scammer on BBC iPlayer is an interesting watch. About a guy called Miles Hart scammed £1m of Glastonbury tickets in 2024.
I think there was an Irish girl who scammed electric picnic tickets over here but nowhere near that amount
 
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Ticketing Scammer on BBC iPlayer is an interesting watch. About a guy called Miles Hart scammed £1m of Glastonbury tickets in 2024.
I kind of got a bit lost in the documentary. Did he do it twice? Once to his friends and then a few years later to the wider public through that events company. And he can't be hiding very well if the doc makers managed to contact him for a comment. All the relationships seemed really odd. The friends, the Godmother etc.
 
I kind of got a bit lost in the documentary. Did he do it twice? Once to his friends and then a few years later to the wider public through that events company. And he can't be hiding very well if the doc makers managed to contact him for a comment. All the relationships seemed really odd. The friends, the Godmother etc.
Yes he scammed all his friends back in 2022, his mother scammed his godmother for in excess of £300k for the house. He then went on and scammed 2 reseller outlets in 2024 of £1m for Glastonbury tickets.
He’s messed with a lot of unsavoury characters in doing so and the new owners of his mother’s house have been threatened several times.
Police are investigating however him and his mother are still out there somewhere!
 
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