Netflix has confirmed that production for Season 2 of 'The Watcher' has commenced in New York, four years after the series was renewed. Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Margo Martindale, and Isabel Gravitt are returning to their original roles. The delay stems from Ryan Murphy's departure from Netflix and his return to 20th Television. No plot details or new cast members have been announced, with a 2027 premiere expected.
Ibrahim Aydah, owner of Express Mart #7 in Water Valley, Mississippi, denies that 'Smax' Pseudo-DHM pills found near the bodies of two deceased University of Mississippi students originated from his store. Aydah stated that the pills found near Robert Strang’s body differ from his inventory, specifically noting that his store does not carry the 200 mg version or the specific ingredient list found on the packaging near the student. Federal agents from the DEA raided the store on Friday, seizing all kratom products following an August 26 federal scheduling order that banned the sale of mitragynine pseudoindoxyl. While Aydah expressed condolences to the families of the victims, he maintained that he is a businessman, not a drug dealer, and was unaware that his products were illegal. Court documents indicate that an undercover agent purchased similar pills from the store, but Aydah disputes the connection to the specific packages found at the crime scenes. Toxicology results for the students, Robert Strang and Aidan Hamilton, remain pending, though authorities have linked the deaths to potential drug overdages involving synthetic substances.
Lindsay Clancy's trial ended in a mistrial on Sept. 4 after Michael Desronvil, the lone holdout juror, refused to join the other 11 in a not-guilty-by-insanity verdict. Desronvil recently released his first direct video statement, thanking supporters and refuting claims that he harbored reasonable doubt. His attorney, Edward Paltzik, has engaged in a public feud with Clancy's defense counsel, Kevin Reddington, who has requested a judicial investigation into Desronvil's conduct and background. Clancy is due in court on Sept. 29 for a status conference regarding a potential retrial.
Netflix's new drama 'Unabomber' attempts to link Ted Kaczynski's violent acts to a traumatic Harvard experiment but is widely criticized for being shallow, melodramatic, and factually flawed.
Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series, 'Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story,' debuted at No. 1 on the platform with 12.1 million views in its first four days. The eight-episode season, starring Ella Beatty, reimagines the 1892 axe murders through a modern lens, focusing on Lizzie as a symbol of female rage. Critics note the show’s controversial 'hot maid' theory and its departure from historical consensus, while viewers debate the accuracy of the dramatized motives.
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story debuted at No. 1 on Netflix with 12.1 million views in four days, matching the opening performance of the previous two seasons. The series, starring Ella Beatty, explores the 1892 murders through a modern lens, while the broader franchise has accumulated nearly 170 million views across all installments.
Melissa McCarthy discusses Netflix’s The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey, a serious, non-whodunit drama in which she plays Patsy Ramsey and that examines the media frenzy and family trauma surrounding the 1996 case. She describes deep prep—reading police and coroner reports, talking with people who knew Patsy, and even writing letters to John and Burke—while the production employed an on-set psychologist to handle the weight of the scenes. The interview also revisits her rise from Gilmore Girls to Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy, and The Little Mermaid, her Groundlings roots, and her ongoing partnership with Paul Feig, including a candid take on why comedies still deserve respect and awards recognition. It also touches on the unmade Bridesmaids 2 idea (Lillian’s divorce party) and McCarthy’s Joyful Heart Foundation advocacy, plus her bond with Mariska Hargitay.
Vulture’s review argues Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story leans into fiction over fact, portraying Lizzie as the killer despite her acquittal and weaving in an Aileen Wuornos subplot, raising ethical questions about true‑crime storytelling and its treatment of historical events.
Netflix’s Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story is praised for its stylish performances and atmosphere but makes sweeping historical liberties, recasting Lizzie as a romantic, oppressed heroine and expanding Bridget Sullivan's role, while reordering the murders, introducing a poison plot, and even making Bertha Manchester a test killer. The piece notes the real case ended in acquittal and many plotlines are invented for drama, reflecting Murphy-style true-crime storytelling rather than strict history.
Philadelphia police, with FBI support, searched Eugene Horsch's home and found five urns believed to contain human ashes along with more than a million digital images and videos. The material identifies seven missing women, with two depicted unconscious or injured; investigators say many remain missing and they are continuing to corroborate evidence from the extensive media cache.
The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA, once tied to the 1892 murders of Andrew and Abby Borden, now operates as a bed-and-breakfast museum with ghost tours, offering 8 bedrooms across 3.5 bathrooms and space for up to 20 guests; rooms cost about $249–$259 per night, and the property—purchased by Lance Zaal of US Ghost Adventures after 2021—keeps original doors and many period details (with some replicas) while staying a popular tourist draw fueled by the unsolved case, its adaptations, weddings, and a gift shop.
CBS News' 48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty spends a night in the Lizzie Borden House to explore the 1892 double murder of Abby and Andrew Borden, examining how modern forensics and Lizzie Borden’s acquittal shape our understanding of the case, and noting how the house has become a haunted Bed and Breakfast and museum while Netflix’s Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story draws renewed attention to the saga.
A juror in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial said the panel treated the case as a chance to 'make it better for other women,' a reasoning a legal analyst calls problematic because juries are meant to apply the law, not influence policy. The trial ended in a mistrial with an 11-1 deadlock on criminal responsibility, amid questions about outside influences and whether the holdout juror (the only Black juror) was shown all evidence in dispute. The case centers on postpartum psychosis as a possible defense for the 2023 killings of Clancy’s three children; prosecutors and defense attorneys are pursuing motions following the hung jury.
BuzzFeed lists 16 celebrities who are currently incarcerated, detailing the crimes and convictions behind their prison sentences, including Tory Lanez’s 10-year term for shooting Megan Thee Stallion and Silentó’s 30-year sentence for manslaughter, among other high-profile cases.
Octavia Spencer won her first Primetime Emmy in Outstanding Narrator for Investigation Discovery’s Lost Women of Alaska, beating a competitive field that included Sir David Attenborough; the award also keeps Attenborough from becoming the oldest Emmy winner, as Spencer emphasized the show’s meaningful storytelling in her backstage remarks.
