This gripping, true-life drama tells the story of the bungled and obstructed manhunt for Canada's most notorious serial killer.This gripping, true-life drama tells the story of the bungled and obstructed manhunt for Canada's most notorious serial killer.This gripping, true-life drama tells the story of the bungled and obstructed manhunt for Canada's most notorious serial killer.
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- TriviaNicholas Lea plays Les Forsythe, a character based on Les Holmes, the ex-RCMP officer who wrote a book revealing the tragic errors that let Clifford Olson kill several more victims before being arrested. The book is titled "Where Shadows Linger: The Untold Story of the RCMP's Olson Murders Investigation" and was co-written by Holmes and Bruce L. Northorp.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 896: Sisu (2023)
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Not Bad for a Canadian film!
This is the investigation leading to the capture of serial killer Clifford Olson in 1981 (forty years ago!).
It demonstrates how the investigation was botched by bureaucratic bungling, by the red tape of jurisdictional disputes, by the common excuse of insufficient manpower and the like. It also demonstrates that it is never one superhero detective who does all the work and then captures the suspect. It took a large group of people to get Olson - and if they would have paid more attention they could have got him much sooner - with less innocent lives being lost.
Overall good and suspenseful Don't look to this for insights on Olson - its much more about the investigation.
It demonstrates how the investigation was botched by bureaucratic bungling, by the red tape of jurisdictional disputes, by the common excuse of insufficient manpower and the like. It also demonstrates that it is never one superhero detective who does all the work and then captures the suspect. It took a large group of people to get Olson - and if they would have paid more attention they could have got him much sooner - with less innocent lives being lost.
Overall good and suspenseful Don't look to this for insights on Olson - its much more about the investigation.
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- MikeyB1793
- Feb 28, 2021
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