What day and time will 'The 12th Victim' release? And everything else you need to know about Showtime docu on 1958 murder case
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: In its most recent documentary series, Showtime examines a controversial teenage couple who were found guilty of killing 11 people in the 1950s. A four-part documentary series called 'The 12th Victim' explores the crimes committed by Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate. The series is produced for Showtime by Tremolo Productions and Submarine Deluxe, inspired by Linda M Battisti and John Stevens Berry’s 2014 book 'The Twelfth Victim: The Innocence of Caril Fugate in the Starkweather Murder Rampage'.
'The 12th Victim' will go deeper into the killings and Fugate's role, viewing her not as a voluntary participant but as a little girl kept hostage by Starkweather. It will accomplish this through in-depth interviews with people familiar with the case and well-researched archive material.
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When does 'The 12th Victim' release?
The docu-series is all set to release on Showtime on Friday, February 17, at 8 pm.
How can I watch 'The 12th Victim'?
All four episodes of this documentary will release on the streaming platform called Showtime. You can get access to the series and all the other shows listed on the streaming giant via a membership.
Who’s acting in 'The 12th Victim'?
According to the official site of IMDb, the cast list includes Jason Marrs as Charles Starkweather, Ivy Votolato as Young Caril Ann Fugate, Jianna Bergen as Juanita Bell, Colleen Bisenieks as Clara Ward, Hannah Hedrick as Velda Bartlett, Jason Flowers as Police Officer, Jordan Monsell as Elmer Scheele, Ryan Rohtla as Police Officer, Chad Winkles as Psychiatrist, Jesse Vilinsky as Cold Open, Eric Tiede as Charles Starkweather, Ashley Bell as Mrs. Starkweather, Cassandra Lee Morris as Caril Fugate along with many more.
What is the plot of 'The 12th Victim'?
According to the official synopsis, "In 1958, Charles Starkweather and his girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate went on a murder spree that took the lives of 11 victims including Caril’s mother, stepfather and baby stepsister. Charles was sentenced to death, and Caril became the youngest woman ever sentenced to life in prison. To this day, she maintains her innocence and that she did not know Charles had killed her family when she accompanied him. The series looks deeper into Caril’s role in the crimes and how this case reflects society's fascination with true crime"
What is the buzz around 'The 12th Victim'?
The widely reported Bonnie and Clyde-style narrative, which was among the first true crime stories to be told in real-time on television, portrayed Starkweather as a James Dean-type character and Fugate as his lewd, bloodthirsty girlfriend. The murder case went on to be served as an inspiration for a number of later blockbuster movies, including 'Badlands' and 'Natural Born Killers.'
Watch the trailer of this gut-wrenching docu-series below:
