Teaser Trailer For Blumhouse's Chilling True Crime Satanic Panic Docuseries FALL RIVER
Epix has a teaser trailer for Blumhouse’s upcoming true-crime docuseries Fall River. The series chronicles the chilling story of three young women who were murdered in 1979, and these murders lead to a leader of a satanic cult getting sent to prison for life without parole.
This four-part docuseries will explore the Satanic Panic of the ’80s and it will shed some new light on the murders that took place. The synopsis reads:
In 1979 – almost 90 years after infamous, accused murderer Lizzie Borden’s notorious acquittal – Fall River, Massachusetts would become home to another terrifying series of crimes. When three young women were killed in a streak of brutal murders, police alleged a satanic cult was practicing human sacrifice. The cult leader, a man named Carl Drew, was captured and sent to prison for life without parole.
Twenty years after the trial, the lead investigator Paul Carey became so haunted by inconsistencies in the stories that he re-investigated his own case after he retired. Evidence surfaced that brought the entire story into question. Now through exclusive interviews, including intimate conversations with Drew, new witnesses and illuminating evidence, this documentary series will tell the true story of a town caught in the grips of the paranoia and fear around the 1980s Satanic Panic, and will shed light on murders that were thought to have been solved.
Mary Lisio, EVP Alternative and Non-Scripted Programming, Blumhouse Television said in a statement:
“Fall River does more than chronicle the sensational murders that beset this town, but gives a face and voice to the marginalized victims, women who, because they were sex workers, did not receive the care and attention warranted during the investigation into their deaths. Over the course of filming, we uncovered aspects of the investigation that were previously unknown, new evidence, that 41 years later bring us closer to the truth of what really happened to these women.”
If you’re into true crime stories, this seems like the kind of project that you might want to watch. The series was executive produced by Jason Blum and directed/executive produced by James Buddy Day (The Lover’s Lane Murders, Manson: The Women, The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell).
The series is set to premiere on Epix on May 16th at 10pm ET.