Inspired By A True Story
The Hollywood Outsider
Welcome to Inspired By A True Story, where our award-winning podcast hosts and film critics discuss the genuine details that have inspired some of the most memorable true crime mov...
Episode list
19
December 30, 2024
1 hr 10 min
I, Tonya - Inspired by Tonya Harding, Jeff Gillooly, and Nancy Kerrigan
January 6, 1994. Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is viciously attacked on the eve of her Olympic qualifying competition at the 1994 US figure skating championships. In 2017, director ...
moreDecember 9, 2024
1 hr 15 min
Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey? - Inspired by JonBenét, John, and Patsy Ramsey
December 26, 1996. John and Patsy Ramsey wake to find their daughter, JonBenét Ramsey, missing, and a ransom note on the stairs. Hours later, JonBenét's body would be found INSIDE ...
moreNovember 25, 2024
54 min
The Stranger (2022) - Inspired by Daniel Morcombe and Brett Peter Cowan
December 7, 2003. A beloved young boy sets off to take a bus ride on a journey to buy his parents Christmas presents and is never seen alive again. In 2022, Joel Edgerton and Sean ...
moreNovember 11, 2024
1 hr 0 min
Woman of the Hour - Inspired by Cheryl Bradshaw and Rodney Alcala, aka The Dating Game Killer
September 13, 1978. Cheryl Bradshaw, a drama teacher, takes a trip to The Dating Game, where she asks potential suitors random questions that lead to an eventual date. One of those...
moreOctober 28, 2024
1 hr 4 min
The Exorcism of Emily Rose - Inspired by Anneliese Michel
September 1975. Suffering from either psychosis or demonic possession, a young woman begins undergoing an exorcism that will lead to her eventual death. In 2005, director Scott Der...
moreOctober 14, 2024
57 min
The Conjuring - Inspired by Ed and Lorraine Warren with the Perron Family
October - 1973. The Perron Family have moved into a dream of a home. Unfortunately, it allegedly harbored a dark, evil secret and for the next decade. This family claimed to be tor...
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