The way the documentary was presented and shown was really good and it was easy to follow and stayed interesting throughout.
However, Jens' vibe didn't sit right with me. I understand that he was the one capitalising on this and his conviction however, it would have been nice to just have a statement off Elizabeth or her solicitor. I understand she doesn't want to capitalise on this but a simple statement could have changed the documentary as it seemed like the Jens show.
The way I interpreted it, was Jens was just making money from this, and wanted to make Elizabeth seem like the bad person, whereas I believe they both did wrong. The whole time I was watching it, it seemed fairly obvious that they were both involved in the murders and Jens basically admitted to it towards the end of episode 4 but tried to twist his words and manipulate the audience like a politician. Even his tone of voice and the way he was laughing throughout didn't seem right.
Also didn't like that Jens was speaking German in an American documentary. As a European, I can understand speaking your own language means you can get your point across clearer. However, he clearly spoke perfect English when he was going through trial, he is highly educated and I'm assuming it only got better being in prison in America for that many years. I feel like it was a form of trying to manipulate the audience and have a sense of control on his part. Just like when he befriended the Catholic and politician and then didn't mention them afterwards when he didn't get his own way.
No matter what your opinion on this is, the documentary is well done and it's worth a watch if you like true crime. Just don't expect closure on the case, no one will ever know the truth about this case, other than the two of them.
However, Jens' vibe didn't sit right with me. I understand that he was the one capitalising on this and his conviction however, it would have been nice to just have a statement off Elizabeth or her solicitor. I understand she doesn't want to capitalise on this but a simple statement could have changed the documentary as it seemed like the Jens show.
The way I interpreted it, was Jens was just making money from this, and wanted to make Elizabeth seem like the bad person, whereas I believe they both did wrong. The whole time I was watching it, it seemed fairly obvious that they were both involved in the murders and Jens basically admitted to it towards the end of episode 4 but tried to twist his words and manipulate the audience like a politician. Even his tone of voice and the way he was laughing throughout didn't seem right.
Also didn't like that Jens was speaking German in an American documentary. As a European, I can understand speaking your own language means you can get your point across clearer. However, he clearly spoke perfect English when he was going through trial, he is highly educated and I'm assuming it only got better being in prison in America for that many years. I feel like it was a form of trying to manipulate the audience and have a sense of control on his part. Just like when he befriended the Catholic and politician and then didn't mention them afterwards when he didn't get his own way.
No matter what your opinion on this is, the documentary is well done and it's worth a watch if you like true crime. Just don't expect closure on the case, no one will ever know the truth about this case, other than the two of them.