From Citizen X to The Boston Strangler (1968) and Boston Strangler (2023), fact becomes narrative and something gets lost in the process. Who is centered, who is forgotten, and why dramatization often says more about the storyteller than the truth. In the end, maybe the real question isn’t whether these stories are accurate—but whether they’re honest.
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Ideological Filters and Systemic Failures: A Comparative Analysis of Serial Homicide Representation in Citizen X and the Boston Strangler Narratives

The cinematic representation of serial homicide serves as a potent vehicle for exploring the intersection of individual pathology and systemic failure. Films such as Citizen X (1995), The Boston St…

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