The Cheshire Murders (2013)

This documentary takes a look at a home invasion turned triple-murder in a quiet Connecticut town and the following death penalty trials of the two accused.

At times the story felt more salacious rather than informative. I didn’t know anything about this case before watching the doc and there was some interesting stuff, but it felt like it didn’t go quite deep enough. I would’ve loved to hear about the testimony regarding the police’s response time and their justification for not intervening sooner (i.e. in time to save lives), but oh well.

It had the feeling of a true crime novel written by someone who’d read the newspapers and watched the local coverage, but wasn’t granted any real insider access.

B-