Unbelievable Case
Christian miller a collaboration between the marshall project and propublica it was published on both websites on december 16 2015.
Unbelievable case. As unbelievable now brings marie s story back to the forefront of popular culture her case continues to be an important study in how friends families and authorities can better support sexual. The show was co created by susannah grant ayelet waldman and michael chabon all three co creators and sarah timberman carl beverly and katie couric were executive producers. Jeffrey mason and. It s horrifying and in equal.
The true story behind unbelievable netflix s gripping new drama about the women who solved a serial rape case. After debuting in september netflix s limited series unbelievable quickly became one of the most acclaimed shows of 2019. Unbelievable is an american drama web television miniseries starring toni collette merritt wever and kaitlyn dever it is about a series of rapes in washington state and colorado. This gripping true crime drama is based on the real life story of marie adler a then 18 year old washington state woman who reported being raped by a masked intruder in her home only to be re victimized by detectives who accused her of fabricating her harrowing story.
Detectives pruitt and parker are based on real people named sgt. The crux of unbelievable is in how the police officers and detectives originally assigned to marie s case use interrogation tactics and bad information wearing her down to the point at which. Colorado publication westword reprinted the article as their cover story on may 19 2016. The actual history behind the netflix mini series unbelievable is a near perfect example of the faustian bargain at the heart of true crime storytelling.
In 2008 18 year old lynnwood washington woman marie is attacked in her apartment by a man who. The only unsavory loose end from the unbelievable finale is what happened to the men who discredited marie. Background history an unbelievable story of rape was written by ken armstrong and t. The marshall project and propublica are american non profit online news organizations.