colej
I was bored one evening and decided to check that out (American Murder). At first I thought it was one of those made-for-tv deals, but as the story started to develop I realized that all of the footage being shown was real-life content. There was a point early on in the film when I came to the conclusion that the wife was incredibly insecure and had her own issues with control. She was always on social media sharing every little nuance about her life, which I found incredibly alarming. How someone could assume that they are so interesting that they need to post every detail of their daily lives on social media for everyone to see indicates an enormous level of emotional insecurity.
Having said that, that aspect of the documentary really tied everything together. The social media posts, the personal text messages, the body cameras of the cops when they came to interview the husband and the neighbors... it was thoroughly done.
I found it very interesting, albeit sad and disturbing as well. As much as I tend to not care for those who live their lives via social media, I believe that aspect played a huge part of her husband's eventual conviction. The wife wanted everyone to believe they had the perfect life, and clearly (and obviously) it was anything but.
Yet... had the husband not foolishly agreed to do the polygraph, that case may still be unsolved today, despite the digital evidence of him having an affair.