Barry Bowe's Blog, page 59
August 18, 2020
House of Horrors
His sex slaves were shackled, nude, and fed dog food. House of Horrors True Detective magazine published my story about Gary Heidnik in its January 1993 issue – long time ago – & I forgot so many of the details over the passage of time. I’m almost finished a revised eBook right now. WOW – […]
August 17, 2020
Fracture
“Umm … Fucking the victim.” Fracture Somehow this 2007 movie starring Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling flew under my radar until last year. Like it so much, I bought it. If you like crime movies, this is a good one. Without spoiling the too much of the plot, Anthony Hopkins is standing trial for murdering […]
August 16, 2020
15 Pieces
“How are you going to find her ― when she left the island in fifteen pieces?” 15 Pieces True Detective published my fourth true crime story in its January 1992 issue. The editor titled it “She Left the Island in 15 Pieces.” The Virgin Islands’ first prosecution without a body – She left the Caribbean island […]
August 15, 2020
Buffalo Bill
“It puts the lotion on its skin.” Buffalo Bill Did you ever wonder where Thomas Harris got the idea for Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs? He got the idea from real-life serial killer Gary Heidnik and his House of Horrors at 3514 N. Marshall Street in North Philadelphia. The homicide detectives at Philly […]
Kinky Clues
“She asked me if I wanted to have sex. She said, ‘Please don’t kill me. Have sex, but please don’t kill me.’” Kinky Clues True Detective published my third true crime story in its October 1991 issue. The editors titled it “Kinky Clues Beside the Gang-Raped Girl.” On the Caribbean island of St. Croix, missing […]
August 14, 2020
Lusting Beast
“If you don’t spread your legs, I’m going to put the gun inside you and blow your insides out.” Lusting Beast Official Detective magazine published my second true crime story in its October 1991 issue. The editors titled it “The Lusting Beast in Combat Boots.” On Sandy Point Beach on the island of St. Croix, […]
August 13, 2020
Voodoo Slaughter
“I just observed a man on Vessup Bay Beach hacking away at a body with a machete.” Voodoo Slaughter Official Detective magazine published my first true crime story in its August 1991 edition. The editors titled it “Virgin Islands Voodoo Slaughter.” On the paradise island of St. Thomas, two strollers on the beach came face […]
August 12, 2020
Subtle Messages
A 1:12 follow up to yesterday’s Dirty Dancing post – in addition to plot, acting, directing, & dialogue – I look for subtleties – & here’s a good one. The first time they appeared on stage, Jennifer Grey was so new at the routine, she refused to try the leap. In the finale – around […]
August 11, 2020
Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner
“Nobody puts Baby in the corner,” Patrick Swayze tells Jennifer Grey’s father to launch the fantastic finale of Dirty Dancing. Eight minutes well spent – final sequence of Dirty Dancing – 1987 blockbuster starring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze. Saw the movie for the first time in late August of 1988 while visiting my mother […]
August 10, 2020
Vera Cruz
Tried to watch Vera Cruz today. A 1954 movie starring Gary Cooper & Burt Lancaster – also Cesar Romero, Ernest Borgnine, & a cast of 1,000s – after the U.S Civil War – Mexico had a civil war – but the military leaders in charge kept making references in French – French in Mexico? Burt […]
