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“I just finished the first season. It’s great that this podcast caused people to talk more and elicited more information. While I think Payne worked really hard on this and did very important work which helped the case be where it is, I had two big problems with it. 1. Lack of sensitivity - in the very first few minutes, Payne says he wanted to find a “cool” mystery to solve, which is a very poor choice of words. From here I was expecting to hear more about who Tara through the lens of her family, like most other true crime podcasts do. Usually the family is interviewed, and they give approval of such a public podcast about their loved one. If there was approval, it was never mentioned, and if it was you’d think they would have been given a voice in all of these episodes. Not to mention the merchandise and trivia game he created that were completely inappropriate, insensitive and unethical. That is incredibly disrespectful to Tara and her family, I can’t even imagine how that would have made them feel. This was a real person with a family, and this guy was profiting with self-praise merchandise… I don’t understand how this was even allowed, it is so shameful. Side note: There should also be content warnings for episodes that contain topics of suicide, etc. as this can be triggering for many listeners. “Committed suicide” is also not the correct language to use, “died by suicide” is. 2. Lack of humility - the narrator talks more about himself, or inserts conversations that are more about him than about Tara. There is so much self-praise it’s hard to listen to. I’ve never listened to a podcaster boost their ego so much, especially in a true crime murder case where the story is not about them, but a murder victim and their family. While I think good intentions were present for this season, please do better next time.”
victoriarose_ via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/06/22
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“Having a close relative who lives in this small town made me interested in knowing more.
The story is quite interesting and it makes you wonder how someone might be able to get away with something like this just because of who they might know in high places.
I look forward to more episodes!”
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United States of America ·
10/04/16
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“This is just terrific. I don't normally write reviews but this gem deserves one. I found it through the classic Making a Murderer-Serial-Undisclosed route via a dozen other imitations in this compelling new crime journo genre... but this is the best yet. You can tell the guy's a filmmaker...”Read full review »
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Great Britain ·
09/15/16
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“I'm pretty sure I watched a documentary on this a few months ago. I can't remember the channel or all the details, but I think it was on ID. If it's the same person, I remember them saying Tara was seeing a man who lived in another town, and not many of her friends or family knew...”Read full review »
Princess1008 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/04/16
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