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Was Charlie Chop-Off An Inspiration For 'The Alienist' ?
DIR By: HowBrown1953
Date: November 30, 2024, 2:54 pm
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The late Caleb Carr ( 1955-2024 ) whose 1994 book 'The
Alienist', inspired a 10-episode series in 2018 mentioned
Dashiell Hammett
( The Thin Man) as one of his inspirations for his book.
Nina and I watched a program today about the infamous and
virtually overlooked series of murders in Manhattan
some 50 years ago most well known as the 'Charlie Chopoff'
murders.
I won't spoil the video for you but give it a look when
possible.
Some eerie similarities between The Alienist and the Harlem
murders:
* Victims from groups that don't receive proper media attention-
Carr's victims were boys in girl's clothing working at the
notorious Paresis Hall
* Child victims mutilated- Carr's culprit enacted severe
mutilations on the child victims. Really severe......
* Arrested man had issues with his face ( severe acne )- Carr's
culprit had a facial tic which all who met him didn't forget
* Victims murdered on rooftops- Carr's culprit made a point of
killing children on rooftops or in inaccessible places on the
tops of buildings
Each one of these similarities mentioned is found in the Chopoff
case.
What caught our attention first was the fact that victims were
murdered on rooftops.
If you've seen the Alienist, you'll know what we mean.
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