The 12th Victim

The notorious late-'50s cross-Midwest killing spree of Nebraska 19-year-old Charles Starkweather riveted the nation in its day and has been often revisited in popular culture ever since. Many take it as a given that his 14-year-old girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate was a willing accomplice--but was that truly the case? This compelling Showtime docuseries offers re-enactments, interviews, and archive footage to spotlight the facts underlying Fugate's lifelong yet little-heard protestations of innocence. 3 1/2 hrs. on two discs. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH).