{"podcast":{"title":"Murder Made Fiction","slug":"murder-made-fiction-7006564","podcast_index_feed_id":7006564,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BDA1343844660","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/1f271600-58be-11ef-adcc-e72499d4cdc4/image/b45417ea7315903a15a6666637206af3.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Joe Lipsett & Amanda Jane Stern","episode_count":232,"summary":"A podcast that analyzes fictionalized adaptations of true crimes. Hosted by Amanda Jane Stern. Part of the Bloody FM podcast network.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T14:20:55.310944+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/murder-made-fiction-7006564"},"episode":{"title":"The Boston Strangler (1968)","slug":"the-boston-strangler-1968","published_at":"2026-07-21T07:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/murder-made-fiction-7006564/the-boston-strangler-1968","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/murder-made-fiction-7006564","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BDA9382507106.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BDA9382507106.mp3","summary":"Four years after the last fictional adaptation, Compulsion director Richard Fleischer delivered a new fresh take on the case with 1968's The Boston Strangler. While Edward Anhalt's script uses the same tired pop psychology to excuse DeSalvo's crimes, cinematographer Richard H. Kline and editor Marion Rothman use split screens and transitions in an incredibly exciting way. Plus: charismatic Tony Curtis and interrogating queerness (with a bisexual-coded Bottomly?) Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on social media @murdermfiction (BlueSky & Instagram) or send us an email: murdermadefiction@gmail.com > Amanda: @amandajanestern > Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky) Wanna support the show? Join us on Patreon (patreon.com/murdermadefiction) for full-length primer and episodic coverage of The Girl From Plainville Theme Music: Conrad Chambers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Four years after the last fictional adaptation, Compulsion director Richard Fleischer delivered a new fresh take on the case with 1968's The Boston Strang…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3027,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/murder-made-fiction-7006564/episodes/the-boston-strangler-1968/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/murder-made-fiction-7006564/the-boston-strangler-1968.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}