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80% Rotten Tomatoes Country of origin United States No. of seasons 2 Production company(s) Sirens Media Language English | 7.6/10 IMDb 59% Metacritic Original language(s) English No. of episodes 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Executive producer(s) Barry LevinsonTom FontanaRebecca Toth DiefenbachValerie Haselton DrescherLucilla D'AgostinoDenise ContisJoseph Schneier Similar Diesel Brothers, Moonshiners, The Killing Season, Treasure Quest: Snake Isl, Edge of Alaska Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exclusive killing fields sets the scene for true crime docu series
A cold case television series which takes place on the Discovery Channel.
Contents
- Exclusive killing fields sets the scene for true crime docu series
- About the Show
- The Crime
- Response
- References
About the Show
In 2016, the Discovery Channel began a series called "Killing Fields" about a cold case in Louisiana. The show follows the investigators in real time as they try to solve the crime, which took place in June 1997. This is the first true crime series developed by Discovery. The show is executive produced by Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana among others.
The Crime
In June 1997 in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, Eugenie Boisfontaine disappeared. Her body was found two months later in a nearby ditch. Her head had blunt force trauma. Was it a singular murder or from a string of serial murders in the area? (There were 60 cases of missing and murdered women in the area during that time period and several serial murderers lived in nearby Baton Rouge.)
Detective Rodie Sanchez was the first investigator assigned to the case in 1997. Because he could never stop thinking about it, he came out of retirement to try to solve the crime. Detective Aubrey St. Angelo is a young detective who is helping Sanchez on the case. His father worked with Sanchez for many years before he retired. Both detectives are joined by many other detectives in the Iberville Parish Sheriff's office.
Response
The series opened to strong numbers. On February 2, 2016, Discovery Channel ordered a minimum of 6 more episodes.