The whole idea of this Netflix Original documentary was to bring up old stories and make the current millennial understand the kind of incidents that took place in America decades ago. This is Netflix foraying into the political documentary genre and bringing back to life a case that was speculated about when it broke decades ago. This was the year 1991, when freelance journalist Daniel Casolaro was found dead in a hotel bathtub. Though the police dubbed it suicide, the deceased’s family, friends, and acquaintances were sure he would never take his life.
Daniel’s untimely death opened Pandora’s box thirty years ago, and there was lots of speculation regarding the story he was working on. It was revealed the man was working on something huge that could potentially bring down the American government at the time. There was never any confirmation from either the media or the government on what happened,...
Daniel’s untimely death opened Pandora’s box thirty years ago, and there was lots of speculation regarding the story he was working on. It was revealed the man was working on something huge that could potentially bring down the American government at the time. There was never any confirmation from either the media or the government on what happened,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders is a brand-new political documentary on Netflix about the politics of America during the Cold War. Several documentaries about the dreadful period when capitalism and communism were at loggerheads worldwide question a lot of political moves made by the United States of America to safeguard the rich and the powerful, including then-President Ronald Reagan. The documentary reopens the subject of the journalist Daniel Casolaro, who, according to the police and other investigative agencies, committed suicide in 1991 inside the bathroom of his room in the Sheraton hotel in West Virginia.
Daniel Casolaro was a journalist who had developed an interest in writing articles about computer software and other upcoming technologies. This drew him to the Inslaw Inc. case. Inslaw Inc., owned by Bill Hamilton, had developed software named “Promis” for the Department of Justice of the American government. The legal drama was between Bill Hamilton and...
Daniel Casolaro was a journalist who had developed an interest in writing articles about computer software and other upcoming technologies. This drew him to the Inslaw Inc. case. Inslaw Inc., owned by Bill Hamilton, had developed software named “Promis” for the Department of Justice of the American government. The legal drama was between Bill Hamilton and...
- 2/28/2024
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders, the brand-new documentary on Netflix, was not only about the Octopus Conspiracy but also about many characters that were voluntarily and involuntarily involved in it. Many wanted to expose the scam and present the truth to the world. Apart from Daniel Casolaro, who was going after the intelligence agencies and the Department of Justice, there were men like Michael Riconosciuto who were willing to help Daniel but were bound by many obstacles.
Michael Riconosciuto was one of the key players in the Octopus Conspiracy, which allegedly involved many wrongdoings carried out by several high-profile government agencies. As per the documentary, the agencies that were involved in these were the CIA, Nsa, Nsc, and the Department of Justice. The New York Times journalist Christian Hansen had resurrected the subject of the deceased freelance journalist Daniel Casolaro, who was found dead inside the bathtub of a hotel.
Michael Riconosciuto was one of the key players in the Octopus Conspiracy, which allegedly involved many wrongdoings carried out by several high-profile government agencies. As per the documentary, the agencies that were involved in these were the CIA, Nsa, Nsc, and the Department of Justice. The New York Times journalist Christian Hansen had resurrected the subject of the deceased freelance journalist Daniel Casolaro, who was found dead inside the bathtub of a hotel.
- 2/28/2024
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Obsession works like an addiction. You feed it and feed it, falling down rabbit holes, pursuing your prey with single-minded intensity. You chase the dragon, until you are indistinguishable from the beast itself and the rest of the world slowly becomes a blurry background.
The new Netflix docuseries American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders is about a great many things: a journalist who either committed suicide or was murdered; a government surveillance software program that the Department of Justice might have stolen from its creators; a shady, scary assortment of geniuses,...
The new Netflix docuseries American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders is about a great many things: a journalist who either committed suicide or was murdered; a government surveillance software program that the Department of Justice might have stolen from its creators; a shady, scary assortment of geniuses,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Chris Vognar
- Rollingstone.com
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