I live in Rochester New York. I remember the story in the local newspapers growing up it was terrifying. Not just so much because there was three homicides which happens all over the world but the double initial thing was really creepy. I don't remember anything about a female detective going crazy though maybe that was all behind the scenes but I believe it was made up.... The footage are real streets bars and eateries in Rochester which make it a little more authentic but this homicide detective going crazy I think that's a little far-fetched. They used fake names of the deceased. The real names are Carmen Colon, Michelle Maenza and Wanda Walkaweicz their ingrained in my head it was so traumatic. The towns that matched the initials of where the bodies were dropped off are real towns so that is real. On a side note we also had Arthur Shawcross who killed about 7 prostitutes but we inherited him he was not born in our area he came from Watertown outside of Syracuse. He was paroled here isn't that wonderful? We also had Kenneth Bianchi ( known as the hillside strangler ) who grew up in a suburb of Rochester (Gates Chili) he was a serial killer in California. The caption states "Rochester is a blue-collar City" I don't know many cities that aren't blue-collar with the exception of Manhattan N.Y. which is probably the only one that has no blue-collar areas in the country. Like all cities there are upscale parts of the city and blue collar. The girls came from a blue-collar area but I live in the city (Park Ave area) and it's certainly not blue-collar. The suburbs can be very affluent like other cities......They never caught the guy to this day..... every 10 year anniversary or so the newspapers will "talk" about it again....for once (it seems) guns are not the culprit.... and as long as we're on the topic of homicide....when are we going to get rid of assault rifles? Or the clip people use to modify the assault rifle. The Las Vegas shooter killed 58 people. I'm sorry people you can't shoot a deer 58 times and still eat it......

I'm not only into horrors I'm also a collector concerning serial killers. Books have never failed but most of the movies are a deep disappointment. So far I have seen a few flicks that I would recommend if you are into serial killers. Try to find To Catch A Killer. It's the best version about a serial killer I have seen so far. Brian Dennehy gives a perfect performance playing Gacy. No fictional facts in that flick. But it is a extreme hard one to find and if you do, expect to pay more than 100$!! But I am supposed to tell about The Alphabet Killer. The Alphabet Killer is a 2008 thriller-horror film, loosely based on the Alphabet murders that took place in Rochester, New York between 1971 and 1973. Eliza Dushku stars as the main character, alongside Cary Elwes, Michael Ironside, Bill Moseley and Timothy Hutton. The film is directed by Rob Schmidt, director of Wrong Turn, and written by Tom Malloy, who also acted in a supporting role. All promising but don't count on that. The story is based on the role of Eliza Dushku, the police officer involved in the search for the killer (fictional), but can't find him so she's loosing her mind and tries to kill herself. Nothing of this happened in the real story. The storyline takes place nowadays while the killings happened in the seventies. The only correct things are the facts that he killed 3 girls, and takes place in Rochester N.Y. and the case is up to today unsolved. Another teaser are the actors involved. Bill Moseley, good actor but is only maybe 2 minutes in the movie. Michael Ironside, also maybe 10 minutes in it. So forget that. There are no killings shown, no blood, no gore, only what is happening with the officer concerning the research for the killer. It's sad that a movie is sold with the headline "based on a true story" and gives us names that aren't really a long time in the movie. Luckily I found it on Blu Ray for 2 euro's. If you really are into the story than I can give you this, Between 1971 and 1973, three young girls, ages ten to eleven, were found sexually assaulted and slain near Rochester, New York. The girls all had double initials for their first and last names and were found dead in suburbs with names in which the first letter co-ordinated with the girls' initials. Two prime suspects later committed suicide. A third suspect, Kenneth Bianchi, went to California where he went on to become one of the infamous Hillside Stranglers, but to this day he insists he had nothing to do with the so-called Double Initial, or Alphabet, murders. The crimes remain unsolved...

This film is a true story and it is not a flashy film which tries to make money by the sufferings of these poor young girls. I cannot stress how much I loathe these paedophiles and rapists. I am a 20 year old guy and if I had any superpowers, I would kill every one of them. If you have read my other reviews, you will know that sometimes I feel very strongly about some issue and burst out like that. I am sorry if that makes you uncomfortable, its just who I am. I was browsing through my friend's DVD collection when I came across this and the cover was very interesting. So, I brought it over a couple of days back to see and the movie was very heart-breaking.A 10-year-old girl, Carla Castillo is found brutally murdered outside the small city of Rochester, New York, and obsessed police detective Megan Paige (Eliza Dushku) suffers a mental breakdown while trying to solve the crime. Megan is diagnosed with adult onset of paranoid schizophrenia and her fianceé breaks of the engagement. The police department is letting the case go into cold storage as there are no leads and the murder seemed to be a dead end. But Megan is convinced that there is a serial killer who goes after children with the same initials. When the child-killings resume two years later, Megan's return to the investigation also brings back her own horrific hallucinations. The only friend she has through all her ordeal is the wheelchair bound Richard Ledge (Timothy Hutton). Even if she can prove a double initial connection to the slayings, will she hang onto her sanity long enough to catch the paedophile psychopath? The director of 'Wrong Turn', Rob Scmidt directs 'The Alphabet Killer'. He is one director who looks very promising. He directs this film with a real reverence to the true events. Eliza Dushku gives her best here as the woman who can see the ghosts of the dead girls. The whole story revolves around her perspective of these killings and sometimes it is very confusing. Is she really schizophrenic or does she actually see those ghosts? Whatever the case maybe, those little girls really suffered from that psycho killer. I really hope that killer is brought to justice soon. The way those little girls are lured into the killer's car is very real. Many of the times, the killer will be a person who you trust. This sick guy doesn't need therapy, he deserves to die for his sins. The ending is chilling with the killer eyeing his next victim. Kenneth Shine, Tom Malloy and Timothy Hutton all give credible performances. This film can be quite traumatizing to below 16 year olds, so the R-rating is definitely deserved (there is also one scene where the beautiful Eliza gets naked, and there is also language and moderate violence, so beware).7/10

to act like it deals with the supernatural when it really doesn't. Detective Megan Paige becomes obsessed with a child murder. The girl's initials are the same letter and her body is left in a town that starts with the same letter. During investigations, she sees the dead girl, sees hands appear, hears whispers. She is diagnosed as schizo and is relegated to a desk job. The movie says it is based on a true story. The movie tries to depict Megan was haunted by ghosts. So, was this detective really schizo in real life? A couple of years go by, and a couple more murders take place. She is allowed to tag alone but not interfere due to her mental state. Wouldn't want evidence thrown out. That part was ridiculous to me. There is no way the police would allow a mental case who was obsessed with this killer interview witnesses. She starts seeing the dead girls and hears things again. Another silly moment is when the police don't stop her from entering this house during a hostage situation. All they do is yell don't go in there, she just walks right in. Simply not believable.Then according to the film, she finds out who the killer was but gets sent back to the psych ward and medicated so she can't tell anyone. Now, you know that never happened. The worst part about this movie is it trying to claim it's based on true events.FINAL VERDICT: This would have been better as a ghost story and not played as based on actual events.