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Elizabethton High School Students' True-Crime Project to be Focus of Documentary

Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Sep 24, 2024

In 2018, Elizabethton High School (EHS) students in Alex Campbell’s sociology class began investigating a series of cold-case murders dubbed “The Redhead Murders” that took place in and around the state in the 1980s. With help from various investigators, including an FBI behavioral analyst, the students developed a theory that six of the murders fit the profile of the same killer and eventually gave him the moniker of "The Bible Belt Strangler." Their findings led to at least one of the victims being linked to a possible suspect who died before more charges could be brought. In January of this year, the "Murder 101" podcast was released, telling the story of the class' investigation. Now, the Board of Education has approved release documents for students and staff members to participate in a documentary related to the project, to be directed by Jon Watts of "Spider-Man: Homecoming" fame and released by Amazon MGM Studios. According to the agreement, filming was to begin Friday and extend until May 31, 2027. The Elizabethton Star has the story.