{"id":65550,"date":"2024-02-09T17:07:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T22:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=65550"},"modified":"2024-02-09T17:07:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T22:07:14","slug":"national-geographic-examines-our-true-crime-obsession-with-pathological-chasing-a-true-crime-con-man-the-chilling-story-of-how-bestselling-author-and-serial-killer-expert-stephane-bourgoin-unrav","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/09\/national-geographic-examines-our-true-crime-obsession-with-pathological-chasing-a-true-crime-con-man-the-chilling-story-of-how-bestselling-author-and-serial-killer-expert-stephane-bourgoin-unrav\/","title":{"rendered":"National Geographic Examines Our True-Crime Obsession With &#8220;Pathological: Chasing A True-Crime Con Man,&#8221; The Chilling Story of How Bestselling Author and Serial Killer Expert Stephane Bourgoin Unraveled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60562\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/National-Geographic-logo.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/National-Geographic-logo.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/National-Geographic-logo-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/National-Geographic-logo-360x180.webp 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>National Geographic announced today the greenlight of PATHOLOGICAL: CHASING A TRUE-CRIME CON MAN, an all-new docu-series following the rise and fall of bestselling French author and serial killer expert St\u00e9phane Bourgoin, whose remarkable career was built on a foundation of morbid lies that are finally being unveiled in full. A meta-commentary on the global, cultural phenomenon of true-crime entertainment, PATHOLOGICAL takes viewers through the dramatic twists and turns of Bourgoin&#8217;s life in front of and behind the camera and tracks his pursuit by a group of true-crime enthusiasts, whose passion for the genre turned them into amateur sleuths and seekers of truth.<\/p>\n<p>Based on The New Yorker&#8217;s 2022 piece on Bourgoin from journalist Lauren Collins and a comprehensive new investigation by Emmy\u00ae-nominated filmmaker Ben Selkow, the three-part series is produced by The New Yorker Studios and award-winning Left\/Right, the production company behind the acclaimed documentary &#8220;The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney Spears.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-361906530\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;True crime, a massive industry with a dedicated fandom and murky ethical lines, is put under the microscope in PATHOLOGICAL. National Geographic seeks to expose the truth behind the lies and deceit of this fascinating story,&#8221; said Tom McDonald, EVP of Global Factual and Unscripted Content, National Geographic. &#8220;Using new access coupled with Left\/Right&#8217;s dedication to groundbreaking storytelling and The New Yorker&#8217;s reporting prowess, this is a compelling, entertaining story that we hope sparks commentary on the ethics of true crime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With unprecedented access, the series features the first on-camera interviews with members of the 4e`me Oeil Corporation (aka the &#8220;4th Eye&#8221;), an anonymous collective of five true-crime aficionados working across three countries, whose unfolding investigation unearthed the mysteries of Bourgoin&#8217;s past. In countless media appearances, Bourgoin claimed that he had interviewed 77 serial killers and was trained by the FBI. He presented himself as a grieving widow whose lover was murdered by a serial killer in the 1970s, a trauma that sparked his lifelong pursuit to understand the mind of murderers. The 4th Eye&#8217;s shocking findings refuted many of Bourgoin&#8217;s claims, exposing the hard truths of a man who exploited the true-crime industry to enrich himself on the backs of victims.<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of PATHOLOGICAL is extensive reporting by Collins, beginning with her 2022 The New Yorker story and then expanded by a rigorous new investigation with the team at Left\/Right. This new probe includes Bourgoin&#8217;s first on-the-record interview with an English-language production and interviews with previously anonymous members of the 4th Eye, Bourgoin&#8217;s former colleagues and even members of his family. 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