Joe Berlinger

executive producer and director

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Award-winning filmmaker, journalist and photographer, whose films include the celebrated documentaries Crude, Brother’s Keeper, Paradise Lost, Metallica and Tony Robbins: I am Not Your Guru

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The 2013 death of Canadian-born Elisa Lam at the Cecil Hotel captured the world’s attention and baffled investigators.

At LA’s infamous Cecil Hotel, how did visitor Elisa Lam die? Netflix’s ‘Crime Scene’ delves into the facts

The 2013 death of Canadian-born Elisa Lam at the Cecil Hotel captured the world’s attention and baffled investigators.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Ted Bundy was convicted of killing more than 30 women in the 1970s. But in the midst of his killing spree, Bundy had a long-term girlfriend.

Why director Joe Berlinger focuses on serial killer Ted Bundy’s charms instead of his crimes

Ted Bundy was convicted of killing more than 30 women in the 1970s. But in the midst of his killing spree, Bundy had a long-term girlfriend.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Joe Berlinger is a veteran documentarian who has been through a lot in his 25-year career.

Documentarian Joe Berlinger

Joe Berlinger is a veteran documentarian who has been through a lot in his 25-year career.

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