Sorry folks, I couldn't hang with this one. I like all the actors. I know they do great jobs. But the writing and directing kinda sucked. I never finished watching the DVD. It doesn't help when you already know how the story ends. Who did it? Who cares? They never caught the person. A lot of assumptions made here. I could not get into the first half of the movie. The killings seemed so made up. If they we're based on actual fact, I didn't believe it. The directing is what really lost me. First the movie starts out slow, the actors acted slowly and talked slowly. Could they have drug this out any longer? Then all of a sudden we get flashes of events that pretty much pertain to details in the letters and communications, stuff you want to see. I kept wondering when "Grissom" was going to walk in. Oh that's right this happened in the 70's. Before PC's and cell phones. Maybe that's why the cops seem so retarded. No technology. No education. Equals no suspect. And what about the animal crackers? Did the character have low blood sugar, or did the dog need a reward to get him in the car to do his job? My dog will roll over with out treats. I blame the writing and directing on my lost interest.