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Presenting "Candyman: The True Story Behind The Bathroom Mirror Murder"

2024/10/11
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Dometi Pongo: 本播客讲述了电影《Candyman》的真实故事原型——Ruthie Mae McCoy 的谋杀案。这起案件发生在芝加哥的公共住房项目,凶手通过受害者的浴室镜子进入公寓,最终导致其死亡。电影《Candyman》虽然是虚构故事,但其情节与McCoy案有惊人的相似之处。本播客旨在探讨这起案件背后的真相,以及它所反映的社会问题,例如城市对居民的忽视、社会安全问题以及对黑人受害者的漠视。McCoy案不仅是一起个案,也反映了当时(甚至现在)社会中存在的系统性问题,例如911未能及时提供帮助,以及对居住在公共住房项目中的居民的安全保障不足。 Dometi Pongo还探讨了电影中Candyman形象的象征意义,以及其与现实生活中黑人犯罪分子形象的相似性,从而引发人们对社会现实的思考。他认为,在讨论犯罪时,人们往往只关注个人责任,而忽略了环境因素的影响。McCoy案既是个人犯罪行为的结果,也是社会环境因素造成的。 Steve Bagheera: 作为一名记者,我多年来一直关注Ruthie Mae McCoy 谋杀案。我亲身前往McCoy的公寓进行调查,发现凶手是通过浴室镜子进入公寓的。这与电影《Candyman》中的情节非常相似。这起案件的发生,不仅反映了凶手的残忍,也暴露出社会对弱势群体的漠视。McCoy的死被草率处理,仿佛只是一起普通的黑人被谋杀的案件。这反映了当时(甚至现在)社会中存在的种族歧视和社会不公现象。

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Ruthie Mae McCoy's frantic 911 call stated, "They want to come through the bathroom." Nearly three days later, police found her shot to death, her apartment breached through her bathroom medicine cabinet. In the new "48 Hours" podcast, Candyman: The True Story Behind the Bathroom Mirror Murder, Chicago native and journalist Dometi Pongo uncovers the terrifying reality of McCoy's murder, which was one of the inspirations for the "Candyman" horror franchise. 

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