January 7, 2016

 

Dear Hildie:

 

Watched the KILLING FIELDS night before last, where they “re-opened” the Eugenie Boisfontaine case—You know, the 34 year- old LSU grad student who was abducted from Stanford Avenue in 1997 and turned up as a skeleton in Bayou Manchac. They say the DNA doesn’t match Derrick Todd Lee, but everything else seems to. But, God, who can believe anything on TV? I see the most ridiculous programs on the “Discovery” and “History” channels, that have nothing to do with real discoveries (except the ones they’ve manufactured) or history (e.g., ancient aliens). And the ID channel, which deals with crime, is so low in production values it should be convicted of a crime against their audience; I think they use the same generic police car for all their programs. I get so tired of seeing these 20-something writers and actors having their “policeman” of the 1960s and before using two-handed pistol grips.

 

Working on another proposal. Devil’s Swamp. I remember my grandmother telling me about people who wandered into it and were never seen again. I’m sure every locality has such stories.

 

Take care.

Love,

M