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Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel ignored the reality of mental illness with its focus on conspiracy theories
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The Netflix docuseries was more intent on feeding a cultural appetite for true-crime stories when it could've been more effective focusing from the get-go on the reality of mental illness.
TOPICS: Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, Netflix, Documentaries
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