The Journey 145. Cheri Seymour, Christian Hansen and Zachary Treitz: THE LAST CIRCLE and THE OCTOPUS MURDERS

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Publisher R. A. “Kris” Millegan speaks with Cheri Seymour, author of THE LAST CIRCLE: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into The Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal, and filmmakers Christian Hansen and Zachary Treitz, whose four-part documentary, AMERICAN CONSPIRACY: The Octopus Murders, launched on NETFLIX on February 28^th, showing many tales of intrigue and murder concerning Danny Casolaro’s mysterious death and his investigation into the shadowy organization he called “the Octopus,” which reached into the Mafia, the Cali drug cartel, and the U.S. Department of Justice.

March 14, 2024, NEWS NATION’S CHRIS CUOMO interviews “The Octopus Murders” filmmakers Zachary Treitz and Christian Hansen. Cuomo raves about the film. “I’ve watched [all episodes] and was obsessed!”

https://www.newsnationnow.com/cuomo-show/creators-of-netflixs-the-octopus-murders-still-investigating/

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(NewsNation) — Was a journalist murdered to keep him from blowing the whistle on a massive government conspiracy?

Netflix docuseries “American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders,” among the 10 most popular shows on the platform, seeks to answer that question.

In 1991, reporter Danny Casolaro was found dead in a hotel room, after he told friends he was about to expose a sleazy spy ring. The government officially ruled the death a suicide, but the documentary showed that he may have been murdered.

The creators of the film told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo on Thursday that they’re still investigating.

“I’ve been getting new leads daily,” filmmaker Christian Hansen said on “Cuomo.” “We’ve been really busy promoting the show, but we’ve also been mapping out where we want to take the story next. We didn’t end the show intentionally as a cliffhanger. … The world that we got started documenting is kind of ever expansive, and it just keeps going. And you can just keep chasing it until you’re totally exhausted.”

Director Zachary Treitz said he started working on the project as a total skeptic, but now he says “it’s complicated.”

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THE LAST CIRCLE: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal
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This book exposes the dynamics of the Octopus, a globe-trotting undercover intelligence operative, and probes one of the most organized and complex criminal enterprises in the United States.
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After 18 years of research, this account reveals high-level, covert government operations, elaborate corporate structures, and the theft of high-tech software (PROMIS) used as covers for narcotics trafficking, money laundering, arms sales, and espionage.

Connections to a maze of politicians and officials in the National Security Council, the CIA, the FBI, and the U.S. Department of Justice are also revealed, as well a detailed look into the high-profile arrest of Mafia hit-man Jimmy Hughes.

NOW ON NETFLIX, here.
AMERICAN CONSPIRACY: The Octopus Murders | Netflix Official Site

An investigative journalist pursuing a political conspiracy known as the Octopus is found dead in his hotel room. Decades later, new details emerge.

From the Emmy-winning team behind WILD WILD COUNTRY, this docuseries reexamines a twisted government conspiracy theory.