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Ratings: Dateline’s Deadly House of Cards

It looks like Dateline NBC’s rerun of “Deadly House of Cards,” which featured my narrative non-fiction book on the Mark Twitchell case, has resonated with millions of people.

Preliminary ratings data has placed the two-hour special at the top of the list for Saturday night US broadcasts. And many viewers shared their reactions about the case on social media:

@samcgirl @DatelineNBC Very different from any episode I’ve ever seen. There’s usually twists — but to this extent? Wow…

— Jason (@jfinnell86) July 20, 2014

Some viewers were shocked by the connections between the real-life serial killer investigation and both Hollywood and the Dexter television series.

This episode of #Dateline is mind boggling. I bet a lot of murderers do get ideas from TV shows.

— Nicole (@DarkXTwisty3) July 20, 2014

This is an angle I explored in-depth while researching and writing The Devil’s Cinema. Last night, I also shared this excerpt from a prison letter Mark Twitchell sent me, where he responds to my questions about his links with Dexter and his crimes.

2/2 #Dateline Yrs of research, 350pgs of Mark Twitchell's prison letters, etc. Asked about #Dexter. He wrote me this: pic.twitter.com/iYLMkEoknk

— Steve Lillebuen (@lillebuen) July 20, 2014


Mark Twitchell has always denied that he is a murderer. It’s clear from this letter that he also seeks to downplay his fascination with Dexter too.

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This entry was posted in Crime and Justice, Twitchell and tagged Copycat Killers, Dateline NBC, Deadly House of Cards, Dexter, Dexter Copycat, Mark Twitchell, the devil's cinema, Twitter on July 20, 2014 by Steve.

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