Real Faces of Horror: Charles Starkweather & Caril Ann Fugate – Bonnie & Clyde (But She Might’ve Been a Hostage)

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Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate are often remembered as the murderous teenage couple who terrorized Nebraska in 1958… but what if that story isn’t quite right?In this week’s Real Faces of Horror, we take a closer look at whether Caril was a willing partner or just a terrified 14-year-old caught in a nightmare.Think Natural Born Killers, but make it “maybe she didn’t even want to be there.

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