Netflix's 'The Witness' Dramatizes the 1992 Rachel Nickell Murder Case
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Joel Keller
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Summary
The article reviews Netflix's drama series "The Witness," which dramatizes the 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell in Wimbledon Common. The case is infamous because the only witness was Nickell's two-year-old son. The series shifts between 1992 and 2002 when the cold case was reopened. The review evaluates whether the show is worth streaming, focusing on the dramatic reexamination of one of Britain's most extensive criminal investigations.
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· 3 pulledThe Witness is a dramatic reexamination of the Rachel Nickell case, one of most extensive investigations in the history of Great Britain.
In July of 1992, Nickell was stabbed dozens of times while walking with her toddler son in Wimbledon Common, and the two-year-old ended up being the only witness.
The drama, based on the real-life murder of Rachel Nickell, goes back and forth between 1992 and 2002, when the cold case was reopened.
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