Ryan Murphy loves to take what the audience thinks they know and turn it on its head. He did it with the O.J. Simpson story , making us question whether prosecutor Marcia Clark had been unfairly maligned. He did it with the Clinton-Lewinsky affair , presenting the story in a way that acknowledged both Monica’s sexual interest and Bill’s ultimate responsibility. And just last year he did it with the Menendez brothers , re-examining their story with enough power and resonance that the California courts have actually resentenced them , allowing the possibility of parole.

So it was somewhat surprising to hear that the latest installment of Netflix’s anthology series Monster — produced by Ryan Murphy and in this case written entirely by his longtime collaborator Ian Brennan — would

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