The film tells the story from the way his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth “Liz” Kloepfer, learned of his dark psyche.
While many movies of this subject matter have focused on the shocking crimes themselves, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile is a study of the killer’s life outside his infamous murders.
Some have accused the film of glamorizing the killer but it’s telling the story through the eyes of someone who loved him.
They met at a bar in 1969, fell in love and lived out a happy life with her daughter for many years before news of his crimes surfaced.