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      • It’s the story of Jack Roland Murphy, “Murf the Surf,” who was America's first true-crime celebrity television superstar. This man was a jewel thief and a figure in popular culture—he was a champion surfer—who went on to commit a couple of grisly murders.
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  2. Feb 19, 2023 · Things get dark - like, murder dark - and then kind of plain weird. "Murf The Surf: Jewels, Jesus And Mayhem In The USA" is the story of Jack Murphy, that surf star who turned to a life of...

  3. Jan 10, 2023 · Jack Murphy, the subject of MGM+’s new docuseries Murf the Surf, was a charismatic folk hero, TV’s first true-crime celebrity, and a convicted killer. By Julie Miller. January 10, 2023....

  4. Feb 2, 2023 · It’s the story of Jack Roland Murphy, “Murf the Surf,” who was America's first true-crime celebrity television superstar. This man was a jewel thief and a figure in popular culture—he was a champion surfer—who went on to commit a couple of grisly murders.

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  5. Murf the Surf: With Roxy Ditto, Ivy Votolato, Natalie Oliver, James Karis. New York's most infamous jewel thief, Jack Roland Murphy, aka "Murf the Surf."

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    • 2023-02-05
    • Documentary
    • Roxy Ditto, Ivy Votolato, Natalie Oliver
    • Jack Murphy Was The Donald Trump of His Time, Says 'Murf The Surf' Director
    • Focusing The Narrative Back on Annelie Mohn and Terry Rae Frank
    • Jack Murphy's Intimidation Tactics

    Murphy was the country's first "true crime television superstar," Cutler said. He was seen as a charismatic party boy and surfing champion (hence the moniker), and he became somewhat of a folk hero to the public for the 1964 heist at the American Museum of Natural History, which saw him and a friend steal the Star of India sapphire, the DeLong Star...

    The deaths of Mohn and Frank became largely a footnote in the original media coverage of Murphy's deeds, and so Cutler was keen to correct this in MGM+'s Murf the Surf. The filmmaker explained: "It was very important to us that Annelie Mohn and Terry Rae Frank not be, first of all, forgotten in the narrative, and that their stories and their famili...

    Cutler also spoke on the way in which Murphy was comfortable using subtle intimidation when speaking to him and others, as can be seen in an exclusive clip shared with Newsweek above. Murphy, Cutler said, would often find ways in which to remind journalists that he had been convicted of murder when speaking to them. Cutler said of his own experienc...

  6. Feb 4, 2023 · “ Murf the Surf tells the story of one of the most complicated and notorious American crime figures ever, Jack Roland Murphy,” Cutler has explained in a director’s statement, “who became...

  7. Feb 2, 2023 · Jack Roland Murphy, better known by his headline-friendly moniker “Murf the Surf,” was a criminal who pulled off America’s biggest jewelry heist, stealing the Star of India sapphire—among several...