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James Keene is an American author, writer, executive film producer, and businessman. He has written three novels about his experience and his life. In 2022 he released his second book, Black Bird: One Man's Freedom Hides in Another Man's Darkness. It was adapted into the Apple TV+ series Black Bird in 2022, on which he acted as executive producer.
- Author, Executive Film Producer
- Kankakee, Illinois, U.S
- .mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption (2010), Black Bird: One Man's Freedom Hides in Another Man's Darkness (2022), The Chicago Phoenix: Jimmy Keene's Untold Story (2023)
- Who Is James "Jimmy" Keene from 'Black Bird'?
- How Did James "Jimmy" Keene Target Larry Hall?
- Where Is James "Jimmy" Keene Now?
Black Bird is based on the non-fiction book In With the Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption, which was written by Keene. The book charts Keene's real-life story and the experiences he faced when he was tasked with trying to coax a confession from suspected serial killer Larry Hall (played by Paul Walter Hau...
Initially, Keene did not want to take part in the sting. But he changed his mind after his father Big Jim (played by Liotta) had a stroke that threatened his life. After five months undercover, Keene managed to gain Hall's confidence, and he started to ask Hall about his crimes with the suggestion that he'd remain friends with him even if he confes...
Despite the fact that Hall's map disappeared, Keene's role in the operation to get a confession out of Hall did lead him to be released from prison early in 1999 and his criminal record was scrubbed clean. Reitler's body has still not been found and her family told Dateline that they were frustrated Keene had failed to find out where she was allege...
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Apr 22, 2024 · By Amber Morgan | Edited By Cara Johnson. Published April 22, 2024. Jimmy Keene was serving a 10-year prison sentence on drug charges in 1998 when the FBI asked him to go undercover and get Larry Hall to admit to murder. JimmyKeene.info Today, Jimmy Keene discusses his experience on talk shows and at seminars.
Jul 7, 2022 · Compare the actors and the real people they portray in the crime drama Black Bird, based on the true story of James Keene and Larry Hall. See the birth dates, birthplaces and photos of Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser and Ray Liotta.
Taron Egerton as James "Jimmy" Keene, accused of drug and weapons conspiracy, facing a 10-year prison sentence without a chance for parole; Paul Walter Hauser as Larry Hall, a convicted serial killer and rapist accused of murdering 14 women; Sepideh Moafi as Lauren McCauley, an FBI agent and Jimmy's handler
Black Bird: Created by Dennis Lehane. With Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser, Sepideh Moafi, Greg Kinnear. Jimmy Keene is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison but he cuts a deal with the FBI to befriend a suspected serial killer. Keene has to elicit a confession from Larry Hall to find the bodies of as many as eighteen women.
Feb 20, 2024 · James Keene, also known as Jimmy Keene, was a high school football star who became a drug dealer and a murder suspect. He went undercover for the FBI to catch a serial killer and got his freedom in exchange for his cooperation.
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