The original was perfected as per all of the articles and court reported stories from the time it actually happened. This remake was just awful in my opinion. The other girls all did look a like, it was very hard to tell who was who. The acting wasn't convincing, they didn't provide the emotions that the killer went through enough to show the build up. The proof of the killer's state of mind and torment she felt she endured was in the actual taped police confession. This movie failed miserably in my opinion. Very disappointed.