The Radford University document also reveals that, as a teenager, Larry was suspected of committing acts of arson, vandalism and various petty crimes in his hometown of Wabash. According to a research paper written by the psychology department of Radford University in Virginia, Larry was antisocial in school, had a low IQ and was teased for being slower than other children, and also for having a speech impediment.Īs Black Bird depicts, Larry – along with his brother Gary, although the series doesn't show this – regularly helped his father Robert Hall dig graves when he was a child, before taking a job as a janitor after leaving school. The real Larry DeWayne Hall was born on Decemin Wabash, Indiana, along with his twin brother Gary. Much of what appears on screen is true, but there is more to the story of Larry Hall than is told in the series. Larry's confession and description of the abduction and murder of Jessica Roach, that was a day where I think we both felt it was difficult to shed the skin of it afterward, because of the reality of it and the knowledge that it really happened." "It's not like you become so lost in the part that you don't know who you are, but being unable to shed the energy of something. "I’m quite good at resetting myself, I think, but there were two occasions where I didn’t feel particularly good afterward," Egerton told the Hollywood Reporter. Hauser's co-star Egerton has spoken about how deeply affecting filming the show was, with the knowledge that its story was based on real events. Of course, the most interesting character in Black Bird is Larry Hall himself (in part thanks to Hauser's mesmerisingly creepy performance), and the series weaves in his story – including childhood flashbacks – as Jimmy gets to know him. The six-episode series follows Jimmy as he takes the FBI deal and attempts to befriend Larry, and also focuses on a pair of law enforcement agents (Greg Kinnear and Sepideh Moafi) as they attempt to uncover more evidence of Larry’s crimes.
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