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May 2, 2026

April 2026 Bonus Review: The Predator Of Seville

the true crime that's worth your time

An otherwise conventional Netflix miniseries on a serial rapist is powered by a heartening fire.


[Content warning for discussions of sexual assault.]

The crime
Manuel Blanco Vela leveraged his position as a guide on package tours to over-serve and/or drug, then assault young women in Seville and elsewhere. He's also implicated in the death of one of those women, Lauren Bajorek.

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