Butchers Of The Bayou
Director(s)David Harvey
Production year2023
Genre(s)Documentary, Crime
Approx. running minutes43m
CastDavid Harvey, Daniel Browne
Butchers Of The Bayou
strong real crime scene detail, references to sexual violence
Classified Date:
19/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
BUTCHERS OF THE BAYOU is a US true crime documentary series; in this episode, reports in 2002 of a series of unsolved murders of women spread alarm through the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to victims having been subjected to sexual violence including rape and attempted rape.
injury detail
There are still images of heavy blood stains and pools of blood at real crime scenes, in addition to close-up images of bloody lacerations on the scalp of a teenager who survived a frenzied attack with a bladed weapon. We also see brief images of shapes implied to be real dead bodies, but the detail is blurred and obscured.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are references to murders being initially attributed to domestic violence. Other issues include infrequent mild bad language (e.g. ‘piss’).
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
19/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
BUTCHERS OF THE BAYOU is a crime documentary series; in this episode, analysis of DNA leads the police to a suspect.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images in photos from crime scenes, including sight of pools of blood on the ground, and a close up shot of the head of a corpse, with bloody bludgeon wounds all over it.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are references to sexual violence, including to victims of a serial killer who were sexually assaulted before being murdered. A brief reference is made to a sex worker. There is use of mild and very mild bad language ('piss', 'God').
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
19/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
BUTCHERS OF THE BAYOU is a crime documentary series; in this episode, one killer is tried for his crimes whilst police search for another.
injury detail
There are strong bloody images in crime scene photos, which reveal pools of blood on the ground and on furniture upon which violence took place.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of discriminatory language ('retard'). References are made to sexual violence perpetrated against women murdered by a serial killer, one of whom is said to have been a sex worker. The killer's violent actions are noted, including in references to mutilation of bodies after death. There are also undetailed references to domestic violence.
references to violence and necrophilia
Classified Date:
19/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
BUTCHERS OF THE BAYOU is a crime documentary series; in this episode, the second killer is tracked down.
violence
There are frequent verbal references to violence against women, including to how a man mutilated the bodies of his victims. A man admits to perpetrating crimes of cannibalism and necrophilia. Sexual violence references also occur.
additional issues
There is use of mild bad language ('shit').
Classified date19/01/2023
LanguageEnglish
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to victims having been subjected to sexual violence including rape and attempted rape.
injury detail
There are still images of heavy blood stains and pools of blood at real crime scenes, in addition to close-up images of bloody lacerations on the scalp of a teenager who survived a frenzied attack with a bladed weapon. We also see brief images of shapes implied to be real dead bodies, but the detail is blurred and obscured.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are references to murders being initially attributed to domestic violence. Other issues include infrequent mild bad language (e.g. ‘piss’).
references to violence and necrophilia
Classified Date:
19/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There are frequent verbal references to violence against women, including to how a man mutilated the bodies of his victims. A man admits to perpetrating crimes of cannibalism and necrophilia. Sexual violence references also occur.
additional issues
There is use of mild bad language ('shit').
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
19/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There are strong bloody images in crime scene photos, which reveal pools of blood on the ground and on furniture upon which violence took place.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of discriminatory language ('retard'). References are made to sexual violence perpetrated against women murdered by a serial killer, one of whom is said to have been a sex worker. The killer's violent actions are noted, including in references to mutilation of bodies after death. There are also undetailed references to domestic violence.
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
19/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There are strong bloody images in photos from crime scenes, including sight of pools of blood on the ground, and a close up shot of the head of a corpse, with bloody bludgeon wounds all over it.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are references to sexual violence, including to victims of a serial killer who were sexually assaulted before being murdered. A brief reference is made to a sex worker. There is use of mild and very mild bad language ('piss', 'God').
strong real crime scene detail, references to sexual violence
Classified Date:
19/01/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are verbal references to victims having been subjected to sexual violence including rape and attempted rape.
injury detail
There are still images of heavy blood stains and pools of blood at real crime scenes, in addition to close-up images of bloody lacerations on the scalp of a teenager who survived a frenzied attack with a bladed weapon. We also see brief images of shapes implied to be real dead bodies, but the detail is blurred and obscured.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are references to murders being initially attributed to domestic violence. Other issues include infrequent mild bad language (e.g. ‘piss’).
Director(s)David Harvey
Production year2023
Genre(s)Documentary, Crime
Approx. running minutes43m
CastDavid Harvey, Daniel Browne
Classified date19/01/2023
LanguageEnglish
