WHAT HAPPENED TO NETFLIX: LOVER, STALKER, KILLER SHANNA “LIZ” GOLYAR

BY RAQCHEL

LIZ GOLYAR MUG SHOT

Netflix’s press release of Lover, Stalker, Killer details that Dave was recently out of a long-term relationship and eager to restart his romantic life, so he did what most people do: He tried online dating. Liz and Cari were two of his most promising connections, both single moms with winning personalities who helped bring him out of his shell in different ways. It should have been an opportunity for this hard-working, devoted dad to enjoy a second chance at casual romance. Still, it turned into a twisted love triangle, putting Dave and everyone he cared about at risk. Using interviews with those involved – including the law enforcement officers who cracked the case – alongside vivid reenactments that bring viewers into the tension and paranoia of Dave’s four-year nightmare, this feature documentary from Curious Films (Running with the Devil) and director Sam Hobkinson (Fear City: New York vs The Mafia), deftly assembles the pieces of a mind-bending accurate tale of harassment, digital deception, and murder in America’s heartland.

CARI FARVER

At the end of Lover, Stalker, Killer Shanna “Liz” Golyar was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women. Golyar would later appeal the verdict motion for ineffective assistance of counsel direct appeal. Golyar insisted that the evidence in her case was too thin, and she was not told that she could have a jury verdict. On November 8, 2018, the Nebraska Supreme Court denied her appeal, affirming her convictions and sentences.