I watched Alpha Dog last night. (twice actually) Its a great movie. I’ve been waiting for this to come out for awhile. I dont like how they changed the names and locations for it.
Its a true story. Its crazy though - even though i knew it was a true story and knew exactly how it was going to end - I kept hoping they’d let him go.
I lived in Santa Barbara at the same time this happened. I’ve driven by the Lemon Tree Inn many times.
I recommend that you see this movie. Alpha dog. Good good good movie - incredibly sad true story.
Here’s a list of the real criminals (and Victim) next to their character in the movie. Below
that is a short description of the crime if you’ve never seen the movie.
Nick Markowitz