Many reviewers are unnecessary harsh about the family's concern about Jim being the Zodiac killer. However, the family quickly set that idea aside when the experts said there was no real connection. There was definitely a possible connection to the Santa Rosa Hitchhiker murders. The story was really about family dysfunction, and it was well worth watching from this perspective. Having been married to someone with some of the same traits, I was interested in the process the family went through to examine their past issues involving Jim and attempt to discuss what happened, heal broken relationships, and move forward. The concern about whether Jim was a serial r-word and/or killer emerged during the process and was weighing on them as they tried to heal. The ending was appropriate in this context. The family turned over the information to the police department and regrouped to form a closer family unit without the burden they previously carried. When viewed from the perspective of a family brought back together after being derailed for years by the pathological behavior of a family member, the show is well worth watching.
Review of The Truth About Jim
