Apple TV+’s new true-crime show Black Bird examines the clandestine operation that tries to catch a serial killer: Larry DeWayne Hall.

Taron Egerton stars as James “Jimmy” Keene, and Paul Walter Hauser plays Hall. The drama follows Keene’s attempts to make friends with Hall and obtain a confession about his alleged murders.

This is all you need to know about Hall the real person and where he is at present.

“Black Bird”: Larry Hall’s Story and Where is He Now?

An Apple TV+ investigator says they suspect Larry Hall of killing 14 women. However, they only have one body. There are still questions about Hall’s grasp on reality. Hall is played by Paul Walter Hauser in one scene. Hall claims they are “just dreams”, but insists otherwise. Prosecutors were concerned that Hall could be freed after his appeal conviction. To get a confession, they used Jimmy Keene, an ex-high school football player, to recruit. Keene would receive an early release from his 10-year drug-related sentence.

The story unfolded similarly in real life. Hall was convicted in 1995 of abducting, sexually assaulting and strangling Jessica Roach, 15, and was sentenced. According to police, Hall spoke out about hurting other women during his interrogation. He also revealed information that led them to believe he was involved in the 1993 disappearance of Tricia Reitler (19) and other unsolved murders. Although Hall was later found with evidence linking him to both crimes in his home, he told investigators that he did it to get attention and feel valuable.

Hall also retracted his confession to investigators, saying that he was only telling them about his dreams. CNN claims that this didn’t happen.

Roach’s kidnapping at Springfield’s United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners resulted in him being sentenced to life without parole. Police believed Hall had also killed 19 young women but didn’t have enough evidence to convict him. They believed Hall knew the location of Reitler’s corpse and sent Keene to a maximum security prison to get a confession. This was to stop any appeal efforts that might have been made to free the serial killer.

Keene reported that Hall gradually warmed to Keene and confessed to Reitler’s 1993 murder. Hall refused to reveal the exact location of her body. Keene later met Hall in prison and told him that he had a map showing red dots across Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Hall claimed that he was making wooden falcons for “watching over the dead.” Keene believed he had enough evidence to release Hall and confronted him. He was placed in isolation. Keene was able to escape and the map and falcons vanished, but Keene was still released by prosecutors in 1999. CNN/screenshot

Hall tried to appeal, but it was unsuccessful. He attempted suicide as per the Black Bird Series. CNN was told by experts that Hall could have murdered up to 40 women, although he wasn’t charged with any other crimes than Roach. The exact number of victims is not known as Hall has made many confessions over the years. However, he would later retract them. Hall confessed in 2011 to having been involved in the disappearance of Laurie Depies, 20, in 1992. However, officials did not charge him because of his track record and lack of evidence.

Hall, 59, is still serving his life sentence at North Carolina’s Federal Correctional Complex in Butner. Although it is unlikely that Hall will ever be freed from prison, his family continues to seek closure for the disappearing women he is suspected of murdering.

Larry Hall Really Raped His Victims?

Larry Hall told Gary Miller and Jessica Roach that he had raped Tricia Reitler during the investigation. He later denied these confessions, saying that he was only sharing his dreams. According to “In with the Devil”, Randolph reportedly stated that he had sex with Tricia after stabbing Tricia. Miller claims that Larry forced Jessica into his van and abducted her. Miller discovered that Larry had stopped by a pond near which he raped and then murdered Jessica, according to “In with the Devil.” Image Credit: Dateline NBC/NBC

Larry was not tried for Jessica’s murder, but her cause of death couldn’t be determined. He was convicted of abducting and sexually assaulting Jessica. His confession in which he confessed to raping and strangling Jessica was read to the jury during the trial.