HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The new
augmented reality (AR) app CrimeDoor lets True Crime lovers step
back in time and explore the scenes of high profile and small town
murders from the comfort of their living room, using their mobile
phone or tablet. Starting today, True Crime lovers can visit
the scene of one of serial killer Ted
Bundy's most infamous murders, with the launch of the
Georgann Hawkins AR murder scene. In the weeks to come, CrimeDoor
will kick off a robust schedule of exclusive AR Doorways, taking
users inside the moments just after the deaths of Jose And Kitty
Menendez, Black Dahlia and Selena.
CrimeDoor, a first-of-its-kind app that combines AR technology
with an extensive True Crime content hub, transports users through
a full 3D experience on smartphones and tablets. Individual AR
Doorways bring crime scenes to life in near photorealistic detail,
based on the original crime scene photos. These Doorways
allow users to walk into select crime scenes and spend hours
uninterrupted investigating them in 3D. As of the release of
iOS 11, virtually all recent iPhones have support for AR built into
their operating systems. The iPhone 12 Pro and the latest iPad have
both been upgraded with additional capabilities that expand the way
users will be able to interact with CrimeDoor's AR.
CrimeDoor's Georgann Hawkins Doorway gives armchair detectives
and True Crime lovers the chance to explore and experience one of
Ted Bundy's alleged early murders.
Hawkins, an 18-year-old student at the University of Washington, was reported missing
after leaving her boyfriend's fraternity house in the early morning
hours of June 11, 1974. In 1989,
shortly before his execution, Bundy confessed to Hawkins's
abduction and murder, saying he approached her in the alley that
night while limping on crutches and asked her for help carrying his
briefcase to his car. Her body was never found. Along with the
Georgann Hawkins Doorway, the profile includes audio of Bundy
speaking with the FBI about Georgann just 48 hours before he was
put to death.
Other subjects of upcoming Doorways include some high-profile
True Crime favorites:
Selena
The beloved subject of multiple biopics and shows, Selena
Quintanilla-Pérez was a bright shining star on the rise when her
life was snuffed out by an estranged employee. Twenty-five years
after her death, she remains an icon in the Latinx community.
`Jose and Kitty Menendez
The shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty
Menendez in Beverly Hills
at the hands of their two privileged sons dominated the airwaves
from the night their bodies were discovered to the conviction of
their progeny seven years later. In the decades since, the
cold-blooded slaying has become the subject of numerous books and
movies.
Black Dahlia
The horrific discovery of Elizabeth
Short's dismembered body in a vacant field in South Los Angeles prompted society's nearly
75-year obsession with finding her still unknown killer and was a
harbinger of the wild popularity of the broader True Crime
genre.
CrimeDoor burst onto the True Crime scene earlier this month,
giving fans of the genre and amateur sleuths a new interactive way
to immerse themselves in investigations. True Crime lovers can
spend hours browsing 3D evidence, legal documents and news reports
for hundreds of murder and missing persons cases from the comfort
of their living room. Users can even virtually visit and walk
around certain crime scenes themselves, using AR technology. Former
detective and cold case investigator Paul
Holes, who helped crack the Golden State Killer case, calls
CrimeDoor "a game changer for cold cases around the world."
The CrimeDoor app includes high-profile cases that many
Americans are already familiar with, such as the 1996 death of
six-year-old JonBénet Ramsey in Boulder,
Co. and the tragic 1994 death of Nicole Brown Simpson. But the app's database of
500 cases also includes lesser-known murder and missing person
cases from around the world, with the aim of raising awareness of
these unsolved tragedies and helping to bring justice to the
victims involved. Users can discover new cases by searching
geographically—some may even find cases in their own community.
CrimeDoor is available on iOS and Android for free download.
Access to individual AR Doorways is $1.99 and a subscription to access all AR
Doorways is $4.99/month. CrimeDoor is
headquartered in Hollywood,
California. For more information on CrimeDoor and the
upcoming Doorway releases, visit www.crimedoor.com and follow on
Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
ABOUT CRIMEDOOR
The ultimate source for True Crime
News, CrimeDoor is a new app delivering visually immersive
Augmented Reality (AR) that "opens the doorway" to 500 real True
Crime scenes. Created by entertainment veterans Neil Mandt and Lauren
Mandt, CrimeDoor's convergence of content and innovative
technology offers a new kind of storytelling for fans of True
Crime.
From the comfort of their home, users are transported to real
crime scenes through an AR Doorway into the immediate aftermath of
iconic crimes. Both Apple and Google continue to optimize
AR-enabled devices to best utilize this technology, which CrimeDoor
takes to the next level to create a new kind of immersive
entertainment. This technology allows users to explore the
environment and view 3D objects, such as pieces of evidence, to
help solve cold crimes.
CrimeDoor has been vetted by both police officers and FBI agents
as a tool for the public to aid in solving open cases. CrimeDoor
provides high-quality content for True Crime lovers to gain a true
and chilling perspective into the world of each crime.
ABOUT NEIL MANDT
Neil Mandt is a five-time EMMY
Award-winning Producer, Director and Tech Entrepreneur. For the
past three decades, Neil has overseen the production of more than
3,000 television episodes, 2,000 pieces of 360° video and has
created content for some of the world's biggest brands. A creative
thinker with an extraordinary breadth of experience, Neil
frequently advises a range of corporations, from Fortune 500
companies to innovative start-ups, helping them realize their ideas
in ways that resonate with digitally-native audiences.
Since 2015 Neil has been a pioneer of content creation in
Augmented and Virtual Reality, creating over 20 original series in
the immersive space, winning a Clio and has won two EMMYS for
immersive content.
MEDIA CONTACTS
Darren
Gold
The Rose Group ℅ CrimeDoor
darren@therosegrp.com
Isabela Farinella
The Rose Group ℅ CrimeDoor
isabela@therosegrp.com
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