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Distressed Real Estate

United StatesDocumentaryTV-PG1 Season | 4 Episodes

What happens to a property after it’s been marred by tragedy? Can it be revived or will it be forever stigmatized? “Distressed real estate” expert Randall Bell shows us what has become of fo

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4 Episodes

Occupying the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, the National Civil Rights Museum honors his legacy by continuing his work. But it’s more than a memorial; it’s a catalyst for ongoing change.

The Flight 93 memorial site turned a common field into a national landmark, but not before the landowner demanded a hefty sum for the property increase. Was he profiting off of tragedy or just fighting for fair compensation? Randall Bell explores.

The mere mention of Jeffrey Dahmer’s name sends chills, so imagine being his neighbors. In this case, the stigma was so strong that the building had to be destroyed. But according to Randall, that should have been just the beginning.

In 2007, a gunman killed 32 people at Virginia Tech. The majority of them were in Norris Hall. Today, the building has been transformed into a center for peace studies, which Randall Bell calls a “textbook” way to revive a tragedy site.

Credits

Creator

Jason Stefaniak

Cast

Randall Bell

Director

Jason Stefaniak

Producer

Jillian Stricker

Executive Producers

Anna Holmes, Ryan Chanatry

Cinematographer

Michael Wood

Editors

Carlos Rojas, Amanda Laws, Randy Wilkins