Lonely Hearts is the brutal retelling of the true-life tale of Martha Beck (Hayek) and Raymond Fernandez (Leto), a murderous grifter couple who chose their victims via the personal ads of local papers. It was one of the more salacious crime sprees of the late 1940s, and it made a legend out of Long Island police detective Elmer C. Robinson, the grandfather of the films director, Todd Robinson. The killers story is certainly one worthy of being retold, rife as it is with sex, violence, tough cops and con games. Based on a true story, two detectives track a couple who lure their victims through the personal ads.
