February 2026 Bonus: The Hillside Strangler
MGM+’s four-parter on Bianchi and Buono’s late-seventies reign of west-coast terror is…very MGM+. The crimeThe serial murders of (at least) a dozen women in...
Essential Frederick Wiseman true crime
Titicut Follies is correctly revered as a classic, but that's not the only genre documentary on the legend's c.v. (Zipporah Films) SDB lists the others here...
How much true crime was on Robert Redford's résumé?
Or, “An All The President’s Day BET-CRP.” The actor, sex symbol, and godfather of Sundance appeared in more genre material than you might think. The Best...
January 2026 Bonus: Monster: Hunting L.I.S.K.
January 2026 Bonus: Monster: Hunting L.I.S.K. Filmmaker Joshua Zeman revisits his 2016 docuseries, The Killing Season, in podcast form My apologies for the...
Conspiracy Theories: Fear(-mongering) strikes out
Or, "Why I turned off the Spotify podcast turned Netflix series mid-episode." Read more here, or grab a paid subscription and read it (and all the others!...
True crime at the 2026 Oscars
Which genre docs got Academy Awards nominations, and where to watch them. Get the full list here — or get all our stuff straight to your inbox, no ads, by...
The Rip: Are we the good guys?
Netflix’s new Damon-Affleck team-up about a stash-house op has a lot to say about roles. Read SDB’s review here, or get a paid subscription and read the...
You read about Cynthia Ann Parker in Texas Monthly. What's next?
A "signature" Texas case that became a classic Western, plus Ken Burns, Kevin Costner, PBS, Peltier, and more. More on Quanah Parker, The Searchers, and...
Dear Jodi's untapped DIY potential
A Breaking Glass Pictures doc revisits the long, strange trip that was the Jodi Arias case – but doesn't seem entirely sure why it's doing so. SDB has more...
Remembering true-crime author Jerry Bledsoe
Bledsoe, who wrote several minor genre classics, died last week. Susan Howard looks back at his career, and recommends some highlights. Read that here, or...
How much of Judd Hirsch's c.v. is true crime?
He's played detectives, DAs, and FBI agents' dads -- but not always real ones. How high is Hirsch's Best Evidence True-Crime Résumé Percentage? See SDB’s...
Our hopes for the true crime genre in 2026
Welcome to the last day of Best Evidence’s fifth annual Year in Review! For the last two weeks, we’ve celebrated the best true crime of the year, and we’ve...
'Tis not for BE to question why
We don’t know why the update email for the December bonus isn’t working…but it isn’t. Until it goes out, you can find SDB’s review of Roofman in the...
Our biggest true crime disappointments of 2025
Welcome to Best Evidence’s fifth annual Year in Review, in which we rejoice over the best true crime properties, roll our eyes at the worst, and mull the...
December 2025 Bonus: Roofman
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The true crime properties that deserved way more attention in 2025
Welcome to Best Evidence’s fifth annual Year in Review, in which we rejoice over the best true crime properties, roll our eyes at the worst, and mull the...
The true crime we're looking forward to in 2026
Welcome to Best Evidence’s fifth annual Year in Review, in which we rejoice over the best true crime properties, roll our eyes at the worst, and mull the...
The true crime hidden gems we uncovered in 2025
Welcome to Best Evidence’s fifth annual Year in Review, in which we rejoice over the best true crime properties, roll our eyes at the worst, and mull the...
The best true crime drama of 2025
Welcome to Best Evidence’s fifth annual Year in Review, in which we rejoice over the best true crime properties, roll our eyes at the worst, and mull the...
The best true crime documentaries of 2025
Welcome to Best Evidence’s fifth annual Year in Review, in which we rejoice over the best true crime properties, roll our eyes at the worst, and mull the...