Sean Combs: The Reckoning and the charismatic-villain problem
Netflix's Diddy docuseries from 50 Cent is very watchable – but what exactly is it reckoning WITH? SDB’s full review is here. To get all Best Evidence...
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We’d love to have you join us “for a supporters-only virtual gathering—bring your own festive beverage and join a casual chat with Best Evidence's Sarah D....
November 2025 Bonus: Damaged People
The son of a genre giant contemplates a knotty legacy. (Avid Press) This review is for paid subscribers only; we’d love to have you join us! Subscribe now
How much true crime is on Johnny Cash's acting c.v.?
Margaret Howie runs the true-crime résumé numbers on The Man In Black. More from Margaret’s visit to outlaw country here, or grab a paid subscription and...
Murderland: "You cannot look away because she doesn't"
Kevin Smokler reviews Caroline Fraser's investigation of serial killers and environmental toxicity. Read Kevin’s piece in full here, or to get it — and allll...
Down the JFK rabbithole with Errol Morris
Further reading on the Warren Report, the Umbrella Man, and crackpottery creating community. Get clickbaited by SDB here, or subscribe paid and get this —...
It's the 100th anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy Sr.'s birth
Books, docs, and podcasts about RFK The Greater's life, and death. One hundred years ago today, Robert F. Kennedy came into the world, so let's take a break...
Executive Action: "They want to believe it; they have to"
Is 1973's conspirator-POV thriller about the JFK assassination more interesting to think about than to watch? Find out here, or subscribe to get full reviews...
How much true crime is on Kevin Costner's c.v.?
[NB: Due to a Cloudflare outage, you may receive this update before the piece is available on the site; sorry about that!] Let's all make the "Is Waterworld...
4 reasons to check up on JFK: What The Doctors Saw
Paramount+'s 2023 documentary takes testimony from "first responders" to Kennedy's shooting. Is it worth a look? SDB has more here — or get these reviews...
Don't bet against John Gregory Dunne's Vegas: A Memoir of a Dark Season
I find the author tough to take at times, and it's unclear if this even IS a crimoir -- but Dunne's prose is a solid gamble. So are we! Get these review in...
Who Hired the Hitman? is a snide surprise
The new ID/HBO Max series on murders for hire isn't a work of staggering genius or anything – but it has an energy that most series like it don't. Should you...
You've watched Death By Lightning. What's next?
If you liked Netflix's four-part docudrama on the Garfield assassination, we've got further reading for your weekend. Get SDB’s full reading list right here...
What's our ruling on Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers?
The recent Netflix documentary on sui generis murderer Aileen Wuornos does a few things well, but does it leave too many things unsaid? SDB’s full review is...
Old-school spiritualist scams; New York cold cases
Plus Jim McGreevey, the Kingfish, and more Halloween true-crime reads. Get into SDB’s list here, or upgrade to paid, and get all these newsletters straight...
Don't Date Brandon is an engaging look at female solidarity and toxic masculinity
I didn't expect to like Don't Date Brandon as much as I did. The three-part series, which dropped on Paramount+ today, is pitched as a fairly standard love...
October 2025 bonus review: Nobody's Girl
Virginia Roberts Giuffre and the perils of the excerpted tell-all The crime (with a content warning for its substance, as well as mentions of suicide)The...
New True Crime For October: Aileen Wuornos, The DC Sniper, and Brandon Johnson
Hunted By My Husband: The Untold Story Of The DC Sniper October 28, Investigation Discovery I’ll spare you my feelings on months dedicated to concerns we...
Murderland, Murdaugh fatigue, and making room on the subway
Turns out the “one simple trick” to getting a three-top to yourself is reading a 1980s cop crimoir. Find out more right here, or subscribe to get all B.E....
The Alabama Solution: "We're at a humanitarian-crisis level"
Andrew Jarecki's latest HBO doc takes testimony from incarcerated men in Alabama. Should you look inside? The crimeHuman-rights violations, forced/slave...