Killing Grounds: The Gilgo Beach Murders has something to offer
But does Prime's new docuseries know its strengths? And do those strengths offset some conventional choices? SDB talks it through. (or get the full review,...
You've watched Untold: Jail Blazers. What's next?
If you wanted more from Untold's take on the turn-of-the-millennium Portland team, or more crime-adjacent basketball stories period, we're here to help....
2026 Edgar Awards: Best Fact Crime predictions
Plus some overlooked candidates, as Susan Howard wraps up her category coverage for this year. Read her prognostications (and objections) here. It always...
Love, Ted Bundy: right story, wrong network
There's nothing "wrong with" Oxygen's customary documentary structure, but it's a poor fit with Bundy's cousin's highly personal memories. Read the rest of...
2026 Edgar Awards round-up: Story of a Murder
The last Best Fact Crime nominee on Susan Howard's list aims to separate the myth of Dr. Crippen from the reality. Subscribe now Once again this year, Best...
The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson stays on track
Netflix's doc on the 2022 murder of star cyclist Mo Wilson meets the challenges of centering the victim. Mo Wilson’s mother, Karen, remembering her late...
2026 Edgar Awards round-up: Out of the Woods
Susan Howard on perennial Best Fact Crime nominee Gregg Olsen's "collaboration" with abduction survivor Shasta Groene. Subscribe now Once again this year,...
Read-Handed: Lyfts, grifts, and early GIFs
Plus prison break-ins in Tennessee, and bad reviews of bank heists gone Broadway. Other stuff SDB’s reading is here — or get the whole piece to your inbox...
March 2026 Bonus: The Investigation Of Lucy Letby
The recent Netflix doc on a notorious UK "angel of death" case misses most of its opportunities. (Netflix) The crimeFrom Rachel Aviv's account of the case...
2026 Edgar Awards round-up: Murderland
Caroline Fraser set out to examine the relationship between 20th-century serial killers and environmental toxins. Susan Howard gauges whether Fraser...
The Soprano Ten
Do actors who appeared on HBO's legendary Jersey-gangster drama have a higher rate of criminal-justice contact? Or is it just click-baiting by news desks?...
2026 Edgar Awards round-up: Blood and the Badge
Does Michael Cannell's look back at NYPD corruption and Gambino moles bring anything new to the LCN-subgenre table? Get Susan’s thoughts here, or grab a paid...
2026 Edgar Awards round-up: They Poisoned The World
Susan Howard's 2026 Best Fact Crime overview begins with forever chemicals in a New York village. Want all of Susan’s Edgars coverage — and anything else we...
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...