Two filmic takes on the Lonely Hearts Killers
[read both reviews right here with a paid sub, or click through to see SDB’s coverage] There's something off-putting to me about the so-called Lonely Hearts...
Tell Them You Love Me tells a complicated and painful story with grace
Daisy, Derrick, and John Johnson in a stall from "Tell Them You Love Me." Credit: Netflix Best Evidence members get our full review of Tell Them You Love Me...
The Docket 06.13.24: Linklater Hollandsworth LLC
Glen Powell in Hit Man and Jack Black in Bernie. Richard Linklater adapted another Skip Hollandsworth joint almost 15 years ago, which became Bernie; now he...
6 true-crime longreads: Matthew Perry, Mindhunter, muddled crime stats
It's wedding and commencement season, and you know what that means! …Well, yes, bright futures, love is in the air, all that good stuff, but it also means a...
Where Texas Monthly's Hit Man ends, Richard Linklater's Hit Man begins
The crimeMurder for hire. Almost. [read the whole email right now with a paid sub…or click through for SDB’s full review] The storyIt feels like we started...
How To Rob A Bank IS an instruction manual – but not for heists
The crimeA string of almost 20 Seattle bank robberies, committed by a charismatic UNSUB whom law enforcement nicknamed "Hollywood." [don’t forget, a paid sub...
Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult might be the busiest true crime title ever
Melanie Wilking, from true crime series "Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult" Credit: Netflix Remember, paid subscribers get every Best Evidence...
Happily Never After: Dan & Nancy and audio "comfort food"
The crimeOn the morning of June 2, 2018, students arrived at the Oregon Culinary Institute to find their instructor, Chef Dan Brophy, dead of two gunshot...
I was wrong about The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
[read the full review here — or up your subscription and get full-lengthers in your inbox, no extra clicks] The crimeThe June 12, 1994 murder of Nicole Brown...
May 2024 Bonus Book Line-Up: Didion, Dunne, Watergate, Anarchy
It's time for a book Line-Up! In case you're not familiar, throwing a bunch of properties in a Line-Up just means that we read the first 10 pages, or watch...
The Docket 05.30.24: Fraudolescents
James Hogue, aka Jay Huntsman, aka etc etc. (NY Daily News) Today, we're talking about identity-con artists whose focus is high school and college -- the...
You've watched Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter. What's next?
[CW: sexual assault, suicidal ideation, and substance misuse] I've only watched the first half of Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter, which premiered Monday...
MoviePass, MovieCrash is a true crime doc for the CNBC set
A still from MoviePass, MovieCrash. Credit: HBO Watching MoviePass, MovieCrash, you suddenly get a clearer idea of why stories of startup shenanigans are...
The Beauty Queen Killer's surprising take on trauma and forgiveness
[CW for sexual assault, harm to children] The crime In the spring of 1984, Christopher Wilder – known as both "the Beauty Queen Killer" and "the Snapshot...
The Docket 05.23.24: “Objectivity” in true crime
Is “objectivity” necessary in true crime? Do we need a different word for it? We’re talking about the value of intellectual honesty to reporting generally,...
Money, Murder, and Dominick Dunne: not mad, just disappointed
The crime(s)The 1982 murder of Dunne's daughter, Dominique, which led directly to Dunne's longtime tenure at Vanity Fair – but also all the cases and trials...
The Jinx Part Two reaches its conclusion. Did you stick with it?
Will you accept a collect call from “Baaaahb”? Credit: HBO Paid supporters receive all Best Evidence content directly in their inboxes. Everyone else is...
The Docket 05.16.24: Inspector Oldfield vs. the Black Hand
Seems like your threatening symbol shouldn’t remind SDB of a kindergarten hand turkey? (Oldfield Collection) My esteemed colleague/MASTAS co-host Mark...
The wild times and beastly behavior of Bronx Zoo '90
[read the full Bronx Zoo ‘90 review here, or upgrade to get all content ad-free in your inbox!] The crimes[inhales deeply] Harassment; extortion; possession...
The Berman Murders is a well-researched look at journalistic obsession
Best Evidence supporters get the full article in their inbox, all others may click through to read. There's always that guy who brings Kahlúa to the party....