The Docket 11.16.23 The Greatest Trick The Devil Ever Pulled
...was convincing us he wasn't DB Cooper (or on the grassy knoll)
Un-Redacted Redacted · True Crime Questions Answered
Plus: Another Noirvember review
Doppelgangland
Today’s thread is inspired by Naomi Klein’s Doppelgänger, and, yes, I did just reopen it on my Kindle the confirm the author name. The book, which is...
Anatomy of a Murder · Boss Tweed
Plus a trifecta of Gotham government graft
Conspiracy Theories · Kit Kats · Haunted Houses
Plus: Your weekend true-crime watches (and a question)
The Docket 11.09.23 Future Book Club
Upcoming releases and bestseller predictions
Wonderland · WeWork · Madeleine
Noirvember continues!
Actors we want on the case
We’ve polled our readers before, many times, on how you’d “cast” a particular case or true-crime property. Today’s question is a bit different, though;...
John Gotti · Mr. Goodbar · Cameron Frye
Plus Pasolini and principals
Dr. Roxy · The Jinx · FTX
Plus, your weekend in true crime
The Docket 11.02.23 Who We'd Play, Whom We'd Punt
Listener questions on casting and canonization
Noirvember Kickoff · Heaven's Gate · Maverick Miles
Plus: Sarah Weinman on why she does what she does
October 2023 Bonus Review: Winter of Frozen Dreams
The actors and the pathetic fallacy work hard; it's not enough.
Urban legends, misinformation, and true crime
Every morning, I croak “Alexa, what’s in the news” as I dole out my dog’s breakfast. It’s not that I need this device to keep me appraised of the news...
Jack the Ripper · Suge Knight · JFK
How is it already time for the October budget sweep?
Pain Hustlers · Kanye West · Bob Lee
Plus: How Maine's mass shooting manhunt became a disinfo vortex
The Docket 10.26.23 The Curse Of Yuba City
Juan Corona and BAU branding
Zadie Smith · Alfred Hitchcock
Bosch, Bowen, Byrnes, and the prison-to-TV pipeline
Major cases, major bombs: the worst true-crime movies
Remember that “worst true-crime movies” list I mentioned on The Docket last week? I don’t think I realized how many name directors show up on it — De Palma,...
Elma Sands · Gilgo Beach
Plus the Swedish Anna Delvey, and Emily St. James on "Zodiac"