Brett Favre · The Watcher · Ezra Miller
It's the September budget sweep, fall break edition!
The September 2022 Bonus Review: I Don't Like Mondays
The 2006 TV doc tries to "tell you why," but can't get there
A peek over the paywall
Dopesick, Sherry Pie, JonBenét, and Fred and Rose West
Do you only take your crime "true"?
I don’t read much fiction, period — but when I do, it’s almost always crime/mystery fiction with a recognizable IRL element (and/or by an author known to me;...
Calendars, maps, and charts (oh my)
Help edit SDB's content crazy wall!
Zodiac · Gabby Petito
We kick off fall break with reviews of two high-profile properties
It's an all-'celebrity' true crime edition
Reality TV contestants, Food Network chefs and CW drama stars all get their day in court
Monster: "He was a strange boy"
Plus Big Pharma, the McCanns, and carceral retaliation
Murder Rug · Cyberscams · Sheri Papini
Plus: a tough spot for a Doodler figure
"Adnan is out"
Serial @serialSarah was at the courthouse when Adnan was released, a new episode is coming tomorrow morning. nyti.msJudge Vacates Murder Conviction of Adnan...
Gacy · Dahmer · The Other Jim Jones
Plus Johnny Bananas and stupid headline tricks
Harry Bedlow · Paul Holes · Robert Telles
Annnnd...what's good this weekend?
Favre · Fort Bragg · Fortune Seller
Plus breaking news and scripted tropes
Did the Emmys give crime the shaft?
As noted yesterday, The Dropout and Dopesick each got a nice Emmys nod this week. But when it comes to true crime — or true crime-adjacent shows, like Only...
Theranos · The Emmys · Sacklers
You folks will tell me when you're sick of the Jeff German story, right?
Sins Of Our Mother: "I've got it very divided in my head"
Plus Helen Hunt, Gina Gershon, Salman Rushdie, Brett Favre, and...Dylan McKay?
Bites · Nurses · Journalism
Plus: Kim Kardashian's new podcast
Hall-Mills · False Reports
Plus Theranos witness-nanigans, and our NSW correspondent on "evidence" that isn't
We need a new term for "true-crime fan"
Lexicographers, assemble — because calling ourselves/others “fans” of true crime doesn’t sit right. Not that it isn’t sometimes apropos, but for the same...
Judging Jeanine · Kiwi Farms · NYPD suits
Plus: A shocking true crime creator loss