Fyre Fest · Making a Murderer · Gucci
So so so many links!
Edgars Predictions · Philly DA · James Ellroy
Plus Sasquatch, the former Mrs. Gacy, and clickbait curation
What's Your Local True-Crime Conspiracy Theory?
Remember when conspiracy believers were most associated with the X-Files’ Lone Gunmen and Mel Gibson’s character in the (now nearly unGoogleable) 1997 movie...
Jam Master Jay · Hot Springs · Svengali
Plus: Harassment within the FBI
Chippendales Revue In Review · John Wilkes Booth
Plus Weinstein's toothless defense and HS-football drama in Georgia
CrimeDoor · Loot · Reenactments
Plus: Uncovering corruption in Boston
Veritas · Cocaine & Rhinestones · West Cork
Plus Jeffrey MacDonald, Johnny Rodriguez, and a tragic bank robber
The next great Netflix feature doc (because not everything needs a docuseries)
Marta Orbach, Joey Gallo, Gallo’s bride Sina, and David Steinberg. Joey and Sina were married in Marta and Jerry Orbach’s home. (15 Minutes Magazine) Look, I...
Son of Sam · MySpace · Crypto Hacks
Plus: Shenanigans at Bloomberg
This Is A Robbery · COVID Crime Rates · Alex Gibney
Plus upcoming "Independent Lens"es, and legal challenges to bigamy
The Serpent · The Menendez Brothers · Tulsa
Plus: Woody Allen isn't making things easier on himself.
Yellow Bird · Moment of Truth · Lifetime's Summer of Secrets
Plus, why we don't center the tellers' experiences of bank robbery, Los Clemente, and more
What's your true-crime "desert island" city?
Inspired by a tweet from acclaimed Detroit journo Robert Snell yesterday… Robert Snell @robertsnellnewsSCOOP: Millionaire Grosse Pointe Park CEO killed in...
Colin Firth · Confession Letter · Doodler Controversy
Plus: A slew of new podcasts
March 2021 Bonus Review: Inside Game
Randall Batinkoff's 2019 biopic on the NBA ref scandal is fine, but could have been more
New From Serial Productions · Gacy Intel · Small Towns Divided
Plus, the line between mentor and guru, and some welcome casting news
Tina Turner · Amateur Detectives · Ghislaine Maxwell
Plus: Elizabeth Holmes, recast
A Death In Mud Lick · George "The Mad Bomber" Metesky
Plus Dan Cassino's three-book spotlight on gender and class divides in true-crime narrative
Is The 'Serial Legacy' A Thing?
Elena Avanzas @ElenaAvanzasThis is heartbreaking and will force us to consider the impact of true crime (and the Serial legacy) in our lives - How Sara Gruen...
Sara Gruen · Crucifixion · Mario Rossi
We're spring cleaning our budget doc, so make some tea and get comfy