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"
Satan · The Winklevosses · The Ingebrigtsenes
Does everybody *really* love diamonds?
The Docket 10.19.23 Fairstein vs. Everybody
Defamation, plausible deniability, and the perils of author branding
McKamey Manor · Michael Lewis · Martin Shkreli
Plus: Inside the troubles at Last Podcast on the Left
Social media and true crime
No, this isn’t a discussion thread about the various allegations of labor violations at X, the former Twitter. But it’s not completely X-free. One thing...
Medieval Murders · Mindhunter
Plus "JFK," VC, and the mag-to-movie pipeline
Elijah McClain · Kaley Cuoco · Taylor Hazlewood
Plus: What we're watching this weekend
The Docket 10.12.23 Horror Stories
Do true crime and horror serve similar needs?
Pete Doherty · Boetie Boer · Suburban Screams
A non-comprehensive guide to some true-crime properties to keep an eye on
Saving Grace (...Nancy, that is)
On the heels of an actually promising announcement from Investigation Discovery — namely the November 5 premiere date for Octavia Spencer-led Lost Women Of...
Last Stop Larrimah · My Hijacking
Plus Tupac and the Fudge King
Bryan Fuller · Moldy Jam · Ashton Kutcher
Plus, what's up this weekend?
The Docket 10.05.23 Appetite For Crime
With special guest Dr. Marcia Chatelain!
The Twinkie Defense · The Amish Stud
Plus Capote-iana and copy edits
You oughta sue...
Linda Fairstein’s lawsuit against Netflix is back in the news. As we noted at the time, Fairstein — a prosecutor turned crime novelist — filed suit against...
Horse Scams · ShotSpotter Scrutinized · Project Veritas
The September budget sweep might be our biggest yet.
September 2023 Bonus Review: Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
A Hollywood (urban?) legend who loved his job...uh, so to speak
Heist 88 · YouTube · Dianne Feinstein
Plus: A Mississippi sheriff accused of misconduct? Say it ain't so, Joe.
The Docket 09.28.23 Autumn Preview
Buy/sell/hold predictions on upcoming true crime
Romeo · Juliet · Uganda
Plus: Keith Morrison's new podcast debuts
How many of these CrimeCon award contenders have you watched, read, or listened to?
CrimeCon announced its Clue Awards last week, in a ceremony that included Best Evidence side-eye recipients Nancy Grace, Paul Holes, and Kelly Siegler. But a...
Jesse James Hollywood · Lizzie Borden · Vince McMahon
Plus: billing the detectives
Ed Gein · Murdaughs · Redbone
Plus: An international murder plot roils Canada
The Docket 09.21.23 Gone Catfishin'
The attraction (as it were) of a love-fraud story
Divorce · Bad Tweets · Cell Phone Nudes
Plus: Is it too soon for a book on the Idaho slayings? (Spoiler: Yes)
Poor Aging Or Disgrace
No, that subject line is not the title of my sex tape. Nor is it the subtitle to my upcoming memoir (jk, no one wants to read my bio, which is very boring)....
Amityville · Alcala
Plus the "Acid King" and a historic true-crime location
SBF · LISK · Van Gogh
Plus: Is The Gold going for, uh, it?
The Docket 09.14.23 Masterson And Xenu vs. The World
Scientology, crisis management, and the trial penalty
(A different) American Gun · Boston Market · (a captured) Danelo Cavalcante
Plus: A Columbia University OB gyn whose abuse was allegedly covered up by the school
The Best In Breakouts
Last week was a big one for jail breaks. In London, folks had a wild four days as ex-soldier and suspected terrorist (he’s accused of planting fake bombs,...
Get stoned: 8 jewel-heist tales
Parachutes, process, and perfect crimes
Danny Masterson · Tennis · FTX
Plus: A Boy Scout weekend?
The Docket 09.06.23 The BET-CRP v. Rob Lowe
Maybe we should have picked an actor with a shorter c.v.?
Kiwi Farms · U.S. Anglicans · Zia Chishti
If you’re in the mood for a flapper-era bit of true crime that reads like a novel, pour yourself an illicit glass of hooch and pick Broadway Butterfly up....
Is your home a true-crime set?
(Jake Giles Netter / HBO Max via Texas Monthly) Would you let your place become a true-crime-series location? Texas Monthly’s Sean O’Neal did, and wrote...
Trump TV · Andrew Tate · LISK Doc
Plus, a long weekend for true crime (or not)
August 2023 Bonus Review: Murder In Texas
Mustache-less Sam Elliott, his IRL wife, and Andy Griffith's only Emmy nom
The Docket 08.31.23 Fictitious disorder and double standards
Multiple systems' no-win misogyny
Sex Cults · Brooklyn Mirage · Martin Sheen
August's budget sweep is a real barn-burner, so buckle in
Vacationland crime
Two of the Three Sisters lighthouses, Eastham MA. (SDB) A legendary Cape Cod cold case is finally closed.1 “The Lady of the Dunes,” whose mutilated body was...
Disappeared's return · Dunphy's memoir
Plus Barry Sherman, Burger Chef, and amateur boxing gone wrong
215 lbs · Scott Johnson · The Blind Side
Plus: An on-the-lam car guy gets the Apple+ treatment
Invite your friends to read Best Evidence
We'll make THAT worth your time too
The Docket 08.24.23 Dog Days
A legendary bank robbery, and Al Pacino's true-crime bona fides
PCT · Bear Brook · Yiya Murano
Plus: how you might become true-crime fodder