We've reached the final day of Best Evidence's annual Year in Review series, which you are presumably reading through a pair of those funny "2025" glasses and a Champagne fog. (Or, like me, you're just popping gummies all day to manage your anxiety over what lies ahead.)

Our panel of experts, bless them, did not just write "OH MY GOD WE'RE DOOMED" when asked this last question: What are your hopes for the true crime genre in 2025? However, you're welcome to vent to that end in the comments — or you can just answer the question, Claire.

Looking to catch up on our fourth annual Year in Review? Here are our rundowns of the best vintage true crime properties we discovered this year, the projects we’re most excited for in 2025, the worst true crime of 2024, and the best documentaries, longreads, podcasts, books, dramatic adaptations, and hidden gems of the year.