The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson stays on track
Netflix's doc on the 2022 murder of star cyclist Mo Wilson meets the challenges of centering the victim. Mo Wilson’s mother, Karen, remembering her late...
2026 Edgar Awards round-up: Out of the Woods
Susan Howard on perennial Best Fact Crime nominee Gregg Olsen's "collaboration" with abduction survivor Shasta Groene. Subscribe now Once again this year,...
Read-Handed: Lyfts, grifts, and early GIFs
Plus prison break-ins in Tennessee, and bad reviews of bank heists gone Broadway. Other stuff SDB’s reading is here — or get the whole piece to your inbox...
March 2026 Bonus: The Investigation Of Lucy Letby
The recent Netflix doc on a notorious UK "angel of death" case misses most of its opportunities. (Netflix) The crimeFrom Rachel Aviv's account of the case...
2026 Edgar Awards round-up: Murderland
Caroline Fraser set out to examine the relationship between 20th-century serial killers and environmental toxins. Susan Howard gauges whether Fraser...
The Soprano Ten
Do actors who appeared on HBO's legendary Jersey-gangster drama have a higher rate of criminal-justice contact? Or is it just click-baiting by news desks?...
2026 Edgar Awards round-up: Blood and the Badge
Does Michael Cannell's look back at NYPD corruption and Gambino moles bring anything new to the LCN-subgenre table? Get Susan’s thoughts here, or grab a paid...
2026 Edgar Awards round-up: They Poisoned The World
Susan Howard's 2026 Best Fact Crime overview begins with forever chemicals in a New York village. Want all of Susan’s Edgars coverage — and anything else we...
February 2026 Bonus: The Hillside Strangler
MGM+’s four-parter on Bianchi and Buono’s late-seventies reign of west-coast terror is…very MGM+. The crimeThe serial murders of (at least) a dozen women in...
Essential Frederick Wiseman true crime
Titicut Follies is correctly revered as a classic, but that's not the only genre documentary on the legend's c.v. (Zipporah Films) SDB lists the others here...
How much true crime was on Robert Redford's résumé?
Or, “An All The President’s Day BET-CRP.” The actor, sex symbol, and godfather of Sundance appeared in more genre material than you might think. The Best...
January 2026 Bonus: Monster: Hunting L.I.S.K.
January 2026 Bonus: Monster: Hunting L.I.S.K. Filmmaker Joshua Zeman revisits his 2016 docuseries, The Killing Season, in podcast form My apologies for the...
Conspiracy Theories: Fear(-mongering) strikes out
Or, "Why I turned off the Spotify podcast turned Netflix series mid-episode." Read more here, or grab a paid subscription and read it (and all the others!...
True crime at the 2026 Oscars
Which genre docs got Academy Awards nominations, and where to watch them. Get the full list here — or get all our stuff straight to your inbox, no ads, by...
The Rip: Are we the good guys?
Netflix’s new Damon-Affleck team-up about a stash-house op has a lot to say about roles. Read SDB’s review here, or get a paid subscription and read the...
You read about Cynthia Ann Parker in Texas Monthly. What's next?
A "signature" Texas case that became a classic Western, plus Ken Burns, Kevin Costner, PBS, Peltier, and more. More on Quanah Parker, The Searchers, and...
Dear Jodi's untapped DIY potential
A Breaking Glass Pictures doc revisits the long, strange trip that was the Jodi Arias case – but doesn't seem entirely sure why it's doing so. SDB has more...
Remembering true-crime author Jerry Bledsoe
Bledsoe, who wrote several minor genre classics, died last week. Susan Howard looks back at his career, and recommends some highlights. Read that here, or...
How much of Judd Hirsch's c.v. is true crime?
He's played detectives, DAs, and FBI agents' dads -- but not always real ones. How high is Hirsch's Best Evidence True-Crime Résumé Percentage? See SDB’s...
Our hopes for the true crime genre in 2026
Welcome to the last day of Best Evidence’s fifth annual Year in Review! For the last two weeks, we’ve celebrated the best true crime of the year, and we’ve...