American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez runs a predictable play
The crimeDepends on whether you mean what the late Patriots star Aaron Hernandez did, or what was done to him. The former: felony assault, attempted murder,...
Heartthrob Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein? Bananas or brilliant?
Best Evidence supporters get the full report in their inbox, while everyone else can click through to read. I've been thinking about Fifty Shades of Grey...
The Docket 09.12.24: Matthew Perry and the fame double standard
listen here! Matthew Perry's overdose death last year has resulted in a raft of charges against those alleged to have supplied and enabled the Friends star...
Unreliable narrators, or: What We Talk About When We Talk About Crime
While they’re not new – British criminologist Jennifer Fleetwood traces them back to 18th-century redemption stories – first-person narratives in true crime...
From the archives: Blotter Brief 4 on an Air McNair podcast
I reviewed Sports Illustrated’s podcast on McNair’s murder in 2018; now it’s on the Docket. - SDB
Michael Bay's Born Evil is a queasy mismatch of director and genre
The crimePer Max's promotional materials for Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior: "Meet Hadden Clark, the most vicious serial killer you've never...
August 2024 Bonus Review: The Murder of Air McNair
[CW: mentions of suicide; my review will also contain spoilers] Steve McNair’s gravesite. (Netflix) The crimeThe 2009 murder of former NFL quarterback Steve...
Killer Lies: Chasing A True-Crime Con Man is the best of both worlds
The crimeFraud, although Stéphane Bourgoin's retailing of himself as an expert on serial killers didn't qualify as a chargeable offense. get the whole review...
Only Murders In The Building Season 4: Back to the old house
[CW: may contain spoilers for the show's 4th season] Only Murders In The Building has returned to Hulu with its fourth-season premiere, and while I've...
Worst Ex Ever illustrates how domestic violence flummoxes the legal system
Production still from Worst Ex Ever. Credit: Netflix Netflix's Worst [Something] Ever franchise might be one of its best-kept true crime secrets. That's not...
Face to Face with Scott Peterson: “Well, then who else did it?”
The crimeApologies for cribbing from my own American Murder: Laci Peterson review, but: On or around December 24, 2002, Laci Peterson – eight months pregnant...
American Murder: Laci Peterson and what makes a true-crime case indelible
The crimeOn or around December 24, 2002, Laci Peterson – eight months pregnant with her and her husband Scott's first child, a son they'd already named...
August and September are boom times for true crimecrime
Note: Typically, we’re proud to send the entire Best evidence article to your inbox — but as today’s dispatch is heavy on the trailers, you might want to...
The Docket 08.15.24: West Memphis 3 attorney Dan Stidham
Back in 1993, Dan Stidham began representing Jessie Misskelley Jr., one of the West Memphis 3 defendants -- and never gave up on his promise to free his...
Should you join Griffin Dunne's The Friday Afternoon Club?
The crimeThe 1982 murder of Griffin Dunne's sister, Dominique; the second career Dunne's father, Dominick, then made reporting on high-profile trials for...
3 things that set Taken Together: Who Killed Lyric and Elizabeth? apart
The crimeYou may recognize the case from the docuseries' title; if you don't, you might get more out of Taken Together if you go in "cold." To do that,...
The Docket 08.08.24: Fake around and find out
[click here to listen now and for the full show notes!] Today we're talking fakes and forgeries of all sorts -- and more importantly, SDB's favorite...
Tricky Dick: “It’s as though he has needed enemies”
(Keep reading here) Richard Nixon pulls a face before a TV appearance, as shown in Tricky Dick. (CNN)
From the archives: The Best Evidence Watergate reader (updated!)
The 50th anniversary of Richard Nixon's resigning the presidency is coming up this week, so I've brought a Watergate reader out of the archives for your...
Scammy psychics, body snatchers, and Sean "Diddy" Combs
Scott Peterson following his arrest on April 18, 2003. Credit: Modesto Police Department Best Evidence readers know that the end of the month isn’t just your...