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Murder Rug · Cyberscams · Sheri Papini
September 21, 2022
Plus: a tough spot for a Doodler figure
"Adnan is out"
September 20, 2022
Serial @serialSarah was at the courthouse when Adnan was released, a new episode is coming tomorrow morning. nyti.msJudge Vacates Murder Conviction of Adnan...
Gacy · Dahmer · The Other Jim Jones
$ · September 19, 2022
Plus Johnny Bananas and stupid headline tricks
Harry Bedlow · Paul Holes · Robert Telles
September 16, 2022
Annnnd...what's good this weekend?
Favre · Fort Bragg · Fortune Seller
September 15, 2022
Plus breaking news and scripted tropes
Did the Emmys give crime the shaft?
September 14, 2022
As noted yesterday, The Dropout and Dopesick each got a nice Emmys nod this week. But when it comes to true crime — or true crime-adjacent shows, like Only...
Theranos · The Emmys · Sacklers
September 13, 2022
You folks will tell me when you're sick of the Jeff German story, right?
Sins Of Our Mother: "I've got it very divided in my head"
$ · September 12, 2022
Plus Helen Hunt, Gina Gershon, Salman Rushdie, Brett Favre, and...Dylan McKay?
Bites · Nurses · Journalism
September 9, 2022
Plus: Kim Kardashian's new podcast
Hall-Mills · False Reports
September 8, 2022
Plus Theranos witness-nanigans, and our NSW correspondent on "evidence" that isn't
We need a new term for "true-crime fan"
September 7, 2022
Lexicographers, assemble — because calling ourselves/others “fans” of true crime doesn’t sit right. Not that it isn’t sometimes apropos, but for the same...
Judging Jeanine · Kiwi Farms · NYPD suits
$ · September 6, 2022
Plus: A shocking true crime creator loss
Instagram Scams · Schadenfreude · Scrubs
September 2, 2022
Sliding into the holiday weekend with some longreads and snickering
Micky Dolenz · Tom Dooley · Judas Priest
September 1, 2022
Spurious suits and stupid FBI tricks
Phil Collins · Yoga · Michael Strahan
August 31, 2022
It's the August budget sweep!
August 2022 Bonus Review: When The Moon Turns To Blood
$ · August 30, 2022
The crimeThe case is sufficiently complex, and opaque, that it’s nearly impossible to present an orderly summary of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell’s swath of...
What true-crime figures should sue over how they've been portrayed?
August 30, 2022
First, all the caveats in the world: Neither Sarah nor I are lawyers, nothing in this or any issue of Best Evidence is intended as legal advice, and we agree...
Breakdown · Crime Seen · Talking-Head Pushback
$ · August 29, 2022
Or "Trump And/Or Netflix vs. Everyone"
Bowling · Home Alone · Batali
August 26, 2022
Plus: A crime-adjacent investigation into a NY mayor's dining habits
Mike · Alice · Lori and Chad
August 25, 2022
Plus an "Only Murders" finale-review round-up
What true crime tips do you use in regular life?
August 24, 2022
“This stuff,” said the guy from Crime Scene Clean Up as he held a spray bottle aloft, “is the only stuff that will kill the smell of mildew.” My ears perked...
Chippendales · Breaking · Tik Tok
August 23, 2022
Plus: What's the deal with Adventures With a Purpose?
Edgars Flashback: Sentenced to Die · True-Crime Romance · The Zodiac
$ · August 22, 2022
Still not our dad! Also, drill, outlaw country, and Biden Sr.
Stolen relics · Prison podcasting · Creepy CEO
August 19, 2022
Welcome to your weekend longreads
Jolie · Poe · The Hope Diamond
August 18, 2022
Plus new podcasts and definition creep
Only Murders S02: How are we feeling?
August 17, 2022
…Has there been a DIP in quality? Before I show myself out, a couple quick notes, the first being that I don’t think the show’s gone down in quality. I think...
Wanda Sykes · Polygamy · Bodyguards
August 16, 2022
Plus: When a documentary snarls jury selection
Edgars Flashback: Patty Hearst · Murder Boy
$ · August 15, 2022
Plus more Ashley Flowers, a condo scam, and more
Robert Downey Jr. · Susan Orlean · Chris Cuomo
August 12, 2022
It's a podcast party!
Helter Skelter · I Just Killed My Dad
August 11, 2022
The crimeThe August 1969 murders of Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, and Steven Parent; and Leno and Rosemary LaBianca…for...
When should true-crime ties shut a project down?
August 10, 2022
I know I’m not the only person who shudders at the Miramax logo as it rolls before a movie or TV show — I think one of you even noted that a Project Runway...
True Crime Brain · Ashley Flowers · Crypto
August 9, 2022
Plus: the real Tim Kono
Edgars Flashback: Zebra · Keanu · Killer Mike
$ · August 8, 2022
Plus stupid A&E tricks and a Chippendales first look.
Dog Lawyer · Bad City · #VanLife
August 5, 2022
Plus: longreads for your weekend
Murder at the Cottage · Go Ask Alice
August 4, 2022
Plus, the 19 Crimes Martha wine
What true-crime properties crossed the line?
August 3, 2022
Abby Honold @abbyhonoldAs a survivor - most of the true crime content you consume was created by manipulating & lying to victims and their families. I used...
Witches · Lord of War · Skirts
August 2, 2022
Plus: A new scam podcast
Edgars Flashback: Blood Will Tell · Hollandsworth · Heist on I-5
$ · August 1, 2022
And: choose me a book!
July 2022 Bonus Review: Adrienne
$ · July 31, 2022
"Simultaneously magical and unfair"
Dressed to Kill · Joe Berlinger · Research Fraud
July 29, 2022
It's the July budget cleanout!
Somerton Man · Hannibal Lecter · Auster and Alig
July 28, 2022
And Rachel Monroe, AND Janet Malcolm, AND Baby M
What's your true crime interview dream team?
July 27, 2022
A day after writing up yesterday’s bummer of an issue, laden with interviews between alleged bad men and their enablers, I awoke to the bleak news that one...
Woody Allen · Dan Abrams · Chris Cuomo
July 26, 2022
If you're looking for problematic men, today's your lucky day!
Billy Jensen · Edgars Flashback: 1980
July 25, 2022
"The end of an era"; "The Falcon and the Snowman"
4 doc premieres, 3 tacky titles, 2 Skye hooks...
July 22, 2022
...and a "Black Bird" in an Apple+ tree
Pink Diamonds · Helltown · Crypto
July 21, 2022
Plus: Another first-thought podcast list
Fact-Finding Mission: Opioid-crisis audiobooks
July 20, 2022
Welcome to a new recurring feature on Best Evidence, a variation on my old Ask The Readers column on Tomato Nation. Need help finding a book or article, but...
She Said · Opioids · Dr. Death
July 19, 2022
Plus: Crime reporting suppression allegations against the LA Times
Eric Adams · Victoria's Secret · Jordan Catalano
$ · July 18, 2022
Plus midsummer madness and the French Capote
The Good Life · Scrubs · Polanski
July 15, 2022
Plus: Behind the Dead End scenes
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