Behind Ctrl Alt Desire’s glib title is a thoughtful docuseries
The crime Grant Amato killed his parents, Chad and Margaret, and older brother Cody. The story (warning: some structural spoilers ahead)I watched...
The Basketball Fix shoots an airball
The crimeThe CCNY point-shaving scandal. The story I don't recall how 1951's extremely, um, 1951 The Basketball Fix wound up on my watchlist, but the NBA...
The Docket 05.02.24: Lives Of Crime
Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, who died at 45, is one of the “famous/criminal” obit exemplars we’re discussing. When a major-case figure dies, what should that...
Depardieu detention, Antarctica a-holes, and Weinstein revelations
Gerard Depardieu in "Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra" Best Evidence supporters get the full article in their inbox, but everyone can read for free at...
April 2024 Bonus Review: You're Wrong About's O.J. Simpson series
The crimeThe June 12, 1994 murders of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman. The storyI'm not a regular You're Wrong About listener, but I dip in occasionally on...
Who'll take the true crime crown at the 2024 Edgar Awards?
Over the past few weeks we’ve taken a look at the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award 2024 nominees for Best Fact Crime. Now it’s time for...
Rabbit Heart is a sharp look at crime-related trauma
A detail from the cover of Rabbit Heart Best Evidence supporters can read the full article via newsletter, while folks with a free subscription can click...
Baby Reindeer vs. the algorithm
[CW: depictions of sexual assault] The crimeStalking; rape. The storyBaby Reindeer apparently hit Netflix a couple weeks ago, and the Netflix algorithm did...
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Hello, Best Evidence newsletter subscribers! Thanks so much for being here. We know the move and changes to editorial-dashboard stuff has been a bit of a...
Maybe Baby Reindeer isn’t true crime, but it’s true as hell
[CW: depictions of sexual assault] The crimeStalking; rape. The storyBaby Reindeer apparently hit Netflix a couple weeks ago, and the Netflix algorithm did...
From the archives: Derf Backderf’s Kent State
Part of a page from Derf Backderf's Kent State. Many of Backderf's renditions of the May 1970 set-to may look eerily familiar. (Backderf/kent.edu) …I can’t...
Number Go Up is a compelling look at crypto's rise and fall
A detail from the cover of Number Go Up lampoons its dubious poster child. In 2021, cryptocurrency mania swept the world, heralded as the future of finance....
Three Catfish spinoffs I wish I could watch instead of Catfish
Original Catfish hosts Max Joseph and Nev Schulman (Photo by MTV) “Catfish is back for its zillionth season,” I slacked to Sarah. “We should talk about it on...
The Docket 04.22.24: The Jinx Part 2
A creepy latex mask stars in an "imagining" of Robert Durst's planned escape to Cuba in the credits of The Jinx's second season. (HBO) Early edition this...
From the archives: The Jinx’s 2015 finale
Robert Durst, R, tussles with his lawyer during a trial re-enactment shown in the 2015 episodes of The Jinx. What did SDB think of that "season"'s finale at...
The Docket 04.18.24: Let us now praise (not) famous (enough) true crime
Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu in Hustlers. Why doesn't the movie get more love? (Annapurna Pictures) The companion episode to last week’s, in which we...
Under The Bridge was worth waiting for
Under The Bridge finally brings Rebecca Godfrey's 2005 book to the small screen, with downbeat but compelling results. Vritika Gupta as Reena Virk. (Darko...
What Jennifer Did faces photo manipulation controversy
A detail from the main art for 'What Jennifer Did.' Credit: Netflix I would have forgotten about What Jennifer Did, but social media wouldn’t let me. The...
Chicago (1927): Ragtime, slapstick, and “yesterday’s news”
Roxie Hart (Phyllis Haver) tries to sell the DA (Warner Richmond) on her story. Will the 1927 silent movie sell YOU? (DeMille Pictures Corp) Phyllis Haver...
You’ve read Ice-T’s memoir. What’s next?
Ice-T in NYC. His 2011 memoir, Ice, has a lot to say about rap...and robbery process. WE'VE got a lot to say about related recs. (David Corio/Redferns via...