So what *are* the true crime Halloween costume rules?
evelbA post shared by Eve Batey (@evelb) Photo: Halloween 2015, when my husband and I dressed up like two fictional murderers, which I guess is OK? We’ve all...
The 10 best quotes from Joe Berlinger's odd Bloomberg profile
Plus: Elizabeth Holmes, Vivica A. Fox, and more
Party Theft · Jazz-Age Phrogging · TV Babylon
And a great and terrible British documentary
Six (alleged) rogues and Kevin Bacon
It's an all TV/movie star edition!
Facebook Sleuths · Jersey Psychics
Plus, "The Watcher"? We hardly even know 'er
From the archives: "King Con"
Hey, friends — unexpected scheduling conflict at BE HQ today, so I’ve grabbed a book review of Paul Willetts’s King Con from a few years ago. More good stuff...
It's time to talk about 'Unsolved Mysteries'
For many of us here, NBC’s launched-in-1987 series Unsolved Mysteries was our gateway to true crime, an initially limited show that kicked off with hosts...
The Vow Part 2: Collateral; damage
Plus Forbes and NPR weigh in; and Robert Urich, Bet-Crapped
Kim Kardashian · Adnan Syed · Chess
Are you watching 'The Watcher'?
Michael Moore · Quiz Show · Cemetery Stories
Plus serial-scopes and Spotify
Angela Lansbury · House Arrest · Club 219
Plus: The Serial saga comes to a quiet close for everyone but the victim
What are your favorite true crime urban legends?
That’s a nope, per Snopes. It makes sense that a topic as loaded as crime should be beset by misinformation, myth, and Mandela effects — after all, it’s...
Errol Morris · Danny Masterson · Airbnb
Plus: Your true-crime weekend
The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes: When does scarcity equal value?
Plus "murderabilia" and internet burnout
What TV stars should launch side hustles as true crime podcast hosts?
We had a little fun yesterday with the NYT’s wide-eyed “golly gee” reporting on Dateline’s podcasting success. But, let’s give credit where credit is due: it...
Catching up with true crime TV
The latest true crime headlines dealing with the small screen
A Dahmer fact-check, a minor "Unsolved Mysteries," and ants on a plane
Plus: how to revisit Serial
Brett Favre · The Watcher · Ezra Miller
It's the September budget sweep, fall break edition!
The September 2022 Bonus Review: I Don't Like Mondays
The 2006 TV doc tries to "tell you why," but can't get there
A peek over the paywall
Dopesick, Sherry Pie, JonBenét, and Fred and Rose West
Do you only take your crime "true"?
I don’t read much fiction, period — but when I do, it’s almost always crime/mystery fiction with a recognizable IRL element (and/or by an author known to me;...
Calendars, maps, and charts (oh my)
Help edit SDB's content crazy wall!
Zodiac · Gabby Petito
We kick off fall break with reviews of two high-profile properties
It's an all-'celebrity' true crime edition
Reality TV contestants, Food Network chefs and CW drama stars all get their day in court
Monster: "He was a strange boy"
Plus Big Pharma, the McCanns, and carceral retaliation
Murder Rug · Cyberscams · Sheri Papini
Plus: a tough spot for a Doodler figure
"Adnan is out"
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
Plus Johnny Bananas and stupid headline tricks
Harry Bedlow · Paul Holes · Robert Telles
Annnnd...what's good this weekend?
Favre · Fort Bragg · Fortune Seller
Plus breaking news and scripted tropes
Did the Emmys give crime the shaft?
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
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"
Plus Helen Hunt, Gina Gershon, Salman Rushdie, Brett Favre, and...Dylan McKay?
Bites · Nurses · Journalism
Plus: Kim Kardashian's new podcast
Hall-Mills · False Reports
Plus Theranos witness-nanigans, and our NSW correspondent on "evidence" that isn't
We need a new term for "true-crime fan"
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
Plus: A shocking true crime creator loss
Instagram Scams · Schadenfreude · Scrubs
Sliding into the holiday weekend with some longreads and snickering
Micky Dolenz · Tom Dooley · Judas Priest
Spurious suits and stupid FBI tricks
Phil Collins · Yoga · Michael Strahan
It's the August budget sweep!
August 2022 Bonus Review: When The Moon Turns To Blood
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?
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
Or "Trump And/Or Netflix vs. Everyone"
Bowling · Home Alone · Batali
Plus: A crime-adjacent investigation into a NY mayor's dining habits
Mike · Alice · Lori and Chad
Plus an "Only Murders" finale-review round-up
What true crime tips do you use in regular life?
“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
Plus: What's the deal with Adventures With a Purpose?
Edgars Flashback: Sentenced to Die · True-Crime Romance · The Zodiac
Still not our dad! Also, drill, outlaw country, and Biden Sr.
Stolen relics · Prison podcasting · Creepy CEO
Welcome to your weekend longreads
Jolie · Poe · The Hope Diamond
Plus new podcasts and definition creep