OJ Simpson dead at 76
Orenthal James Simpson, one of the most (in)famous people in the world, acknowledges a fan. (ESPN Films via NYT) Links and discussion continues here.
The Docket 04.11.24: Not mad, just disappointed
Your co-hosts, bracing for another PR blast...or Colin Firth and Toni Collette in HBO's scripted version of The Staircase. (HBO) A conversation on recent...
What Jennifer Did fails to satisfy
What Jennifer Did. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024 The combination of time and geography meant that I went into new Netflix true crime documentary What...
An Arnold Rothstein Reader: The Big Bankroll and Blame for the Black Sox
Arnold "The Big Bankroll" Rothstein poses awkwardly with old technology. Do we put so much of the blame for the Black Sox on him because it's easier? ...In...
Scoop turns an infamous Prince Andrew interview into a thriller
Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell in Scoop. Credit: Netflix It was a reasonable concern when Scoop was first announced: How could a feature film adaptation...
The Docket 04.04.24: Is more Quiet on Set a good thing?
Amanda Bynes waves to the crowd while holding some Nickelodeon swag. She's not in the Quiet on Set update. (Chris Pizzello/AP via BI) Building a story road...
The Witch of New York argues that the good old days of journalism were not so good
Witch of New York's cover (l), "Polly Bodine at Newburgh Trial, 1848: Historical Pamphlet" (which is included in the book) After a fire consumed their Staten...
Edgar Awards round-up: In Light Of All Darkness
...These first 100 pages really pack a punch, and I was taken back in time to 1993, the image of Winona Ryder visiting Petaluma to lend her name and money to...
The Synanon Fix's slow-boil
Still from The Synanon Fix. Credit: Bruce Levine/HBO I always feel bad for projects that drop on April 1 — there’s always that search for the joke when the...
March 2024 Bonus Review: BUtterfield 8
[cw: sexual assault involving a child; death by suicide] The crimeTrafficking and sexual assault of a minor, probably; extortion, allegedly; prosecutorial...
Airbnb crime, a bad vegetarian, and a peep at a marshmallow scam.
This is actually relevant to one of today's stories, I swear! Best Evidence readers know that the end of the month isn’t just for making your car payment....
The Docket 03.28.24: Ask Us Anything II
You asked, we answered; we asked each other, we answered! Genealogical mysteries, masters of IRL horror, and much more. Elsewhere down the Shore......
Has Serial passed its sell-by date?
An aerial view of the notorious Camp 7 at Guantanamo Bay. "Gitmo" is Serial's subject this time around. (Wikimedia Commons) Before I talk about Serial Season...
The Lost Sons of Omaha illustrates the issues with both-sides-ism
On May 30, 2020, in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, protestors took to the streets in Omaha’s Old Market District. There,...
Roadhouse's true crime ties
What hurts more, the diet, the exercise, or the waxing regimen? It’s Friday, it’s Sarah’s birthday, and I’m in the mood to plan my true crime weekend. I have...
The Docket 03.21.24: Homicide: New York’s failure of nerve
The Homicide: New York title card is like the show itself -- KIND of cool, but not thoughtful or creative at all. (Netflix) Today's Docket features special...
Edgar Award nominee Crooked tackles Harding-era corruption
Nathan Masters's Edgar-nominated book expertly captures the economic, social, and political landscape of the 1920s. Harry Daughtry, political fixer to...
Stormy: compelling subject, compromised execution
Stormy Daniels preps for a media appearance. (Peacock) In fact, Stormy‘s power lies primarily in evoking the poisonous side effects of that Trumpiness: the...
The Bishop and the Butterfly explains why you know the term ‘Tammany Hall’
Folks well-versed in New York history likely know all about Tammany Hall, the 1800s-era political organization that essentially ran the city (and boy oh boy,...
Manhunt is righteous, ambitious, and trying much too hard
The title card for Apple TV+'s latest, Manhunt. ...The desire to look again at Lincoln’s assassination and the disorienting days immediately following it,...