The Docket 03.14.24: James L. Swanson on The Deerfield Massacre
Cover detail from The Deerfield Massacre. (SDB) hello! Taking a break from regularly scheduled Docket programming to bring you SDB's interview with Manhunt...
Quiet on Set won’t stay silent about abuse at kids’ shows
...Writing my review, a day before you see it, a quick Google tells me that Drake Bell’s coming forward as the unidentified minor in the charging document...
Edgar Awards round-up: I Know Who You Are
The great Carol Daly. ...I Know Who You Are is equal parts memoir, genealogy guidebook, and true-crime thriller. Rae-Venter is a thoughtful and skilled...
Yellowstone producers to take on JonBenét Ramsey case
Twenty-eight years after the body of JonBenét Ramsey was discovered in her family's basement, we're no closer to learning who killed the six-year-old, or...
The Docket 03.07.24: Recent headlines we’d like to see adapted
We're back, and we're talking recent longreads we'd like to see adapted, plus participant consent, the Ocean's 11 default, and why rich people don't...
The Program review: a captivating story of teen resilience
Survivors of the Academy of Ivy Ridge "school." Courtesy: Netflix If it weren't for Katherine Kubler, new Netflix docuseries The Program: Cons, Cults, and...
Edgar Awards round-up: Tangled Vines
Edgar Allan Poe, who lends his name to the Edgar Awards, spikes a brow at Murdaugh-case overview Tangled Vines by author John Glatt. (l to r, the Poe Museum...
As We Speak: Rap On Trial makes a compelling case
Hip-hop artists and the doc's "host" Kemba, R, prepare to illustrate the comps between rap and Shakespeare in As We Speak: Rap On Trial. (Paramount+)...
Announcing the return of true crime podcast The Docket
Enjoy this message from a fan TGIF! We’re ushering in the weekend with some news we’ve been teasing this week: The Docket, our podcast on true crime,...
Serial announces Season 4, Hotel California on trial, Channing Tatum’s true crime turn
Serial's fourth season will be about detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Credit: Justin Norman Best Evidence readers know that the end of the month isn’t just for...
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders shows compassion for crackpots
An old-school PC shows the load screen for PROMIS, a "spy VICAP"-type program that sends the late Danny Casolaro down the conspiracy rat hole in American...
Blood On Their Hands doesn’t play to its own strengths
Victims of the Feb. 24, 2019 boat crash that touched off the Murdaugh-case firestorm. Paul Murdaugh, the alleged driver of the boat, is at right. (Photo: SC...
Pathological: The Lies of Joran Van Der Sloot could have been so much more
The key art for Pathological: The Lies of Joran Van Der Sloot If you're looking for a perfectly serviceable rundown of how Joran Van Der Sloot was finally...
Gross anatomy: The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
Peter Cushing as Dr. Knox in The Flesh and The Fiends. (Triad Productions) The Flesh and the Fiends is just one of the scripted properties devoted to Burke...
February, 2024 is a record-breaking month for new true crime TV
Still from God Bless Texas: Hometown Prison Longtime readers of Best Evidence know that there have been some weeks that Sarah and I have had to scrape the...
Zenith Man review: a surprisingly confessional Georgia courtroom tale
From the cover of new true crime book Zenith Man You can see why Zenith Man, the first book from Georgia politician-turned-criminal defense attorney...
Blood & Orchids review: An ’80s miniseries takes on the Massie Affair
...B&O is making its best attempt at noir for a network miniseries, which means everyone is compromised, plus Bergman’s much younger wife (Sean Young) is...
February Bonus!: Your TCM Watch Guide
Lots of us have a long weekend coming up, followed for some of you by school vacay, so what better time to deploy the February 2024 bonus: a round-up of all...
New true crime this weekend: Killer Performance, Far North, Jake Tapper, and more
Far North (Sundance Now/AMC+) For many folks in the U.S., we’re heading into a long weekend: Presidents Day is Monday, which means most offices and...
The Truth About Jim review: It’s not about the Zodiac
...The press materials and the opening credits also strongly implied that yet another misguided soul in search of healing would spend four hours trying to...