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December 10, 2021
It didn’t take long for a Chicago jury to decide that Empire actor Jussie Smollett had falsely reported a hate crime, resulting in a guilty verdict for five...
5 Wildlife True-Crime Books · Fatal Distraction
$ · December 9, 2021
Plus courtroom sketchers, Vatican machinations, and more
Scott Peterson · Emmett Till · BTK
December 8, 2021
Plus: More Cuomo cruddiness
Charlatan · Elizabeth Holmes · Landscapers
December 7, 2021
Plus: A roundup that left Eve's floor dirty
Gucci · Garvey · Glass
December 6, 2021
And lawsuits, and longreads
Why are some celebrity criminals immune from cancellation?
December 3, 2021
I don’t know how it came up, but someone I was talking to mentioned how they hoped Q-leaning folks didn’t discover Conspiracy Theory, that 1997 Julia...
Fruitcake Fraud · Rittenhouse · Açaí
December 2, 2021
The latest on four real-life cases we're tracking
Keep Sweet: FLDS ten years later
$ · December 1, 2021
Plus Skye Borgman, Chris Cuomo, and a Sebold update
November Bonus Review: The Gits
$ · November 30, 2021
A minor band doc becomes an accidentally powerful victim-impact statement
Lucky · Rent-a-Hitman · Turtles
November 30, 2021
Plus: A couple of reviews worth reading
Vibe February 1994 · Menendez Reconsidered
November 29, 2021
It's real '90s in here today. Also, two big trials begin.
Digging into food crime
November 24, 2021
And we don’t mean raisins in the stuffing, although: gross, y’all. Anyway! As we head into the Thanksgiving break*, we thought we’d talk about the most...
It's a Thanksgiving Week Budget Sweep
November 23, 2021
Leftovers already? Yes, indeed.
JFK Revisited · DB Cooper · Jen Shah
November 22, 2021
Plus, how to consume art by "immoral artists"
What true crime properties deserve more 'official' recognition?
November 19, 2021
I have some thoughts about the insubstantiality of the roll on this Wegmans sandwich. News coverage earlier this week noted that it was Netflix doc Who...
Ron Jeremy · Malcolm X · Gucci
November 18, 2021
A longread about an allegedly homicidal socialite? Yes, please.
Claw & Order
$ · November 17, 2021
Tiger King 2 and relearning what we already know
Joe Berlinger · Lena Dunham · Tamron Hall
November 16, 2021
Plus a dash through real world headlines
Krakauer · Krimes · The Curse of Von Dutch
November 15, 2021
Plus Adrienne Shelly and a Beeb civil war
Greek Squad: The most memorable fraternity-related true crime
November 12, 2021
(The Daily Pennsylvanian) What true-crime stories coming out of the Greek system have stuck with you? Not that there’s any shortage, unfortunately; any SVU...
Dave Portnoy · Leonardo DiCaprio · Smokey and the Bandit
November 11, 2021
A short and sweet issue for the holiday
Happy Face · House of Gucci · Harding
$ · November 10, 2021
Plus Wirz, wit-sec, and more
Netflix · Norman Mailer · Wine
November 9, 2021
Plus: A school sexual assault narrative that doesn't go where you'd expect
Portnoy · Heirens · Capote
November 8, 2021
Plus Von Dutch and "Vanity Fair"
October Bonus Review: Tread
$ · November 6, 2021
A small town, a sad man, and the darkness at the center of town
Best American Crime Writing: Long-Lost Magazines
November 5, 2021
I finally got my mitts on a copy of the February 1994 issue of Vibe. The mag isn’t that rare, but to find it in readable condition for under $100 is tough —...
LA Riots · Curtis Sliwa · Lady Gaga
November 4, 2021
Carole Baskin heads to court, but it's not what you (might) think
Four political scandals of yesteryear
$ · November 3, 2021
Black gold, "Black Water," booze, and...more booze
Anna Delvey · The Posies · Bernie Madoff
November 2, 2021
Gannett wants to remind you that it covers crime
Landscapers · Jan. 6 · Black and Missing
November 1, 2021
Plus a mother of a true-crime connection
What true crime stories scare you the most?
October 29, 2021
I won’t say that we’re a jaded bunch, but just between us chickens, I feel like true crime folks are made of pretty stern stuff. We can handle details about...
11 (or so) True Crime Podcasts to Consider
October 28, 2021
Some of these shows are so new we can't even find them on any cool platforms yet.
Seven Great True Crime Longreads
$ · October 27, 2021
Mulling Amanda Knox, adoption, and the Wu-Tang Clan
Leon Black · Attica · Soduku
October 26, 2021
'Candy' adds some coolish cast members
Guilty Party · Shrink Next Door · The Arconia
October 25, 2021
Cheaters never win, but they do get podcasts
It's the anniversary of Ann Rule's birth
October 22, 2021
The godmother of true-crime books would have turned 90 years old today. Was Ann Rule’s prose the most beautifully Capotean thing you ever read? No. Did she...
What it's like to be a talking head on a true-crime show
October 21, 2021
Eve takes the true-crime anthology show chair
"Only Murders In The Building": A grand finale
$ · October 20, 2021
Plus Carole Baskin, Reality Winner, DOCNYC and more
Mark Lamb · Carmen Mola · John Douglas
October 19, 2021
Plus: True-crime whitewashing
"Four Hours At The Capitol": Crowd sourcing
October 18, 2021
Plus two magazine longreads, and the Cosby case continues
"Dopesick" tries harder than it needs to
$ · October 15, 2021
Plus bridge boycotts, the Babe, and more
Fifteen true crime stories we've been meaning to mention
October 14, 2021
Answering the question "what should I read this weekend?"
What once-ubiquitous case needs a current re-examination?
October 13, 2021
A History Channel mailer informed me that the Achille Lauro hijacking came to an end 36 years ago last Sunday. Two TV-movie projects got made in 1989-90...
Fat Suit · Dog License · Caliphate
October 12, 2021
And another true-crime podcast triumph
Buried: "Memory is an issue in every trial"
October 11, 2021
Plus "Bad Sport" and bad titling practices
What other true crime adaptations might benefit from a recast?
October 8, 2021
The news that Jessica Biel would replace Elisabeth Moss as the titular character in Candy (that’s the Candy Montgomery series that doesn’t star Elizabeth...
Zodiac · Suspect
$ · October 7, 2021
Plus "Candy" recasting and looted antiquities
Bad Art Friend · Fat Leonard · Boston Strangler
October 6, 2021
And: Google strikes a deal with cops over googled victims
Rigged Justice · Anna Sorokin · LaShae Kimbrough
October 5, 2021
Plus: Billy Jensen takes a questionable stand
Discovery-verse Docs · The First Forensic Files
October 4, 2021
Plus Criterion Channel, true-crime ethics, and the evolution of the art heist
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