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Murder Unboxed · A Fyre Pod · Lobster Boy
October 21, 2020
Plus the decade's best reporting, and Farid Fata
Scott Peterson · Danny Masterson · Jeffrey Toobin
October 20, 2020
Plus: Podcasts, podcasts, and more podcasts
Tennant On "Des" · Curtis Flowers · Forcening Results
October 19, 2020
Plus "Unsolved Mysteries," DB Cooper, JW Booth, and free stuff!
What Should Happen To Murder Houses?
October 16, 2020
As you know, one of my particular kinks is true-crime real estate, and the marketing and sale of so-called murder houses like the Glendower Place home that’s...
Last Looks · Chippendales · Unsolved Mysteries
October 15, 2020
Plus: Don't forget to forcen
True-Crime Forcenings · Dark Side Of The Ring · Dr. Death
October 14, 2020
Plus trailers galore, profiling myths, and more NXIVM
K9 Investigation · QAnon · Caliphate
October 13, 2020
Plus: a true crime event we can all enjoy
Kenosha · Tom Brown's Body · Doc Antle
October 12, 2020
Plus corporate investigations, and more on Clint Lorance
What do you consider "required reading" on domestic terrorism?
October 9, 2020
With the “Whitmer 13” dominating the headlines, and Leah Sottile’s latest excellent podcast, Two Minutes Past 9, dominating my podcast app (and your...
The Capote Tapes · Craig Carton · Baseball Fraud
October 8, 2020
Two docs and a pod, reviewed, plus looking back at Jim Dwyer
Whoopi · Super Evil · Seagrams
October 7, 2020
Also: The power a podcast had over a murder trial
Dahmer · Weinstein · Cops
October 6, 2020
Plus: How The Wire inspired a real crime-fighting tool
Canada's Dirty John · The Capote Tapes · The PBA
October 5, 2020
Plus "The Republic of CyberBunker" (ikr?), Fed-aganda, and more
It's Time For A True-Crime Forcening
October 2, 2020
Are there any true crime movies or TV shows you’re longing to see Sarah or me tackle? Shows you think we’d love (but have yet to check out) or docs you want...
Pinko PIs · Shipman · Theranos
October 1, 2020
Plus: True crime bumblers
September Bonus Book Review: American Fire
$ · September 30, 2020
Monica Hesse's trim, flavorful whydunnit
Latasha Harlins · American Murder · Steve James
September 30, 2020
Plus lady directors on "Dr. Death," upcoming must-reads, and more
Caliphate · Napolitano · eBay
September 29, 2020
Plus: Live PD's role in an evidence-tampering case
Faking A Murderer · Gardner-Heist Theater · Crime Stats
September 28, 2020
Plus streaming-calendar notes, and your "Wilderness Of Error" review round-up
When Is It Okay To Contact A Serial Killer?
September 25, 2020
No, we’re not talking about any of you becoming a prison bride (though, I have told you how Richard Ramirez’s wife once helped me buy plates and napkins at...
Oscar Pistorius · The Olympics · Anonymous
September 24, 2020
Plus: One of BE's favorite beat reporters has a new true-crime book
Epstein's Chef · Sketchy Banks · Seriously, Oxygen?
September 23, 2020
Plus: A bunch of books to reserve or just order
Des · Carole Baskin · Clark Rockefeller
September 22, 2020
Plus an award-winning PSA and a vintage John Wilkes Booth doc
RBG · The Emmys · Alcatraz · Huisentruit
September 21, 2020
Plus Bill Kurtis, an Italian cycling avenger, "Coded Bias," and British imports.
Friday Open Thread: Morally Indefensible and A Wilderness Of Error
September 18, 2020
In which we once again confront due process, journalistic ethics, and sociopathy
Happy Face · American Murder · Big Brother
September 17, 2020
Plus: true crime schadenfreude
Skip Hollandsworth's New Pod · Dog The Bounty Hunter · Molotov Lawyers
September 16, 2020
Plus a hip-hop feud on Starz, and Mary J. Blige!
'Mental Disease' · BLM Pins · Dopesick
September 15, 2020
Plus: a handy list of non-goofy podcasts
Jolly Joseph · DIY True Crime · A Wilderness Of Error
September 14, 2020
Plus even yet STILL more "Tiger King," and Bong Joon Ho in theaters
True crime vs. history?
September 11, 2020
2020 is making a lot of horrifying tragedies seem smaller, including the attacks 19 years ago, but I wrote my annual 9/11 piece for TomatoNation.com anyway....
COVID-cide · Harold Shipman · Dan Abrams
September 10, 2020
Plus: Let's guess who's hiring
Janet Malcolm · Incarcerated Artists · Carole Baskin
September 9, 2020
Plus: a Gibney trailer and a drug-court fail
Theranos · Curtis Flowers · Decomp
September 8, 2020
Plus: A sad loss for the true crime community
Killing Michael Jackson · The Triangle Fire · Kitty Genovese
September 7, 2020
Plus the sustaining power of "Twilight: Los Angeles"
August (Actual) Bonus Review: Underground
$ · September 4, 2020
A terrorist attack, a country's psyche, and text that speaks to 2020
What's your "desert island" magazine for longform true crime?
September 4, 2020
On a holiday weekend, thoughts turn inevitably to the stack of magazines teetering precariously on one’s coffee table. I didn’t even finish the back-issue...
True-Crime Link Lightning Round
September 3, 2020
We've got enough in there to keep you entertained for days
Quibi Shows · TX Fraud · New Podcast Roundup
September 2, 2020
Fashion plates, burning planes, and more
The Beginner’s Guide to Korean True-Crime Cinema · Killing Michael Jackson
September 1, 2020
Plus: running the numbers on "Live PD," a cult-documentary catchup, and more
August BONUS Bonus Review: True Crime Addict
$ · September 1, 2020
Hey, folks! This isn’t the book you chose for me — but it’s the book I have finished, and between audiobook edits and some extremely-2020 drama involving my...
I Am A Killer · Prison Phones · Kids Behind Bars
August 31, 2020
Plus: Mark David Chapman makes an appearance
Crime And Social Justice: Talking About Sports
August 28, 2020
I’ve been genuinely moved this week (proof that it can still happen!) watching the leadership the NBA has shown with their protests against the injustices...
Kim Guilfoyle · GSK · Tiger King
August 27, 2020
Plus: a "Mobster Turned YouTuber"
The Blotter Presents: Closing Statements
August 26, 2020
Plus vintage Congressional crime, a former Ikette in peril, and more
Batman · Scott Peterson · (Fake) Serial
August 25, 2020
Plus: 'Making a Murderer' confusion
"Pernicious Whiteness" · Class Action Park · The Vow
August 24, 2020
Plus the GSK sentencing, Tennant as Nilsen, and more "Unsolved Mysteries"
Obsessing Over Hollywood Crime
August 21, 2020
As Labor Day approaches, my mind turns to Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, who during that holiday weekend in 1921, may or may not have caused the death of 25-year-...
LuLaRoe · American Ninja Warrior · R. Kelly
August 20, 2020
Plus: The Golden State Killer is confronted
The Blotter Presents 155: Most Wanted and While The City Sleeps
August 19, 2020
Plus Morris, Mizell, MacDonald, Maggie Freleng, and more
Phil Spector · The Mafia · Weed
August 18, 2020
Are we entering a new golden era of true crime podcasts?
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