Edgars · Elephants · The Thing About Pam
Plus card sharps and other cons
Unabomber · Bears · Dr. Oz
Plus: Marilyn Manson sure doesn't help his case
Fienberg vs. "Joe vs. Carole" · Five Families
And Carr, and King, and "COPS," and more
What church crimes deserve an adaptation?
“Pope praises journalists for giving voice to church sexual abuse victims” read a headline from last year, with a quote from Catholic Church head Pope...
Bug Out · Worst Roommate Ever
And: the creepiest little law firm in Texas
February's story roundup: Hillsong, Pornhub, and more
How did the month end so fast?
February Bonus Review: The House of Suh
The ancient-epic echoes of a single wrecked family
Accused · Neff · Bernie
Plus: The Mountain Goats guy mulls true crime
Jerry Lewis · Janet Malcolm
Facts; truths.
You can't spell 'criminal' without 'animal'
That headline is Sarah’s brilliance, I can’t take credit — my contribution is that every story about this bear doing bear things in Northern California keeps...
Scoundrel · Bad Vegan · Alice
Plus: Is *anyone* paying attention to "Catfish" (etc.)?
The Staircase · Prince Andrew · Rust
Plus: A prestige version of an infamous kidnapping
Arbuckle · Lindbergh · The French Connection
Plus recent scams, cold-snap litigation, and turtleneck leotards for dudes
Tell us your dream (or nightmare) true-crime crossover events
Werner Herzog endures a meeting with SDB’s dog. (Rolling Stone) (…because I just refuse to give the term “collab” more oxygen.) A My Favorite Murder/Criminal...
Bitcoin · Forbes · Amityville
Plus: Eve seconds Sarah
Inside The Mind Of A Con Artist · Independent Lens
Plus "Strangler" casting, the "Dateline" of longreads, and more
The Trojan Horse Affair · Vanity Fair · Ashley Flowers
Plus: Interesting Scott Peterson movement
Inventing Anna · JFK · L.A. Baseball
Plus premiere dates and (uch) Portnoy
True crime at the Oscars, 2022 edition
“ONE nomination??” It’s the Wednesday of Oscar-noms week, and you know what that means…it’s second-guessin’ time! The full list of nominations is right here....
Bad Roommates · Serpico · Bill Skarsgård
So much Netflix!