"Something that you can't be neutral about"
"JonBenét's Tricycle," plus "The Amazing Race" and lives and deaths at Rikers
Future 1/6 narratives
(The Atlantic) It’s hard for me to believe a year (and a day) has passed since the 1/6 insurrection. The disorienting danger of it still seems immediate —...
American Greed: "Out on bond -- and undeterred"
Plus "Four Lives," two New Yorker carceral-life reads, and Kristen Bell
Four Lives · Theranos Trial Takes · The McCrarys
Plus: Grave-robbing, the Klan, and domestic violence on military bases.
Wellness Scams · Dershowitz · Forensic DNA
Plus: Get to votin' for January's bonus review
Crime Scene S02: "the true terrors of the place"
Plus Dean Stockwell gets Bet-Crapped
December Bonus Review: Captive
Is it process-y enough?
Love Lockdown · The Bush Boys
Plus Reelz, Tamron Hall, and the January poll
What's your true-crime New Year's resolution?
One of the benefits of the current true-crime boom is that we don’t just have to settle for what we’re given anymore. While once the best we could do was...
All the true crime we meant to get to in 2021 and didn't
Making room on the budget doc for 2022
Dead Asleep · Jane Stanford
Plus a speedy longread
Are you giving true crime for the holidays?
Yes, this item is available on Etsy. But shoooooould you? When I tell people at my cutesy little artisan and vintage shop about Sarah’s true crime book...
The O'Jays and OJ
Oh how I wish I could find an "Oh, Jay" story to add to that subject line
Ed Gein · The Murders At Starved Rock
Just another cheery day at BE HQ
Cosby · Lucky · Radicals
Plus: So much podcast news!
Doc Antle · The Texas Seven
Plus some upcoming projects, and a Victorian lady bank scammer
Let's discuss infamous false reports
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
Plus courtroom sketchers, Vatican machinations, and more
Scott Peterson · Emmett Till · BTK
Plus: More Cuomo cruddiness
Charlatan · Elizabeth Holmes · Landscapers
Plus: A roundup that left Eve's floor dirty