Read-Handed: Dallas diamonds and New Jersey Nazis
Plus Maris Kreizman, Martha Stewart, "Fatal Vision," and maggot science in our recent-reads round-up. More from SDB’s TBR is here — or get the full article...
How to catch up on Australia's mushroom murder case
The Crime: Erin Patterson prepared a lunch of beef Wellington for her estranged husband’s relatives, including his parents, at her house in the small...
June 2025 Bonus Review: The Prosecutors and "Aunt Diane"
So sorry for the delay (a weird travel week was had by all!). To read my review of The Prosecutors podcast’s Diane Schuler episode, subscribe now! Subscribe now
Finding fault in Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy
Not finding fault WITH Netflix's doc on the 2021 concert gone terribly wrong; the doc is solid. But the sub-sub-genre has further potential. The rest of...
You've watched Romcon: Who the F*** is Jason Porter?. What's next?
Prime Video's new love-fraud docuseries is pretty good; we've got your next rom-scam watches, reads, and listens. (Prime Video) Get SDB’s list here — or read...
The Mortician: That's not a person anymore
HBO's take on the Lamb/Sconce funeral-home "scandal" thinks about a crime story's "body" in a different way. Should you give it a look? SDB’s review will...
Read-Handed: Crimoirs and car cons
Plus murder mags, midcentury classics, ancient forgeries, and more of what we’re reading and researching. Get SDB’s full list here — or to read the whole...
May 2025 Bonus Review: Unknown Serial Killers Of America
Oxygen is onto something, subject-wise. Is the finished product anything? The crime"Lesser-known" than the over-covered likes of Ted Bundy and Jack the...
You've watched Untold: The Fall Of Favre. What's next?
Is Netflix's Brett Favre doc worth your time? And what related docs and books might you like too/instead? Get SDB’s review and recs here…or get ‘em sans ads...
Ask Not: Girls, interrupted (by the Kennedys)
Maureen Callahan's 2024 book takes on the "destructive force" of an American royal family. Is it worth your time? SDB’s review is here — or, to get full...
Kate Summerscale's The Peepshow takes a new view on an old case
The author of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher re-centers the 10 Rillington Place murders. Should you add it to your TBR? Margaret Howie has more; read her full...
The Bakersfield 3: "It's better if you don't know"
Three mothers come together to try to prove their kids' cases are related. Is the ID series on the intertwined mysteries trying to prove something too? Read...
Whack Job: Is the pen mightier than the axe?
Rachel McCarthy James's "history of axe murder" isn't exactly that; should you give it a read anyway? SDB’s review… …or to get the whole thing straight to...
Coben, Combs, and clowns: 5 true-crime stories to watch
Plus axe murders, hip-hop lyrics, and the true-crime/mystery-novel pipeline. Subscribe now
Dark Side of the Ring's latest is a crushing combo of drugs and delusion
If you've never heard of Dark Side of the Ring, you're not alone. The docuseries is from Vice Studios Canada, the northern arm of the once-important, now...
April 2025 Bonus Review: Killer Performance
Yeah, SDB's eye bounced off Reelz's 2024 post-hoc profiling series too. Were those instincts right, or does the show have something to offer? Subscribe now
True Crime Story: Look Into My Eyes looks for justice in grief
The AMC docuseries about a literally hypnotic high-school principal and the deaths of three students is onto something, but may take too long. Subscribe now
Is Unseamly: The Investigation of Peter Nygård still worth watching?
Discovery's look at fashion mogul Nygård's life of crime dropped four years ago. Has it held up? Subscribe now
2025 Edgar Awards round-up: predictions and objections
Susan Howard wraps up her 2025 Best Fact Crime overview with some predictions…and some nitpicks about the nominees. Subscribe now
How much true crime is on Sidney Lumet's c.v.?
The Best Evidence True-Crime Résumé Percentage tackles its first director, plus confronting the definition of “major case” (and a bad Vin Diesel hairpiece).