Theranos · Curtis Flowers · Decomp
Plus: A sad loss for the true crime community
Killing Michael Jackson · The Triangle Fire · Kitty Genovese
Plus the sustaining power of "Twilight: Los Angeles"
August (Actual) Bonus Review: Underground
A terrorist attack, a country's psyche, and text that speaks to 2020
What's your "desert island" magazine for longform true crime?
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
We've got enough in there to keep you entertained for days
Quibi Shows · TX Fraud · New Podcast Roundup
Fashion plates, burning planes, and more
The Beginner’s Guide to Korean True-Crime Cinema · Killing Michael Jackson
Plus: running the numbers on "Live PD," a cult-documentary catchup, and more
August BONUS Bonus Review: True Crime Addict
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
Plus: Mark David Chapman makes an appearance
Crime And Social Justice: Talking About Sports
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
Plus: a "Mobster Turned YouTuber"
The Blotter Presents: Closing Statements
Plus vintage Congressional crime, a former Ikette in peril, and more
Batman · Scott Peterson · (Fake) Serial
Plus: 'Making a Murderer' confusion
"Pernicious Whiteness" · Class Action Park · The Vow
Plus the GSK sentencing, Tennant as Nilsen, and more "Unsolved Mysteries"
Obsessing Over Hollywood Crime
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
Plus: The Golden State Killer is confronted
The Blotter Presents 155: Most Wanted and While The City Sleeps
Plus Morris, Mizell, MacDonald, Maggie Freleng, and more
Phil Spector · The Mafia · Weed
Are we entering a new golden era of true crime podcasts?
George Orwell · Nancy Grace · The MAGA Bomber
Plus: an "Outcry" update and a tempting book excerpt
Why Are We So Fascinated By Cults?
On the first day of my first (and only, as things would turn out) cube-style office job, the HR manager said “oh, there’s one more thing you should know...