Friday Open Thread: What's Your Favorite Take On The D.B. Cooper Case?
Sarah’s obsession with D.B. Cooper is near-infamous (she might deny it, but the way Slack lights up with “Sarah is typing” when the 1971 hijacking case comes...
DNA · Maxwell · Bad People
Plus, a survivor on true-crime news video
The Blotter Presents 152: Fear City and The Perfect Murder
Plus Sarah Weinman, Albert Fish, a new podcast, a punch that killed, and more
Judging TV Judges · Hamptons Blaze
Can we please talk about Josh Hartnett's amazing true-crime mustache?
Helter Skelter · The Lost Kids · William Desmond Taylor
Plus good story 1, bad writing 0 (?), Jinx swag, and more.
Friday Open Thread: Gotti-dome
In honor of our upcoming podcast topic, Fear City, I thought we could talk about various hilariously bad portrayals of John “The Teflon Don” Gotti over the...
Serial · Epstein · Citizen
Set your DVR for Diane Downs
The Blotter Presents 151: The Business Of Drugs and Summer Of Sam
Plus Welcome To Chechnya, The Last Narc resurfaces, and another Unsolved Mysteries update
Scientology · Béla Károlyi · The Lottery
It's an all-podcast issue!
Outcry · Amanda Peet · Reasonable Doubt
Plus two new podcasts!
Weekend Discussion Thread: Chappaquiddick
A very happy natal day to Sarah’s dad, Dave Sr., who plans to celebrate by…not being the Zodiac. We’re going to celebrate by throwing open a thread to talk...
Fear City · No Strings Attached · Rebranding Justice
Plus: True-crime time machine!
The Blotter Presents 150: Athlete A and American Greed S13E06
Plus: Schechter's latest, and the best Betty Broderick
Pregnancy Tests · Twin Peaks · The Staircase
Plus: A true-crime job!
Notes On A Silencing · Reddit + Unsolved Mysteries
Plus, VF on podcast copaganda reckonings, and a content prediction
Walton Goggins · Robert Durst · Unfinished
Plus: eBay body cams, oh boy
Candy Montgomery · Prison Dogs · Kim Wall
Plus: A hit-and-run mystery, solved
Letourneau · Lorance · Lacy Crawford
Plus Unsolved Mysteries tips, Heidi Fleiss's sensei, and dueling casinos
Michael Caine · Retired Cops · Rape Kits
Also: hip-hop's link to mass incarceration
Five Families · Dollar-Store Deaths · Outcry
Plus the TCBs had a busy one, again.