True-Crime Title Bingo · Live PD, COVID-style · Smerling vs. McGinniss
Plus a book poll -- and actors, amirite?
Friday Thread: #1 With A Bullet
In my first bonus book review for April, I raved about Rap On Trial (not a paid subscriber? There’s an excerpt of the book here). That got me wondering about...
April Bonus Review #1: Rap On Trial
For people of color, "America's deep-seated fascination with the outlaw" plays the same way it always does.
Kristin Smart · Dieorama · Virtual True Crime
Also: A true crime family...curse?
The Blotter Presents 140: True History Of The Kelly Gang and Catch & Kill pod v. book
Plus, a left-field limited-series pitch, and "Hidden Valley Road" reviewed
Woody Harrelson · Al Capone · Kim Kardashian
Also: A tweeted history of San Francisco's jails
Lizzie Borden · $1000 Docu Binge · Accused: Guilty Or Innocent?
Plus, Garbus family values and a diverting Reddit
Friday Open Thread: RIP Brian Dennehy, True-Crime Workhorse
That Dennehy was trending alongside Tommy Boy yesterday on Twitter baffled me…but then, I’m the horse’s ass who led the thread with this photo of Dennehy as...
Theranos · Lady Of The Dunes
Also: The guy who wrote "Madeline" allegedly shot his boss
The Blotter Presents 139: The Hart Family Tragedy and American Animals
Plus Netflix's latest, more prison-doc recs, and a crime-dingus round-up
Harvey Weinstein · Martin Scorsese · McMillion$
Plus: "Surviving R Kelly" Season 2 hits Netflix
Edgar Award Snubs · Top Prison Docs · Linda Calvey
Plus: Inessential assassination narratives, and reading umpteen things at once
Friday Discussion Thread: Share Your Unpopular True-Crime Opinion
Where’s Friday’s content-laden Best Evidence? You already have it — it accidentally sent Thursday afternoon! If you missed it, it’s right here.Twiter’s...
Gucci · Elisa Lam · The Harts
Also: Your weekend longreads
John Mulaney · Wondery · Tiger King Backlash
Plus: Linda Tripp passes on
The Blotter Presents 138: Atlanta's Missing And Murdered and The Kolker Interview
Plus a felonious-jackass roll call, Murder House Flip FOMO, and more
Unicorn Killer · Manacled Mormon · Hustlers
Plus: A true-crime tussle over Truman Capote
Lindbergh Case "Yearbook" · Kim Kardashian · The Deliberate Stranger
Also: HBO freebies and a book-review poll!
March Bonus Book Review: Yellow Bird
Well, "March." ...You know how it's been.
Friday Open Thread: Howie's True-Crime Title Generator!
I wish I were more technically adept, so that I could turn this into an actual quiz; as it is, we’ll have to enjoy Margaret Howie’s Staying-At-Home True-...