American Murder: Gabby Petito is a wasted opportunity
It’s hard to see the through line between the cases Netflix franchise American Murder has chosen to spotlight. In 2020, it was the death of Watts family at...
Who Is Luigi Mangione? ID's hour-long doc won't tell you
But it IS rather informative on how NOT to cover UHC CEO Brian Thompson’s murder/er. SDB’s full review is here; if you’d like all these reviews in your...
The Ice Man: Kuklinski, Soprano, and an unjustly forgotten doc series
America Undercover probably belongs on the Mt. Rushmore of TV true crime. Why don't we talk about it anymore? Richard Kuklinski. (HBO) read SDB’s review...
Read-Handed: Carolina murders and computer crimes
Plus Vivian Gordon vs. Jimmy Walker, law enforcement vs. the written word, and SDB vs. the inventory pile. SDB’s whole reading/review list is here — but with...
Apple Cider Vinegar is Anatomy of Lies for the MAHA set
On the surface, the case of Belle Gibson doesn't have enough meat on its bones to justify a one-off true crime feature, let alone a full series. The...
The terms by which the thing is understood: Zodiac Killer Project
The crimeThe Zodiac killings. A snarky frame from Charlie Shackleton’s Zodiac Killer Project. (Charlie Shackleton) The storyFilmmaker Charlie Shackleton...
The Girl With the Needle is a gorgeous Danish nightmare
The crimeBorn in 1887, Dagmar Overby was a Danish woman who worked as a "baby farmer," taking in unwanted children from parents unable to care for them in...
January 2025 Bonus Review: The Apprentice in Wonderland
The president makes a famous gesture. (FilmMagic) The crimeRape; fraud; slander; treason; misdemeanor use of a TJ Eckleburg reference. Subscribe now
4 new true crime shows to look forward to
True crime programming planners, they're just like us! There's been a marked lull in true crime drops the last few weeks, which makes sense given how...
Can American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson say anything new using the same old framework?
The crimeOn June 12, 1994, OJ Simpson murdered his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her acquaintance, Ron Goldman. In doing so, he ushered American culture under a...
Read-Handed: ’80s hackers, movie gangsters, and sleuthing brothers
Read-Handed is our occasional feature updating you on true-crime books, listens, research etc. that we're in the middle of right now. We hope you'll add YOUR...
Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy rushes to judgment
The crimeAllegedly, harassment, intimate-partner assault, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and murder/attempted murder. Sean Combs and his reps continue to...
Read-Handed: Plagiarism, puppy-napping, and police corruption
Read-Handed is our occasional feature updating you on true-crime books, listens, research etc. that we're in the middle of right now. We hope you'll add YOUR...
The Breakthrough hit big on Netflix. Why?
The Swedish docudrama about a 2004 double murder is surprisingly buzzy. Should you see what everyone's talking about? SDB’s full review is here…but you can...
Lucy Worsley Investigates: Where "cozy British mystery" and "true crime" meet
The Beeb2 history series kicked off its second series with a Jack the Ripper episode. Should you brew a cuppa and tune in? Find out here (or grab a paid sub...
Lady of the Dunes is ALMOST interesting, by accident
My full review of Oxygen’s deeply typical, but allllmost compelling, take on Provincetown’s majorest case is right here. Grab a paid subscription and you’ll...
Read-Handed: The Big Apple, the White House, and the frozen north
Read-Handed is an occasional feature updating you on true-crime books, listens, research etc. that we're in the middle of right now. We hope you'll add YOUR...
Our hopes for true crime in 2025
We've reached the final day of Best Evidence's annual Year in Review series, which you are presumably reading through a pair of those funny "2025" glasses...
December 2024 Bonus: The Mole Agent
The crimeChilean private investigator Rómulo Aitken has a client who believes that her elderly mother may be the victim of theft and abuse at the mother's...
The worst true crime of 2024
Best Evidence’s tagline is "the true crime that's worth your time," and that's one of the reasons we do this annual Year in Review series — we want to make...