The Docket 10.10.24: Is Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal TOO out there?
The latest docuseries from the Duplasses, Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal, looks at various supernatural "cases" -- not just what really happened, but...
Making the case for The Menendez Brothers
The crimeAs noted in my review of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, "the 1989 murder of José and Kitty Menendez by their sons, Lyle and Erik…but...
The Docket 10.03.24: Joan and the art of the steal
American netlet The CW imported ITV's Joan as part of its...whatever it's doing now; EB and SDB don't understand what the six-part docudrama on legendary...
Unsolved Mysteries goes Full Spooky Season
Still from Unsolved Mysteries, Volume 5. Credit: Netflix "How does that work?" my husband asked me when I first told him about Netflix's 2020 revival of...
September 2024 Bonus Review: Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein
Juuuust in case the subject line doesn't imply it strongly enough: content warning. The crimeMultiple murders, as well as grave-robbing and desecration of...
The Docket 09.26.24: How (Not) To Get Rid Of A Body
Investigation Discovery's How (Not) To Get Rid Of A Body premiered a few weeks ago; we watched the first ep and had some thoughts. Should it have been called...
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and the sins of the sons
The crimeThe 1989 murder of José and Kitty Menendez by their sons, Lyle and Erik...but also possibly the rapes of Lyle and Erik by José, and maybe also by...
The Docket 09.19.24: Programming Anna
With Summer Of Scam "headliner" Anna Delvey joining Dancing With The Stars (NB: we recorded our ep the week before Delvey's debut, so we didn't know how it...
A Very Royal Scandal: Interview with the empire
The crime"Participation" by Prince Andrew, Duke of York in sexual activities with a minor. Allegedly. get this and our other full reviews in your inbox; grab...
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez runs a predictable play
The crimeDepends on whether you mean what the late Patriots star Aaron Hernandez did, or what was done to him. The former: felony assault, attempted murder,...
Heartthrob Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein? Bananas or brilliant?
Best Evidence supporters get the full report in their inbox, while everyone else can click through to read. I've been thinking about Fifty Shades of Grey...
The Docket 09.12.24: Matthew Perry and the fame double standard
listen here! Matthew Perry's overdose death last year has resulted in a raft of charges against those alleged to have supplied and enabled the Friends star...
Unreliable narrators, or: What We Talk About When We Talk About Crime
While they’re not new – British criminologist Jennifer Fleetwood traces them back to 18th-century redemption stories – first-person narratives in true crime...
From the archives: Blotter Brief 4 on an Air McNair podcast
I reviewed Sports Illustrated’s podcast on McNair’s murder in 2018; now it’s on the Docket. - SDB
Michael Bay's Born Evil is a queasy mismatch of director and genre
The crimePer Max's promotional materials for Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior: "Meet Hadden Clark, the most vicious serial killer you've never...
August 2024 Bonus Review: The Murder of Air McNair
[CW: mentions of suicide; my review will also contain spoilers] Steve McNair’s gravesite. (Netflix) The crimeThe 2009 murder of former NFL quarterback Steve...
Killer Lies: Chasing A True-Crime Con Man is the best of both worlds
The crimeFraud, although Stéphane Bourgoin's retailing of himself as an expert on serial killers didn't qualify as a chargeable offense. get the whole review...
Only Murders In The Building Season 4: Back to the old house
[CW: may contain spoilers for the show's 4th season] Only Murders In The Building has returned to Hulu with its fourth-season premiere, and while I've...
Worst Ex Ever illustrates how domestic violence flummoxes the legal system
Production still from Worst Ex Ever. Credit: Netflix Netflix's Worst [Something] Ever franchise might be one of its best-kept true crime secrets. That's not...
Face to Face with Scott Peterson: “Well, then who else did it?”
The crimeApologies for cribbing from my own American Murder: Laci Peterson review, but: On or around December 24, 2002, Laci Peterson – eight months pregnant...