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Where is David Berkowitz now? Son of Sam embraced Christianity in prison
Netflix dropped the fourth iteration of the Conversations with a Killer series, focused on the notorious New York City serial...
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What really happened to Jodi Huisentruit that morning in 1995? Here’s why investigators suspect foul play
Nearly 30 years after the Iowa TV news anchor Jodi Huisentruit vanished without a trace, her chilling disappearance continues to...
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What happened to Jodi Huisentruit? Everything to know about the new suspect
Nearly 30 years after the 27-year-old Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit’s disappearance case went cold, a new person of interest...
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What really happened to Amy Bradley? Her 1998 cruise ship disappearance still baffles investigators
It’s been more than 25 years since Amy Lynn Bradley went missing — and people are still asking...
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Dancing for the Devil Blurs the Line Between True Crime and Reality TV
While Netflix’s true-crime catalog continues to grow, its 2024 titles have been a mixed bag so far.
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Not Even Tiger King and Fyre Fest Could Prepare Chris Smith for The Hollywood Con Queen
It’s always been incredibly difficult to make a steady living in entertainment.
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The Jinx — Part 2 Gets Trapped in Its Own Fame-Themed Ouroboros
The push-pull of the true-crime genre is that, no matter how much it intends to give a voice to the...
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A First-Time Documentary Maker Comes to Terms With His Own Betrayal in Ctrl+Alt+Desire
There’s a growing category of true-crime documentaries that could be called “They Did It” — docuseries and features that make...
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Netflix's What Jennifer Did Proves True Crime Is in Its Flop Era
A title like What Jennifer Did poses a clear question: What did Jennifer Pan do? On November 8, 2010,...
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Netflix's Nightlife Killer Fails to Dig Beneath the Surface
True-crime programming is sometimes thought of as a “guilty pleasure,” a kind of junk food that’s addictive and easy to...
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Homicide: New York Plays Like an Eric Adams Wet Dream
Homicide: New York exists outside the Law & Order universe, but every effort has been made to link Dick Wolf's...
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The True-Crime Lens Has Now Turned to the True-Crime Obsessives
The true crime genre has always invited — encouraged, really — audience participation.
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Sierra Barter and Skye Borgman Explain Why They Still Don't Know The Truth About Jim — and Don't Care
Don't let the title fool you: There are no concrete answers to be found in The Truth About Jim.
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No Amateur Sleuth Documentary Has Ever Topped The Keepers
If we mark the modern resurgence of the true-crime genre as the release of the Serial podcast in 2014, we...
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The Idaho Murders Exposes the Devil's Bargain of Working With So-Called 'Cybersleuths'
Cybersleuths: The Idaho Murders, the new true-crime docuseries on Paramount+, centers on a series of horrible, sociopathic actions that degrade...