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    Who's Missing from the Michelle Carter Documentary? Michelle Carter Herself.

    Who's Missing from the Michelle Carter Documentary? Michelle Carter Herself.

    A new documentary about Michelle Carter demonstrates a still-limited vocabulary when it comes to talking about female criminals and mental health.

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    From Boston To Cape Cod and Back Again—In Crime Fiction

    From Boston To Cape Cod and Back Again—In Crime Fiction

    Exploring a region's mystery pantheon

    By Peter Colt | October 2, 2019

    The 5 Essential Elements of Unforgettable Crime Thrillers

    The 5 Essential Elements of Unforgettable Crime Thrillers

    You're going to need an unforgettable villain, for starters.

    By Derik Cavignano | September 27, 2019

    Martin Scorsese’s Gangland Sagas and the Dream of Upward Social Mobility

    Martin Scorsese’s Gangland Sagas and the Dream of Upward Social Mobility

    For decades, the director has been charting a dark, debauched journey up the criminal ladder.

    By Zach Vasquez | September 26, 2019

    Now Streaming in Crime: September

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    By Camille LeBlanc | September 25, 2019

    Hog Noir and the Morally Ambiguous Hero

    Hog Noir and the Morally Ambiguous Hero

    An infestation of feral hogs creates a bleak moral universe that can only be described in one word—noir.

    By Heather Harper Ellett | September 24, 2019

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    Neon No Man’s Land and Sleaze Noir: On The Underseen Brilliance of <em>Vice Squad</em>

    Neon No Man’s Land and Sleaze Noir: On The Underseen Brilliance of Vice Squad

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    Munchausen by Proxy Is the Crime Story of the Moment

    Munchausen by Proxy Is the Crime Story of the Moment

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    Seven of Crime Fiction's Most Terrifying Marriages

    Seven of Crime Fiction's Most Terrifying Marriages

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    50 Years Ago, Scooby Doo Was the Perfect, Weird, Hopeful Mystery Series 1969 Needed

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    How Scooby Doo Revived Gothic Storytelling for Generations of Kids

    How Scooby Doo Revived Gothic Storytelling for Generations of Kids

    In a tumultuous era, a kids mystery show stirred up the old questions—and the atmosphere—of gothic storytelling.

    By Eleni Theodoropoulos | September 13, 2019

    The Femme Fatale: Subverting and Complicating a Noir Trope

    The Femme Fatale: Subverting and Complicating a Noir Trope

    How crime novels—and two high-profile TV adaptations—are challenging our ideas about female criminality.

    By John Copenhaver | September 13, 2019

    A Conversation About Interrogating Our True Crime Obsessions

    A Conversation About Interrogating Our True Crime Obsessions

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