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Under the Influence: How Online Popularity Can Lend Forgiveness to Unforgivable Acts

Under the Influence: How Online Popularity Can Lend Forgiveness to Unforgivable Acts

Why audiences love, celebrate, and obsess over Murderers & Manipulators

By Madison Salters | April 27, 2026

The Struggle to Tell the Story of an American Cult – And the Woman Who Escaped

The Struggle to Tell the Story of an American Cult – And the Woman Who Escaped

To tell the story of the ACMTC cult and Sarah Green, its leader's daughter, author Harrison Hill had to push way beyond his comfort zone.

By Patrick J. Sauer | April 24, 2026

The Best True Crime of the Month: April 2026

The Best True Crime of the Month: April 2026

Iconoclast gamblers, teenage scammers, wrongful convictions, reformed mafiosos, gentlemen hackers, and pop stars on the lam

By CrimeReads | April 17, 2026

Documentaries to Watch Now: Cover-Up (2025)

Documentaries to Watch Now: Cover-Up (2025)

A documentary about Seymour Hersh and investigative reporting that unfolds like a 1970s-style conspiracy thriller.

By Radha Vatsal | April 16, 2026

How an Indian Immigrant Became One of the Greatest Informants in ATF History

How an Indian Immigrant Became One of the Greatest Informants in ATF History

On Ray Khan, storytelling, and the dangers of undercover work.

By Kerry Linfoot | April 14, 2026

The Race to Get Inside a Brazilian Prison to Interview an International Pop Star Fugitive

The Race to Get Inside a Brazilian Prison to Interview an International Pop Star Fugitive

The Gloria Trevi story was darker and stranger than Christopher McDougall ever imagined.

By Christopher McDougall | April 7, 2026

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The Night Kate Crane Watched the Story of Her Father's Murder Unfold as an Episode of 'Homicide'

By Kate Crane | April 7, 2026

Californian Darkness: The Events Leading Up to Lucille Miller's Infamous Murder Trial

By Debra Miller | March 26, 2026

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Fire Tower Worker

By Alice Henderson | March 24, 2026

14 True Crime Releases Out This Season You Don't Want to Miss

14 True Crime Releases Out This Season You Don't Want to Miss

Essential nonfiction explorations of cultural flashpoints, historic mysteries, and contemporary tragedies

By CrimeReads | March 19, 2026

Corruption, Killings, and Courtrooms: A Chicago True Crime Reading List

Corruption, Killings, and Courtrooms: A Chicago True Crime Reading List

Randy E. Barnett recommends Adam Selzer, Kenneth Tucker, and more

By Randy E. Barnett | March 19, 2026

Art of Deception: 5 True Crime Books Featuring Forgers, Fraudsters, and Con Artists

Art of Deception: 5 True Crime Books Featuring Forgers, Fraudsters, and Con Artists

J.R. Thornton recommends real-life tales of illusion extraordinaire

By J. R. Thornton | March 17, 2026

Tiffany Crum on Translating the Unique Intimacy of Podcasts into Fiction

Tiffany Crum on Translating the Unique Intimacy of Podcasts into Fiction

Exploring how to build suspense and knowing the voices of people we've never met

By Tiffany Crum | March 12, 2026

Cowboy Capos: Linda Stasi on Writing About the

Cowboy Capos: Linda Stasi on Writing About the "Mountain Mafia" of Colorado

Exploring the lesser-known Sicilian crime families of coal mine country during Prohibition

By Linda Stasi | March 10, 2026

Murder Mysteries Are the Best Way to Understand the Slow Death of Abortion Rights

Murder Mysteries Are the Best Way to Understand the Slow Death of Abortion Rights

Amy Littlefield uses the structure of crime fiction to gain insight into the end of Roe v. Wade

By Amy Littlefield | March 10, 2026

What It Means for an FBI Agent to Inherit the Gardner Museum Heist

What It Means for an FBI Agent to Inherit the Gardner Museum Heist

Geoffrey Kelly on the day he was assigned to the country's most notorious art theft.

By Geoffrey Kelly | March 10, 2026

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