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    It's Time to Demystify the Serial Killer.

    It's Time to Demystify the Serial Killer.

    Catherine Ryan Howard explains why we need to stop turning killers into dark magicians and to acknowledge the institutional failures and simple mistakes behind their monstrosities.

    By Catherine Ryan Howard | August 3, 2020

    The Power—and the Responsibility—of True Crime Writing

    The Power—and the Responsibility—of True Crime Writing

    "From childhood, we are hardwired to be fascinated by danger, and by the dark potential of other humans."

    By Patrick Radden Keefe | July 30, 2020

    True Crime Has Been Having a Moment for Three Centuries. But the New Era Is Different.

    True Crime Has Been Having a Moment for Three Centuries. But the New Era Is Different.

    Sarah Weinman takes stock of true crime, post-Serial.

    By Sarah Weinman | July 28, 2020

    The Real Life Crimes Behind Ida Lupino's <em>The Hitch-Hiker</em>

    The Real Life Crimes Behind Ida Lupino's The Hitch-Hiker

    This 1953 classic noir, the first to be directed by a woman, was based on the chilling exploits of a cheerful sociopath.

    By Harold Schechter | July 27, 2020

    A Legendary Chicago Hotel and the Gilded Age Murder Trial That Embroiled a City

    A Legendary Chicago Hotel and the Gilded Age Murder Trial That Embroiled a City

    In 1882, in Chicago's most opulent hotel, a woman shot a man dead. Her defense would start a citywide debate about morality.

    By Dean Jobb | July 20, 2020

    The World Through Bonnie Parker's Eyes

    The World Through Bonnie Parker's Eyes

    On the trail of the Parker Gang, camera in hand...

    By Christina Schwarz | July 17, 2020

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    July's Best Crime Nonfiction

    By CrimeReads | July 17, 2020

    The Deadly High-Speed Chase That Launched Miami into the 1980s

    By Nicholas Griffin | July 15, 2020

    Kim Wall's parents remember the moment they learned their daughter had been murdered.

    By Ingrid and Joachim Wall | July 15, 2020

    A Heist on Time and a Half: Inside The Most Corrupt Police Squad In The Nation

    A Heist on Time and a Half: Inside The Most Corrupt Police Squad In The Nation

    At a pivotal moment in Baltimore's history, one cop ran his squad like a war machine. The corruption and abuse would soon spread.

    By Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg | July 13, 2020

    7 International True Crime Podcasts You Should Be Listening To

    7 International True Crime Podcasts You Should Be Listening To

    Con men, fugitives, Irish gangsters, and more.

    By Paul French | July 13, 2020

    My sister's overdose looked like an accident. It may have been murder.

    My sister's overdose looked like an accident. It may have been murder.

    A writer investigates the suspicious death of her younger sister, tied to a wider crime story involving drugs, robberies, and homicide.

    By Rose Andersen | July 10, 2020

    The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld

    The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld

    Murder in the Skies, An International Cover-Up, and No Resolution

    By Ravi Somaiya | July 8, 2020

    Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands

    Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands

    How many people disappear into the wild? Jon Billman searches for an answer—and for one woman vanished in the mountains.

    By Jon Billman | July 7, 2020

    The Rival Casinos That Built Hot Springs, Arkansas into an Unlikely Capital of Vice

    The Rival Casinos That Built Hot Springs, Arkansas into an Unlikely Capital of Vice

    One was a lavish, sophisticated club. The other was a second story gambling den run by a washed out, corrupt cop.

    By David Hill | July 7, 2020

    10 True Crime Podcasts You Should Be Listening to This Summer

    10 True Crime Podcasts You Should Be Listening to This Summer

    It's summer. You're going to need some cold case investigations.

    By Lizzy Steiner | July 2, 2020

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