• True Crime

    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.

    August 3, 2020  By Catherine Ryan Howard
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    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."

    July 30, 2020  By Patrick Radden Keefe
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    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.

    July 28, 2020  By Sarah Weinman
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    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.

    July 27, 2020  By Harold Schechter
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    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.

    July 20, 2020  By Dean Jobb
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    The World Through Bonnie Parker's Eyes

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

    July 17, 2020  By Christina Schwarz
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    July's Best Crime Nonfiction

    11 new works of true crime to fill the dog days of summer, including memoirs, histories, and reportage.

    July 17, 2020  By CrimeReads 
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    The Deadly High-Speed Chase That Launched Miami into the 1980s

    In 1979, a shoot-out on a crowded Miami street was a prelude to a new era of growth, drugs, wealth, and crime.

    July 15, 2020  By Nicholas Griffin
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    Kim Wall's parents remember the moment they learned their daughter had been murdered.

    A Horrifying Revelation and A Family's Heartbreak

    July 15, 2020  By Ingrid and Joachim Wall
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    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.

    July 13, 2020  By Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg
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