true-crime

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But I did get to see, firsthand, how the true-crime cultural ecosystem metastasizes off of the internet, and into our chilling new reality.

From Slate

“I feel like I’m on a crime vacation,” said John DePetro, a true-crime content creator and Rhode Island native, savoring the desert climate.

From Slate

A few paces behind Riches, perched on a hill overlooking the Guthrie property, I bumped into Jimmy Williams, a 51-year-old former construction worker who, with the help of his fiancée, has switched careers to become a full-time true-crime YouTuber.

From Slate

But he might also inspire a true-crime series like Marco Bellocchio’s “Portobello,” which hath no shortage of righteous indignation while also being an epic, a thriller and even a lament.

From The Wall Street Journal

The initial stages of the investigation happened to coincide with the production of a true-crime television show, so Messrs. Barbato and Bailey had access to well-shot and revealing interrogation footage, even if the investigative officers are clearly performing for the TV cameras.

From The Wall Street Journal