A recent study reveals why women engage with true crime, showing safety motives and psychology—not sensationalism—drive the ...

Crime has always been a subject of fascination. In colonial New England, pamphlets on murders were handed out, featuring recaps of crimes and trials, plus any last words criminals uttered before they ...

True crime documentaries aren’t for everyone, but if you can’t get enough of real-life horror stories, you’re not alone. The popular genre gives viewers a peak into the minds of killers and the ...

When 27-year-old Jackie Flores tells people she’s a full-time content creator, they incorrectly assume her content blends her two main interests: true crime and beauty. “I’ve seen pages where people ...

Cult murders, lottery heists, deadly dating apps, killer clowns: We’re in the midst of a true-crime wave, and television is the culprit. From HBO Max to A&E, true-crime programming is more prevalent ...

Before true crime had its recent resurgence in American popular culture, I began investigating the murder of Lance Herndon, a Black man. In the spring of 2001, I was working as a magazine writer in ...

Since the election, I have been spending a lot of time horizontal in my soft pants watching true crime — nonfiction television about a variety of illegal activity, mostly murder. My husband thinks it ...

In November 2007, a British college student named Meredith Kercher was stabbed to death at her rented flat in Perugia, Italy. You probably don't remember this, or if you do, you're not sure why. The ...

Nowadays, you can’t blink without a brand-new true crime story premiering on your streamer of choice. The true crime boom doesn’t show any sign of slowing down in 2025, but amid the high-profile ...