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Topic: True-crime

Savannah Guthrie poses alongside her mother Nancy Guthrie during a production break whilst hosting NBC's "Today Show" live from Australia at Sydney Opera House on May 4, 2015. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)

Watching a true crime story in real time

Melanie McFarland
Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark speak onstage during the 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards on March 10, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images)

"My Favorite Murder," a girl-power trap

Andi Zeisler
Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein in "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)

Our inhuman serial killer obsession

Melanie McFarland
Ajike "AJ" Shantrell Owens, shown in "The Perfect Neighbor" (Netflix)

"The Perfect Neighbor" crosses a line

Coleman Spilde
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"Murdaugh: Death in the Family" (Disney/Daniel Delgado Jr.)

We're all living in Murdaugh Country now

Melanie McFarland
In 1996, Erik (L) and Lyle (R) Menendez were convicted of killing their parents. After a social media push and recent Netflix true crime series and documentaries, their case was reexamined. The brothers were denied parole this week and remain in jail. (KIM KULISH / Stringer / Getty Images)

Menendez case hype meets hard justice

CK Smith
Grace Van Patten as Amanda Knox in "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox." (Disney/Andrea Miconi)

Why Amanda Knox's story still captivates

Melanie McFarland
Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie in "American Murder: Gabby Petito" (Courtesy of Netflix)

Gabby Petito case exposes red flags

Nardos Haile
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Kaitlyn Dever in "Apple Cider Vinegar" (Courtesy of Netflix)

"Apple Cider Vinegar" is bitter medicine

Melanie McFarland
Sean "Diddy" Combs attends Black Tie Affair For Quality Control's CEO Pierre "Pee" Thomas at Fox Theater on June 02, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

How fame delayed "The Fall of Diddy"

Melanie McFarland
Laci Mosley in "Scam Goddess" (Disney)

Does "Scam Goddess" work as a TV show?

Melanie McFarland
The Curious Case Of Natalia Grace (courtesy of Investigation Discovery/Max)

Six bombshells from Natalia Grace doc

Nardos Haile
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Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann (James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty Images)

Gilgo Beach suspect linked to 7th murder

Kelly McClure
Cameramen film the scene as Charles Manson is brought into the Los Angeles city jail under suspicion of having masterminded the Tate-LaBianca murders of August 1969. (Getty Images)

Manson on Mexico murders: Mea culpa

Alex Galbraith
Menendez brothers, Erik, left, and Lyle on the steps of their Beverly Hills home in November, 1989. (Ronald L. Soble / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Menendez brothers have "paid debt"

Griffin Eckstein
Menendez brothers, Erik, left, and Lyle on the steps of their Beverly Hills home in November, 1989. (Ronald L. Soble / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Menendez bros might be resentenced

Griffin Eckstein
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Cooper Koch as Erik Menendez and Nicholas Chavez as Lyle Menendez in "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" (Courtesy Of Netflix)

Ryan Murphy's Menendez series is trash

Gabriella Ferrigine
Ryan Murphy speaks onstage during the Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story | NY Tastemaker at Crosby Hotel on September 12, 2024 in New York City. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Netflix)

Charlie Hunnam to play killer Ed Gein

Gabriella Ferrigine
Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult (Netflix)

6 TikTok cult doc revelations

Nardos Haile
Robert Durst in "The Jinx – Part Two" (HBO)

Jinx: With friends like Robert Durst's …

Melanie McFarland
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What Jennifer Did (Courtesy of Netflix)

8 things "What Jennifer Did" doc missed

Nardos Haile
O. J. Simpson sits in Superior Court in Los Angeles 08 December 1994 during an open court session where Judge Lance Ito denied a media attorney's request to open court transcripts from a 07 December private meeting involving prospective jurors. (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

O.J. Simpson dead at 76

Nardos Haile
Gypsy Rose Blanchard attends "The Prison Confessions Of Gypsy Rose Blanchard" Red Carpet Event on January 05, 2024 in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

Gypsy Rose Blanchard files for divorce

Nardos Haile
South Carolina, Charleston, College of Charleston, Greek life, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Chi, fraternity houses. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

"On to the decadence of a late empire"

Chauncey DeVega
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