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May 08, 2024

True Crime

40 minutes

The case of the true crime obsession. Join us as we unwind the history, unearth the clues, and navigate the pitfalls of being a true crime fan.

Topics covered:

-The history and origins of true crime

-The rise of detective fiction

-How Serial changed the industry and the rise of prestige true crime dramas: HBO’s The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst and Netflix’s Making a Murderer

-Who watches true crime and why

-Gender differences in criminals, victims, and viewers

-News coverage of crimes and the relationship between serial killers and media

-True crime’s effect on our judicial system

-The problems with true crime: sensationalization of crime for profit and entertainment, centering the criminal rather than the victim

-Parasocial relationships and armchair detectives

-The women who fall in love with serial killers

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