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The True Crime Wave

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    Lt. Joe Kenda Isn’t Saying ‘Case Closed’ Just YetAs his hit Investigation Discovery show Homicide Hunter reaches its finale, something new is underway.
    By Sarah Turcotte
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    Just a Shot Away: Peace, Love, and Tragedy With the Rolling Stones at AltamontIn just a few fateful minutes, the ideals of the ’60s unraveled.
    By Saul Austerlitz
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    The 8 Best True-Crime ParodiesAmerican Vandal isn’t the only one!
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
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    The Biggest Questions Producers Ask Themselves While Making a True-Crime PodcastDoes it feel bad to contact the victim? How do we make it feel like it’s not true crime?
    By Nicholas Quah
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    What Do Forensic Scientists Think of the True-Crime Boom?“Don’t try to put your own spin on it, make it sound fun or sexy. This is science.”
    By Sarah Weinman
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    How the TV Landscape Teed Us Up Perfectly for True CrimeTrue-crime shows may be so popular because other types of “golden age” TV prepared us for how to watch them.
    By Jen Chaney
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    The Ethical Dilemma of Highbrow True CrimeIn its dignified guise, it has maybe only perfected a method of making us feel less gross about consuming real people’s pain for fun.
    By Alice Bolin
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    33 Great True-Crime Books, According to Crime WritersFrom Truman Capote to Michelle McNamara.
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    The Best True-Crime Series and Movies on NetflixFrom Making a Murderer and The Staircase to lesser-known standouts.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
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    When Crime Comes for the Crime WriterThere was a problem with my personal ethics policy: It was steeped in the hubris of a crime writer who had little firsthand experience with crime.
    By Laura Lippman
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    Why Is Ted Bundy Suddenly Everywhere?It’s universally acknowledged, at least in the true-crime community, that Ted Bundy would be pleased with all the attention he’s getting lately.
    By Tori Telfer
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    52 Great True-Crime PodcastsThe post-Serial boom.
    By Hillary Nelson
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    How TV’s Biggest True-Crime Players Find Their Stories“There are no higher stakes than human life.”
    By Maria Elena Fernandez and Josef Adalian