True crime
Vox’s coverage of true crime news.
The investigation into the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams sums up the messy state of true crime.
The Menendez murders seemed inexplicable. They’re not anymore.
Monsters could have been a nuanced look at abuse. Instead, it’s sleazy tabloid drama.
The back-and-forth over a wildly rare appeal is a win for victim’s rights.
The Innocence Project has taken on Scott Peterson. But there are limits to reasonable doubt.
Writer-star Richard Gadd denies that Fiona Harvey is the basis for the complicated character.
How the mysterious death of a Boston cop led to an intense trial, a media circus, and a referendum on policing.
The show that helped free Adnan Syed completely upended how much the average person knows about US legal and prison systems.
Jennifer Pan allegedly hired hitmen to kill her parents in 2010. But the case is in limbo.
Leave Gypsy alone!
We still don’t know how to talk about Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau.
It took six countries, 18 years, and a litany of lies, but Natalee Holloway and Stephany Ramirez both have justice.
A surprise arrest after a 13-year investigation shocked the true crime community — and relieved New Yorkers.
What the viral story of a missing Alabama woman says about all of us.
After two missing children, a quadruple homicide, and the darkest of true crimes. Lori Vallow finally receives her sentence.
What the Idaho student murder investigation tells us about how criminal justice should work.
A former classmate of Buster Murdaugh died eight years ago in a hit-and-run. The suspicious death is now officially a homicide.
After a lengthy, dramatic trial, the saga of the Murdaugh murders came to a swift conclusion.
Peacock’s new Casey Anthony special dares to ask why we need to rehash every true crime case.
A pair of real-life murders bookend this series starring Kumail Nanjiani and Murray Bartlett.
The knotty but triumphant role true crime played in the case of Adnan Syed, subject of the 2014 podcast Serial.
True crime has made huge strides in centering the victim. But we keep getting series like the Netflix docudrama.
Domestic violence deaths are preventable. We asked experts how to stop them.
Web sleuthing was a tricky true crime hobby. Then Gabby Petito went missing.
Netflix has an overwhelming number of true crime shows. Here are the best series on the list.
HBO’s dramatized series uses its methodical pace to fully confront the murder of Kim Wall.
Murder Among the Mormons should have been all about obsessive Mormon book nerds instead of its dweeby killer.
Cult hit RedHanded balances the appeal of true crime storytelling with progressive politics — and a lot of charm. We talked to its hosts.
This riveting docuseries explores why police failed for years to catch Peter Sutcliffe.
To be a true crime fan is to have a troubled dependence on the police.
Murder, delusions of grandeur, dark rituals, brainwashing — these cults did it all.
Dr. Death season 1 is a story about nightmarish systemic collapse disguised as a story about a sociopath.
The gripping new documentary is a harrowing portrait of a family prior to its own annihilation.
Dateline’s first narrative true crime podcast is a jawdropping story of greed — and a deeply fallible justice system.
Tiger King is just one bizarre story out of many of animal exploitation breeding chaos.
Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez remains on the outside of its story.
The longtime death row inmate could still face an unprecedented seventh trial — at the hands of the prosecutor who racially discriminated against him.
True crime podcasts work to demystify dangerous men. Here’s how to follow their lead on “charming predators.”
The deep dive into the case Serial made famous tries to be nuanced and sensitive, but can’t get past its pro-Syed bias.
The new true crime documentary series demonstrates that even after his death, Ted Bundy runs his own show.