What is true crime and why are we so obsessed with it? The addiction to this gruesome genre may just save your life. If your go-to conversation starter is serial killer factoids or you spend Friday ...

TV dramas, documentaries, books and podcasts about real-life crime stories have never been more popular, but why do we love the genre? As a nation, we’ve long been fascinated by crime stories, and ...

Whenever official crime figures are released, there is often some side-discussion about how the “fear of crime” often paints a bleaker picture than the actual statistics themselves. And it’s true: we ...

There’s something oddly engaging about listening to a stranger’s murder while unloading the dishwasher or walking the dog. That’s not a judgment—it’s an observation. The popularity of true crime media ...

In true stories of crime there is also great opportunity for empathy and understanding. True crime stories continue to be incredibly popular, but why? Every true crime story comes with the potential ...

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 ...

We are currently inundated with true crime stories, whether TV documentaries about the Yorkshire Ripper, the murder of Jill Dando, the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Netflix series such as Making ...

True crime shows have become hugely popular in recent years, with many of us binge-watching popular Netflix series such as Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and Making a Murderer. And while that genre ...

True crime is often seen as a form of escapism, one which has seen many of us binge-watching popular Netflix shows like Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Making a Murderer and The Tinder Swindler. It ...