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The Long Island serial killer case may finally be solved — but many questions remain

By Aja Romano

Carlee Russell: A missing Black woman and a social media frenzy, explained

By Marin Cogan

Lori Vallow’s unthinkable series of murders leads to life without parole

By Aja Romano

The horrifying revelations of the Idaho student murders

By Aja Romano

Serial’s Adnan Syed was finally free. Zoom got his conviction reinstated.

By Aja Romano

The Murdaugh murders saga continues as Stephen Smith’s death is ruled a homicide

By Aja Romano

The Delphi murders were a local tragedy. Then they became “true crime.”

By Aja Romano

Alex Murdaugh sentenced to two life terms for murdering his wife and son

By Aja Romano

Why we’re relitigating the Casey Anthony case now — and why we shouldn’t

By Aja Romano

The surreal true crimes behind Hulu’s Welcome to Chippendales

By Aja Romano

Adnan Syed is free — and it only took years of criminal justice reform

By Aja Romano

What do true crime series like Dahmer owe the victims?

By Aja Romano

The owl did it, and other reasons true crime fans love The Staircase

By Aja Romano

How to prevent another death like Gabby Petito’s

By Aja Romano

Gabby Petito’s disappearance, and why it was absolutely everywhere, explained

By Aja Romano

The 11 best true crime series on Netflix

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HBO’s true crime drama The Investigation is slow and frustrating on purpose

By Aja Romano

Bombs, grift, true crime: Netflix’s Murder Among the Mormons almost had it all

By Aja Romano

Why the best true crime podcasts have to be political

By Aja Romano

One Good Thing: Netflix’s The Ripper smartly reframes the notorious Yorkshire Ripper case

By Aja Romano

Netflix’s misguided Night Stalker series treats its cops like gods

By Aja Romano

9 wild cult stories to get lost in

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One Good Thing: This true crime podcast about a murderous doctor is even scarier during a pandemic

By Aja Romano

Netflix’s American Murder is mesmerizing even if you’re already familiar with the Watts murders

By Aja Romano

Podcasts like The Thing About Pam are why I’ll never get tired of true crime

By Aja Romano

Tiger King is a mesmerizing train wreck. Here are more stories just like it.

By Aja Romano

Netflix’s flawed Aaron Hernandez documentary raises more questions than it answers

By Aja Romano

Curtis Flowers was tried 6 times for the same crime. The Supreme Court just reversed his conviction.

By Aja Romano

Predators like Ted Bundy control their narratives. True crime podcasts are changing that.

By Aja Romano

HBO’s The Case Against Adnan Syed comes armed with an agenda and little else

By Aja Romano

Netflix’s Conversations With a Killer willfully participates in Ted Bundy’s 3-ring circus

By Aja Romano

Serial season 3 drops this week. It’s poised to be even better than season 1.

By Aja Romano

Golden State Killer: 5 can’t-miss deep dives into the famous serial killer cold case

By Aja Romano

The Golden State Killer was the coldest of cases. Police have finally made an arrest.

By Aja Romano

11 addictive podcasts to indulge in over Memorial Day weekend

By Aja Romano

HBO’s Mommy Dead and Dearest is a perfect storm of true crime, pageantry, and Southern gothic tropes

By Aja Romano

S-Town is a stunning podcast. It probably shouldn't have been made.

By Aja Romano

#MissingDCGirls: how a seldom-discussed social issue became a social media flashpoint

By Aja Romano

HBO's Beware the Slenderman uses a disturbing true crime to show how the internet can warp reality

By Aja Romano

A&E's The Killing Season is only a so-so true crime series, but it's a powerful social documentary

By Aja Romano

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