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The Wrongful Murder Conviction That Ignited a Pan-Asian Activist Movement

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel August 14, 2022August 23, 2022

Arriving amid increased anti-Asian racism and continuing discourse about the inhumanity of its prison system, this documentary is a strong historical gut punch.

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Illuminating Professional Wrestling’s Most Unsavory Episodes

Avatar photo by Nadine Smith June 16, 2021June 16, 2021

The docuseries Dark Side of the Ring is a much-needed corrective to the official story wrestling tells about itself.

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The Killings That Raised Questions About Mormon History

Avatar photo by Nadine Smith April 27, 2021June 14, 2021

Netflix’s Murder Among the Mormons tackles a strange case of archival fraud that led to a bombing campaign.

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When a Con Artist Tried to Sell the “Car of the Future”

by Juan Barquin February 12, 2021March 2, 2021

The HBO true crime miniseries The Lady and the Dale argues that it’s just as important to highlight trans outlaws in addition to role models.

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True Crime From a Family’s Point of View

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel December 31, 2020February 8, 2021

Finding Yingying avoids exploiting a young woman’s abduction and murder by handling her case with compassion and delicacy.

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Tiger King and the Unforgivable Sloppiness of Modern True Crime Shows

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel April 15, 2020April 15, 2020

Series like Tiger King, Making a Murderer, and more have become huge hits thanks to their engrossing stories. But the way they present these stories leaves much to be desired.

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Reconsidering The Jinx as Robert Durst Goes on Trial

by Robert Greene July 11, 2019December 14, 2020

Robert Durst will soon be tried for murder in part because of HBO’s true crime series about him. What does it mean if the fact that the documentary was misleadingly edited impacts the verdict?

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