Arriving amid increased anti-Asian racism and continuing discourse about the inhumanity of its prison system, this documentary is a strong historical gut punch.
True Crime
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Illuminating Professional Wrestling’s Most Unsavory Episodes
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
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”
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
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
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
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?