Sarah Koenig poses with her award for top true crime podcast "Serial" at the 74th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony. Like true crime books, the best true crime podcasts plunge you into a world of murder, ...

Well into the late 1950s, newsstand sales for Crime Does Not Pay remained strong, but there were other problems. An uptight ...

True crime fans know the feeling: whether you're coming home from work, folding the laundry or getting ready for bed, once you hit play on your favorite podcast, you're swept up in a captivating story ...

A viral "true crime" story was actually made up, generated by A.I. Reporter Henry Larson explores the ethical questions raised by this new frontier of content. AUTOMATED VOICE: Today, we uncover the ...

When 27-year-old Jackie Flores tells people she’s a full-time content creator, they incorrectly assume her content blends her two main interests: true crime and beauty. “I’ve seen pages where people ...

Before true crime had its recent resurgence in American popular culture, I began investigating the murder of Lance Herndon, a Black man. In the spring of 2001, I was working as a magazine writer in ...

There has never been a better time to be a fan of true crime. Ever since the first season of "Serial" took the podcasting world by storm, studios and creators around the entertainment industry ...

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 ...

All Charlie Shackleton had to do was give the Sundance Film Festival a 90-second video introducing himself and his documentary Zodiac Killer Project, which premiered at the festival on Monday. Instead ...

True crime is a lucrative genre, topping ratings and spawning online communities. Despite its popularity—and its ability to highlight cases that need attention—the production of true crime has a dark ...