True crime’s popularity can be explained by human psychological mechanisms and social needs.
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Dark tourism ranges from visits to memorials, to tours that glorify violence.
Patricia Cornwell’s uneven memoir is part misery memoir, part confessional. It tells of celebrity encounters and wild fame – but her childhood is a tough read.
London Falling is well worth reading – but could have matched this star reporter’s masterpieces if it had ranged more widely.
Sally Breen wanted to know more about real police work after she met a Queensland top cop who seemed good. The stories she found sit under her skin like lava.
While wealth and power can go a long way in fighting a criminal conviction, sometimes these factors fall short.
Literary journalists Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein take us inside their conversations on the mushroom trial, writing and notorious women.
Comedian host Julia Zemiro is joined by criminologists and comedians to unpick key crime issues. Here’s where it works – and where it doesn’t.
A legal expert reviews Duncan McNab’s Recipe for Murder and Greg Haddrick’s The Mushroom Murders – both published on the same day.
Whether you like Nordic noir, horror, feisty feminists or gardening, our experts have rounded up the best of what’s new to streaming.
Since the news broke in 2023, the ‘mushroom case’ has taken on a life of its own. What made it so compelling?
Our experts review seven new streaming offerings, including a true crime series on the horrifying British serial killers Fred and Rose West.
Unlike cold case investigations, real-time true crime pods unpack the complex issues of a case while it’s still under judgement.
Ted Bundy, the Menendez brothers and Bonnie and Clyde are other criminals who captivated observers because of their intriguing personal stories – and the violent nature of their crimes.
The Netflix thriller managed to shatters the voyeuristic male gaze that pervades the true crime genre.
Netflix’s productions on the Menendez brothers reveal the moral problem at the heart of true crime: whose definition of “true” should viewers rely on when assessing the veracity of a narrative?
The film explores the lasting impact of the killings on the Mitchells Plain community and raises questions about the police investigation.
The series tries to tackle the twisted case of the Menéndez brothers who murdered their parents, but it ends up turning a family tragedy into a cheap spectacle.
The complex, haunting stories in Highway 13 are centred around a series of murders. There are echoes throughout of the ‘backpacker murders’ committed by Ivan Milat.
Baby Reindeer, the autobiographical Netflix series about one comedian’s experience of stalking, has consistently been in the streamer’s top ten most-watched since its release. The story follows barman-cum-comedian…
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Associate Professor of Domestic and Family Violence, Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, CQUniversity Australia
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