True Crime

Ruth Wilson stands holding an axe in front of a hole chopped into a living room wall in "The Woman in the Wall".
Podcast logos dancer around a set of heaphones.
Penelope Ann Miller and Omar Anguiano in "All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story."

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Todd Haynes tells us how Mary Kay Letourneau influenced 'May December'
Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes during a Q&A for "May December."

'Loki' Season 2 explainer: H.H. Holmes and The Chicago World's Fair
Two portaits of H.H. Holmes, side by side


Meet the real pirate queens behind 'Our Flag Means Death' hijinks
Rhys Darby as Stede Bonnet and Minnie Driver and Anne Bonny in "Our Flag Means Death."



21 best crime documentaries on Netflix right now
Images from "Longshot," "The Keepers," and "Amanda Knox."

'Telemarketers' review: A scam you need to see to believe
Two men stand outside outside, one is pointing at the camera.

HBO's 'Last Call' is true crime done right
A flyer on the mirror of a red-lit bathroom that reads: "A serial killer is stalking, murdering, butchering gay men. NYPD says, 'so what?'"

The Last Call Killer: Everything you need to know
Archival photos of protesters, seen in "Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York"

'The Crowded Room' is based on a disturbing true story
Tom Holland in "The Crowded Room," now streaming on Apple TV+.


Chris Messina and Tom Batemen help us get in the mind of a serial killer in 'Based on a True Story'
Based on a True Story

The 23 best true crime documentaries on Max
Images from true crime documentaries on HBO Max

The shocking true story behind 'Love and Death' is stranger than fiction
Elizabeth Olsen, Patrick Fugit, Lily Rabe, and Jesse Plemons star as the Montgomerys and Gores in "Love & Death."

'Citizen Sleuth' review: True crime podcasting finds itself in an unflattering spotlight
Emily Nestor, host of the Mile Marker 181 podcast

What's the true story of the Boston Strangler?
Albert DeSalvo, the Boston Strangler, was captured in a West Lynn uniform store after escaping from Bridgewater State Hospital.

'Boston Strangler' review: This girlbossed 'Zodiac' is a true-crime miss
 Keira Knightley in "Boston Strangler." a reporter stares down a dark hallway.

25 best crime shows on Netflix
A collection of images from Netflix crime shows.

The 10 best new true crime podcasts
A spooky nighttime scene.

The 15 best true crime podcasts of 2020
An illustration of a dark room, lit by an vacant computer screen.

Hulu's new docuseries 'Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence' is based on a horrifying true story
The welcome sign for Sarah Lawerence College.

'Gunther's Millions' review: The worst kind of Netflix doc
A German Shepherd surrounded by models, who stroke him.

The best true crime TikTok accounts of 2022
Screen captures of various TikToks featuring women explaining true crime.

Who was Dorothy Stratten beyond 'Welcome to Chippendales'?
Dorothy Stratten in May 1980

'She Said' review: A technically proficient, too-slick prestige pic
Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan), Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan), Davram Stiefler (Rory Tolan), and Rebecca Corbett (Patricia Clarkson) in SHE SAID, directed by Maria Schrader.
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