True Crime You Can Watch Without Hating Yourself

Despite valid concerns about the rise in true crime entertainment, stoked largely by the popularity of the new Netflix mini-series, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, not every piece of media based upon real violence is quite so unethical. If you want to learn about some of the worst behaviors a human being is capable of without compromising your own humanity in the process, I’ve got some recommendations for this year’s spooky season.

Mentioned in this episode:

Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers: Monstrosity, Patriarchy, and the Fear of Female Power by Jude Doyle

Amanda Knox

I Just Killed My Dad

Columbine by David Cullen

Casey Anthony's Parents Speak

Beware the Slenderman

Trial by Media

Dear Zachary: A Letter to His Son About His Father

Athlete A

The Girl From Plainville

The Keepers

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