There are well over 20,000 to 200,000+ true-crime podcasts in existence, with the industry expanding rapidly due to high demand. As of 2026, the genre has become a top-five podcast category, reaching ...

Great true crime shows thrive on HBO Max in March 2026, with 'Lost Women of Alaska' and more chilling real-life tales ...

Women are not just present in true crime fandom, they are the engine driving it, from podcast charts to Netflix queues to TikTok rabbit holes. What looks like a taste for grisly stories is, on closer ...

In the 21st century, it seems like nothing is able to shock the generation of young adults who were raised with immediate access to the internet. Online content is now being produced at a rate meant ...

On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: True crime is wildly popular—but at what cost? Journalist and author Kate Winkler Dawson joins The Excerpt to explore the ethical dilemmas behind the genre, ...

A 23-year-old South Korean woman whom reporters call a "true-crime aficionado" confessed last month to killing and dismembering someone she met online. Allegedly "obsessed" with books and broadcasts ...

Do you find yourself drawn to dark documentaries? Are you captivated by your local unsolved crime case? Does the idea of a day with a remote control and Lifetime television give you goose bumps of ...

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