Why Do We Love Murder Shows?

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  Why Do You Love Murder Shows? Ten Women Explain.

  Observer - Katy Kelleher

  I have a confession: I love murder. I belong to the growing community of (mostly) women who guzzle stories of violence like they’re warm cups of …

• "Americans haven’t met a murder they didn’t love. Some say it’s impossible to escape politics when you turn on the TV, but let’s be real. It’s murder that’s everywhere. We love murder! It’s always bee … More

  

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  Confessions of a True-Crime Re-Enactor: Inside TV’s Hottest, Most Morbid Genre

  The Daily Beast - Kevin Fallon

  Investigation Discovery, which exclusively airs true-crime series, is cable’s most watched network by women. To understand why, we became a dramatic …

• "When Larry Brand found out Charles Manson had passed away on Sunday of last week, he says he felt nothing. The screenwriter and director had spent months delving into the personal life and psychology … More

  

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  Why people obsess over Charles Manson and true crime

  Vox - Karen Turner

  When Larry Brand found out Charles Manson had passed away on Sunday of last week, he says he felt nothing. The screenwriter and director had spent months delving into the personal life and psychology of the notorious cult leader who orchestrated the brutal murder of Sharon Tate and six other people …

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  ‘Making a Murderer’ Is an Actual American Horror Story, More Haunting Than ‘The Jinx’

  Observer - Vinnie Mancuso

  If you feel a pang of recognition during Making a Murderer‘s opening, don’t adjust your volume; The theme for Netflix’s ten-part series bears more …

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  Couple Behind Doc ‘The Killing Season’ on Uncovering the Serial Murder of Sex Workers

  Observer - Drew Grant

  On a spring evening in 2010, a young woman named Shannon Gilbert went missing after placing a frantic 911 call to police from Oak Beach, an …

• "Real-life mysteries often lack satisfying solutions, so it’s fitting that, in this golden age of true-crime documentary television, The Staircase—and its fascinating criminal case—have now both been … More

  

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  Netflix’s ‘The Staircase’ Is the True-Crime Epic of the Summer

  The Daily Beast - Nick Schager

  Get ready to binge. Real-life mysteries often lack satisfying solutions, so it’s fitting that, in this golden age of true-crime documentary …