[ad_1] If there were a Mount Rushmore of true crime, the faces of Erik and Lyle Menendez would certainly be on it. The 1989 murder case of the two brothers who gunned down their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills mansion predates the era of podcasting and YouTube sleuths that saturate the… Continue reading How the Menendez brothers case blazed a trail for the true crime genre
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Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Trump’s Other Partners in Alleged Crime
[ad_1] If Georgia’s indictment of Donald Trump and his associates achieves nothing else, it has reminded us of just how extensive the plot to reverse the election in the Peach State was, and how many people were involved in it. In some ways, the ninety-eight-page charging document reads like a yearbook for the graduates of… Continue reading Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Trump’s Other Partners in Alleged Crime
‘Last Call’ Creators Used True Crime Frame as ‘Trojan Horse’
[ad_1] The creators of docuseries Last Call use a true-crime frame to uncover the cycle of hate and violence that stalked queer communities in ’90s New York. Photo: HBO There’s a moment in Last Call, the four-part HBO docuseries based on the book of the same name by Elon Green, where a police officer being… Continue reading ‘Last Call’ Creators Used True Crime Frame as ‘Trojan Horse’