Sarah Koenig poses with her award for top true crime podcast "Serial" at the 74th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony. Like true crime books, the best true crime podcasts plunge you into a world of murder, ...

True crime fans know the feeling: whether you're coming home from work, folding the laundry or getting ready for bed, once you hit play on your favorite podcast, you're swept up in a captivating story ...

A viral "true crime" story was actually made up, generated by A.I. Reporter Henry Larson explores the ethical questions raised by this new frontier of content. AUTOMATED VOICE: Today, we uncover the ...

Ms. Weinman is an author and the editor of the forthcoming anthology “Evidence of Things Seen: True Crime in an Era of Reckoning.” During the end credits of the recent film “Boston Strangler,” which ...

True crime is a lucrative genre, topping ratings and spawning online communities. Despite its popularity—and its ability to highlight cases that need attention—the production of true crime has a dark ...