true crime
Poison, Bribes, and Murder in the Seedy Underbelly of 90s Heavyweight Boxing
Tim “Doc” Anderson, once a respected boxer, is in prison for killing the promoter he believes poisoned him in the ring.
Police Arrest Woman Suspected of Murdering 12 Acquaintances With Cyanide
Investigators think the serial killings were motivated by money.
Kat Torres: The Wellness Influencer Suspected of Human Trafficking
The wellness guru and self-proclaimed “witch” is accused of using manipulation and hypnosis to traffic young women.
Online Psychics Are Wading Into True Crime Cases
On TikTok, countless self-described psychics claim they can find missing people through channelling or visions. They're not especially good at it.
How My Mother Took Revenge on My Sister’s Murderer
Resha Raut, who features in a new Netflix series produced by VICE Studios, recalls what it was like living under the reign of dreaded gangster and rapist Akku Yadav – also the man who killed her sister.
It’s Time for Moralistic True Crime to Die
Making the genre out to be noble advocacy work doesn’t do justice to victims or viewers. Just admit we all love trash.
‘The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’: Stop Feeling Sorry for Serial Killers
Zac Efron’s Ted Bundy contentiously stole the hearts of warped fans around the world – 'Dahmer' has made people empathetic for a murderer yet again.
Why Are People So Obsessed With True Crime Thrillers?
Is an obsession with watching shows and films around true crime less about gaining an insight into a criminal’s mind and more about tapping into our own disturbed minds?
The ‘Butcher of Delhi’ Was One of the Most Savage Serial Killers in History. A New Netflix Series Dives Into His Twisted Mind.
One of the most prolific murderers went mostly unnoticed for years by the police and the press. A new docu-series produced by VICE Studios tries to find out how.
Wild Stories From When Milan Was Italy’s Capital of Crime
Jailbreaks, court shootouts and bribing a prime minister with a lion cub – it all happened in Milan in the 70s and 80s.
The Dark Side of 'Canoe Man', the Tabloid Sensation Who Faked His Death
John Darwin's bungled "disappearance" is now the subject of an ITV drama. But it wasn't as laughable as it seemed to those he left in his wake.
He Was an Ex-FBI Serial Killer Profiler. Then His Lies Caught Up With Him.
True crime author Paul Harrison claimed he'd interviewed the world's most infamous murderers – only to be exposed as a fraud and scammer.