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Tag: true crime
Blood And Guts In Living Color: The Empty Legacy Of Christine Chubbuck
The notorious on-air suicide of a news anchor has become the stuff of legend, bestowing a pointless posthumous celebrity on its ‘star’.
The Sons Of Sam And The Slippery Nature Of Conspiracy Theory
There might be more to the Son of Sam case than meets the eye – but that doesn’t necessarily mean that Maury Terry’s Satanic Panic conspiracies should be believed.
Murder: Live From Death Row – Geraldo Rivera’s Sensationalist True Crime Special
America’s king of trash TV investigates the killing of America and goes toe-to-toe with Charles Manson in a notorious 1988 TV special.
Sid Davis And His Stranger Danger Films
The melodramatic and shocking educational films of 1950s and 1960s America.
The Unremarkable Nature Of The Serial Killer: Exploring Dennis Nilsen’s Autobiography
The book they wanted to ban turns out to be an unsettling look into the mind of a murderer – and just how ordinary he actually was.
Making A Monster: The Scapegoating Of Colin Stagg
The demonisation of an innocent man over lurid sex fantasies and the belief that there is no smoke without fire – a cautionary tale.
The Reprobate Podcast Episode 6: Nikolas Schreck
In the latest Reprobate podcast, we talk to Nikolas Schreck, author, filmmaker, musician, spiritual adventurer and provocateur about Charles Manson, Covid and conspiracy theories among other things.
Murder In Mind And The Dennis Nilsen Scandal
The government efforts to ban a British TV interview with the notorious serial killer Dennis Nilsen.
Prurience And Schadenfreude In The Jeffrey Epstein Saga
Money, sex, power and moral certainty.
Fallen Star – The Life And Mysterious Death Of Star Stowe
Looking back at the rise and fall of the Playboy Playmate and KISS muse.
The Sleazy World Of The True Detective Magazine
The true-crime magazine’s grubbiest era, when lurid photoshoots and outrageous headlines grabbed an eager – and mostly female – audience.