The Bloody History of the True Crime Genre
The current trend for true crime stories told on television, in longform articles and in podcasts has a long list of precedents stretching back to the 16th century.
Dirty John
The strange and grim story of an online romance on an over-50s dating site that quickly progressed to marriage, and then went to much darker places as the story of ‘Filthy’ John Meehan unravelled. The deep-dive piece is accompanied by a six part podcast.
The Women Who Took on the Mafia
The tale of the prosecutor and witnesses who took on the corrosive power of the ÕNdrangheta. http://bit.ly/newyorker-mafia
The Great Chinese Art Heist
An investigation into a series of thefts of Chinese art from museums around the world examines the rumours in some quarters that they are being ordered by the Chinese government, in an attempt to repatriate their looted artistic heritage.