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Erik Larson

11 True Crime Books That Prove Real Life Can Be Scarier than Fiction

By Sadie Trombetta

April 7, 2016

Between the Netflix hit Making a Murderer and the FX limited series that everyone keeps talking about, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, it seems like a true crime sensation is sweeping the nation. What is it that makes true crime—whether it’s a television show, movie, or book—so much more intriguing than a…

The Devil in the White City

Warner Brothers to Bring The Devil in the White City to the Big Screen

By Crime HQ

December 18, 2011

It is apparently the era of true crime movies! Recently, we heard about Matt Damon and Ben Affleck making a movie about Whitey Bulger. And now, according to Deadline, Leonardo DiCaprio will play serial killer H.H. Holmes in the movie adaptation of Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic And Madness At…

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

True Crime Literature?

By Cindy Harkness

June 24, 2011

Many true crime books are as disposable as yesterday’s newspaper. And that’s really not surprising, as they have a similar purpose. They usually report on the facts, investigation, and trial, just in more depth than the newspaper. Frequently, an author picks up on a current case that gets a lot of media attention and tries…

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