Dutch detectives turn to power of podcast to solve 1991 murder case
Netherlands detectives were inspired by Making a Murderer and other true-crime shows
September 2019
Making a Murderer: new confession puts Steven Avery case back in spotlight
Lawyer for man at center of Netflix documentary calls another prisoner’s claim he killed Teresa Halbach ‘ridiculous’
March 2019
We must kill off our true crime obsession – a mag from the Heat team is the last straw
Rhik Samadder
True crime TV dramas and grabby magazines aren’t righting wrongs – they are deluding us about the true nature of violence
February 2019
Making a Murderer's Steven Avery granted right to appeal after new evidence
A development in the case made famous by Netflix’s hit documentary could lead to a retrial, says Avery’s lawyer
January 2019
Surviving R Kelly and the unstoppable power of true-crime documentaries
As the singer faces fresh investigation after a controversial new series, it’s clear that documentary-makers the world over hold the key to righting the ‘shocking things happening in plain sight’
November 2018
Our insatiable appetite for true crime leaves behind a moral hangover
JR Hennessy
After four years, the peak of the genre’s renaissance has passed, but have we really learned anything?
October 2018
Kathleen Zellner: the Making a Murderer lawyer you want on your side
Kathleen Zellner specialises in getting the innocent out of jail. She watched the first season of the TV documentary hit along with the rest of us. Now she is at the heart of season two
True Crime 2.0: is the genre running out of material or evolving?
As the second instalment of Making a Murderer is released and demand for cold cases is higher than ever, the limit could be being reached
TV review
Making a Murderer: Part 2 review – Netflix's grisly mystery continues to enthral
As Making a Murderer returns, is the obsession with true crime turning nasty?
Trailer watch
Making a Murderer: watch the trailer for season two of Netflix's true-crime series
September 2018
Making a Murderer to return for a second season in October
Don't press the skip button! Why we need bombastic TV theme tunes
July 2018
'No-warning TV': why are surprise releases becoming so popular?
From the OA and UnReal to Who is America?, dropping shows into the world with little or no promotion is the latest TV trend. Is it just gimmickry and do viewers lose out?
March 2018
Stub it out: Netflix criticised for too many smoking scenes
Anti-smoking group finds streaming giant’s shows feature twice as many cigarettes and ‘tobacco incidents’ as traditional TV channels
October 2017
Man at centre of Netflix's Making a Murderer case fails to get new trial
Judge says Steven Avery, whose conviction for death of Teresa Halbach was focus of documentary series, failed to establish grounds to warrant new trial
July 2017
The Keepers: 'I've dealt with survivors and they're sickened by the church's response'
Ryan White’s Netflix documentary set out to investigate the murder of a nun in Baltimore – and unearthed 25 years of child abuse and collusion
June 2017
Making a Murderer's Brendan Dassey to be re-tried or released, judges rule
Federal appeals panel says confession of Wisconsin prisoner, who was featured in the widely watched documentary, was improperly obtained
March 2017
'We're all car-crash snoopers now': the truth about the TV true-crime wave
From Serial to Making a Murderer, our appetite for unsolved cases is insatiable. But does it suggest dark impulses – or are we addicted to proving innocence?
November 2016
Brendan Dassey of Making a Murderer has release blocked by appeals court
Three-judge panel blocks lower court’s decision just days earlier ordering the release of the 27-year-old after his conviction was overturned
