Kyleigh & Grace reach a verdict.

Snake River Killer Podcast

Voices for Justice Podcast

“I Used TikTok to Catch My Sister’s Killer,” Elle, 2020

“An Arizona Man was cleared in his stepdaughter's disappearance. His son is convinced he’s guilty.” NBC News, 2023
“Michael Turney acquitted of murder in death of stepdaughter Alissa Turney,” AZCentral, 2023

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Grace & Kyleigh go to court. Three experts — researcher Kat Albretch, lawyer Laura Menninger, and professor Emily Murphy — help make sense of the tangled relationship between true crime media and criminal justice.

“How Science Solves Crime,” Time Magazine, 2002

“‘CSI’ is going ballistic,” Variety, 2002

“The CSI Effect,” U.S. News, 2005

“The Serial Effect,” Kat Albrecht & Kaitlyn Filip, New Mexico Law Review, 2023

“Timeline: The Adnan Syed Case.” NYT, 2024.

“Remembering O.J. Simpson’s Bronco chase,” NYT, 2019

“Sam Bankman-Fried Is Found Guilty of 7 Counts of Fraud and Conspiracy,” NYT, 2023

“Johnny Depp Jury Finds That Amber Heard Defamed Him,” NYT, 2022

“The Actual Malice of the Johnny Depp Trial,” NYT, 2022

“The Cases Against Trump: A Guide,” The Atlantic, 2024

“Trying on Bloody Gloves, Simpson Finds Them Tight,” NYT, 1995

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What can you get at a true crime convention? Justice – or a really cool t-shirt. The hosts delve into true crime podcasting’s live event industry. Kyleigh sets out to see first-hand what happens when date-night and murder overlap. Grace sits down with the founder of CrimeCon to talk about the ethics of crime entertainment. Writer Rachel Monroe takes us inside a mega-hotel in Nashville.

CrimeCon

Savage Appetites, Rachel Monroe

The Girl I Never Knew, LaDonna Humphrey

“The Nation’s Obsession with True Crime Meets a Mother’s Grief,” NYT, 2023

“The Dark Origins of the True Crime Frenzy at Crime Con,” Vanity Fair, 2024

“The Long American History of ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome’,” The New Yorker, 2021

“Daniel Robinson vanished 3 years ago. His father still hopes for his safe return.” NPR, 2024

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