True crime

True crime is a nonfiction literary, podcast, and film genre in which the author examines a crime and details the actions of people associated with and affected by criminal events. It is a cultural phenomenon that can refer to the promotion of sensationalized and emotionally charged content around the subject of violent crime, for the general public.[1] Many works in this genre recount high-profile, sensational crimes such as the killing of JonBenét Ramsey, the O. J. Simpson murder case, and the Pamela Smart murder, while others are devoted to more obscure crimes.

  1. ^ Wiltenburg, Joy (2004). "True Crime: The Origins of Modern Sensationalism". The American Historical Review. 109 (5): 1377–1404. doi:10.1086/530930. JSTOR 10.1086/530930.