What are your thoughts on true crime as a genre?
I have a few opinions about it that I’m happy to share but more curious about what you all think
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BamPow · 51-55, M
@Spectra I think it started from fear and trauma. When I was eleven, a serial killer started abducting and killing children around my age in my area. My sister even played softball with one of his victims. My mom worked for the local newspaper, and the case was front page news every night seemingly forever.
There were two guys arrested and convicted initially, but they were innocent. The actual killer was caught and the two convicted men were freed.
This was in a relatively small town, so it was always a topic of conversation. The local sheriff’s department fingerprinted every kid in the county in case they’d need to identify us later. They even ran a registration program for all of our bikes in case the first clue was an abandoned bicycle.
During and after this, I started reading and watching things about true crime. My mom was always interested in it, so she had quite a few books on the shelf about it. “Helter Skelter was the first one I grabbed, because I saw the 1976 movie for the first time that summer. My interest really hasn’t waned since.
There were two guys arrested and convicted initially, but they were innocent. The actual killer was caught and the two convicted men were freed.
This was in a relatively small town, so it was always a topic of conversation. The local sheriff’s department fingerprinted every kid in the county in case they’d need to identify us later. They even ran a registration program for all of our bikes in case the first clue was an abandoned bicycle.
During and after this, I started reading and watching things about true crime. My mom was always interested in it, so she had quite a few books on the shelf about it. “Helter Skelter was the first one I grabbed, because I saw the 1976 movie for the first time that summer. My interest really hasn’t waned since.