This week, Ann and Halle give some suggestions on what to read if you’re caught up in the true crime craze. As always, they end with what they’re reading this week.
Books and other media mentioned in this episode:
Serial: Season 1 (podcast)
Making a Murderer (Netflix documentary)
American Crime Story: The People vs. OJ Simpson (TV)
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (TV)
Ann’s picks:
- The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse: An Extraordinary Edwardian Case of Deception and Intrigue by Piu Marie Eatwell
– Charles Dickens books - The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd: The Truth about an American Crime Legend Revealed at Last by Jana Bommersbach
– Trunk Federation (band) - 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers by Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn
Halle’s picks:
- The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
- Columbine by Dave Cullen
– The Staircase (TV)
– A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold - The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham
– Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson–
– Ann Rule books
– Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Victor Bugliosi
What We’re Reading This Week:
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