True Crime Analysis

Beyond the headlines—

unpacking real cases, audience obsessions, and the ethics of storytelling through a criminologist’s lens.

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Why the Public wants a serial killer in houston

Houston Bayou Serial Killer and Scooby Doo

  • "Every true crime story is actually true for someone."

    Charles Hayden-Savage

  • "I am a true crime addict. It's not something i'm particularly proud of, but i can't stop."

    Gillian Flynn

  • "I love reading true crime, but i've always been aware of the fact that, as a reader, I am choosing to be a consumer of someone else's tragedy."

    Michelle McNamara

cases & commentaries

  • This recent blog post examines why, despite no evidence of at serial killer, the Houston media and community continue to push the idea that a serial killer is responsible for the bodies retrieved from Houston area bayous.

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