The true crime audience skews largely female, sparking some to question why the genre is so popular among some women. But in Rachel Monroe's book 'Savage Appetites,' she reverses that gaze, turning the lens toward four women who she thinks embody or challenge four classic archetypes of the genre: Detective, Victim, Defender and Killer.
Ten-year-old Russell Callicoat was a kid with a dream—to grow up to serve as an Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper. Now, more than 30 years later, he spoke with A&E True Crime about the significance of this dream becoming a reality.
Over a decade after she was found alive after being kidnapped as a child, Dugard has learned to drive, written two books and started a foundation to help other survivors.
On August 20, 1989, brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez killed their wealthy parents, Jose and Kitty, with a shotgun in their Beverly Hills home. Upon the 30 year anniversary of the murders, we take a look back on the most memorable moments from the intriguing double-murder trial.
Julie Williams, Lollie Winans, Paul Fugate and others are among those who have been killed in national parks and whose cases have yet to be solved.
True-crime writer Billy Jensen empowers readers to become citizen detectives, using social-media resources to identify uncaught criminals. He explains how he does this without interfering in police investigations and tells us about his book, 'Chase Darkness With Me.'
At 89-years-old, David Carpenter—the 1980s serial killer known as the 'Trailside Killer'—is the oldest death row inmate in California. We explore Carpenter's early life, crimes and trial.
Authorities didn't locate Kamiyah Mobley, who'd been abducted at birth by a woman named Gloria Williams, for 18 years. We explore this unusual kidnapping case.
Officer Kingery of the Lawrence Police Department about what he's learned from Live PD, his proudest moments and his now-very-well-known dance moves.
There was nothing on the surface that raised red flags about Robert Hansen. The unassuming Anchorage native was married with children and was the successful owner of a bakery. But Hansen eventually confessed to killing 17 women in the Alaskan wilderness in a most heinous way.
