326: Mystery, Murder, and Mayhem: A History of True Crime in America

For the last decade or so, true crime has been everywhere --
Netflix shows like Making a Murderer and podcast series like
Serial. All of them are a testament to the fact that for some
strange reason, so many of us love stories about murder. 





But this magnetism towards the morbid is far from new. Over the
years, Americans have found fascination, repulsion and sometimes
even comfort in true crime stories. So on this episode of
BackStory, Joanne and Ed shine a light onto the dark history of
true crime in modern American history.