True Crime has always been a best seller and in 1949 that was a stone cold fact. Horror and True Crime Comics were outselling everything, including superheroes. Stories about crime were everywhere and long before TV, there was a national obsession with bad guys doing bad things. Crime might not have paid in real life […]
True Crime Comics #6 June-July 1949 “Little Angie Big Boss” Read More »
One of the fascinating things that happen when you begin to report on “True Crime,” is that whether or not you want to admit it or not you start to become an “Armchair” profiler. Even after 30 plus years of police experience and knowing better, I can fall into the trap. So, I don’t want
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By Joseph St. John There is no denying that America is obsessed with true crime, but it is nothing new. Also, it is not necessarily bad. People should be interested in the legal system and how criminals are affecting our day-to-day lives. We also need to be cognizant that our legal system should be working
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