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By Jayson Blair
When Judge Debra R. McCaslin took the bench in a Lexington, South Carolina courtroom today for the first pretrial hearing in Alex Murdaugh’s second murder trial, she said she knew basically nothing about the case. I wish I...
The Prosecutors: On the Case
Why We Covered This Case
By Jayson Blair
Two cases. Two defendants. Two dead-opposite reactions from the true crime community. And in both, the actual victims nearly disappeared from the conversation entirely.
That is the story of Luigi Mangione and Mackenzie Shi...
If you’ve been with True Crime Times for a while, you know we’ve always believed that good true crime journalism means going deeper — past the headlines, past the surface narrative, into the evidence, the legal strategy, and the human story...
When a defendant’s sins are endless, the right to a fair trial walks a tightrope
Alex Murdaugh is many things, most of them bad. He’s a thief, a liar, a disbarred attorney. He’s a man who stole from his clients, misled his friends and his...
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In recent years, podcasts, YouTube channels and bloggers have overtaken traditional news media and is shaping perceptions criminal justice system. We write about that here.
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Former NYT reporter; Current Doer-of-Good. Touching hot surfaces since 1976.
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