In the mid-16th century, true crime pamphlets, which laid out the gory details of recent murders, were widespread in Britain.
In the first episode of the documentary series The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, which arrived on Netflix this morning, Portuguese reporter Sandra Felgueiras recalls having an epiphany.
It’s worth noting that according to a 2010 study, women consume more true crime than men.
Clearly, true crime documentaries cannot be condemned in one fell swoop.