Why do we like true crime so much?
Why so many of us are obsessed with true crime (and the ethical considerations)
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From podcasts to documentaries, and TV shows to books, true crime stories are everywhere you turn, entertaining us and informing us through gruesome and heart-wrenching stories. But why is such a violent genre so obsessively consumed by so many? And is true crime content even an ethical form of entertainment?
Click on to discover the answers, according to experts.
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