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True Crime
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eDiscovery Today Blog
How Electronic Evidence and Greed Uncovered a Murder Plot: eDiscovery Trends
By Doug Austin
Haven’t covered a true crime story in a while. This story about how electronic evidence and greed uncovered a murder plot is a good one! The post How Electronic Evidence…
EvidenceProf Blog
Episode 5 of HBO’s “The Case Against Adnan Syed” Premieres Tonight
By Colin Miller
Tonight at 9pm EST, Episode 5 of HBO's "The Case Against Adnan Syed" premieres. In the new part, with exclusive access to Syed, “new information is unearthed, exposing flaws in…
Grits for Breakfast
Icarus in Heels and Fur: A Murder Mystery
By Scott Henson
My next neighborhood history zine, Icarus in Heels and Fur, comes out February 22nd. Without exaggeration, I think it may be the best thing I've ever written. Pre-order here. This one…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Excited Utterance Podcast: Murder and Money: The Dark Side of Taylor Swift
Frederick E. Vars (Ira Drayton Pruitt, Sr. Professor of Law, University of Alabama School of Law) was a guest on the Excited Utterance podcast on the episode, Murder and Money:…
Faruki Blog
Netflix Must Continue Defending The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker Claims
By dfordficlaw-com-darren-ford
The "true crime" genre is a popular staple of the American entertainment diet. True crime documentaries, TV shows, movies, podcasts, and the like are ubiquitous, and indeed, the genre has…
Intellectual Property News.com
True Crime Trademarks: Can Lizzie Borden® Axe Competitors?
IPNews® – U.S. Ghost Adventures has filed a trademark lawsuit against Miss Lizzie’s Coffee over use of the term Lizzie. Lizzie Bordon was accused of a terrible crime in the…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Book Review: Robert’s Story: A Texas Cowboy’s Troubled Life and Horrifying Death
I've ju st finished reading Robert's Story: A Texas Cowboy's Troubled Life and Horrifying Death by Stephen G. Michaud. Here is my review of this book which even references my…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Book Review: Robert’s Story: A Texas Cowboy’s Troubled Life and Horrifying Death
I've just finished reading Robert's Story: A Texas Cowboy's Troubled Life and Horrifying Death by Stephen G. Michaud. Here is my review of this book which even references my earlier…
Simple Justice
The Relativity of True Crime
After the podcast Serial became a hit, the phone started ringing. The calls were from journalists, producers, wannabe podcasters, asking whether I had any cases involving a clearly innocent defendant…
Media Law Prof Blog
Burnworth on Making a Constitutional “Son of Sam” Law: Netflix’s Booming True Crime Business @UMassAmherst @hastingsclq
Justin Burnworth, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, is publishing Making A Constitutional 'Son of Sam' Law: Netflix's Booming True Crime Business in volume 49 of the Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly (2022).…