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Criminal
Dec. 21, 2021
Crime documentaries can educate and misinform viewers
This year, several new true crime documentaries focused on prominent California cases.
Judge Michael A. Tynan retired March 5 from the Los Angeles County Superior Court, where he presided over
the death penalty case of Richard Ramirez, known as "the night stalker."
True crime documentaries have exploded in recent years. Already a growing genre pre-pandemic, the shutdown fueled the making and consumption of documentaries, particularly about crime. According to data prepared by media tracking company Parrot Analytics for The Ringer website, true crime comprised the largest and fastest growing subgenre of documentaries between January 2018 and March 2021.
This year, several new true crime documentaries f...
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