My parents watch Criminal Minds and similar shows all the time, two friends of mine bought a book about a serial killer and my Twitter timeline is full of people talking about a new true crime podcast. It's just my bubble or is it a broad cultural phenomenon?
Thanks for sharing your experience. I do relate to this curiosity, I hope I didn't sounded like a snob on this post. I am morbidly curious about crime. One of my favorite true crime content is a mini documentary about a hostage situation with an ex-boyfriend (the Eloá case) and how the media downplayed the violence of the situation and portrayed the ex as a sort of "confused and heartbroken young men". I find really interesting on how some podcasts and documentaries can help us see a different angle on the case.
It just clicked to me that true crime or police procedural isn't a niche genre. I guess I'm always trying to understand why something went mainstream.