Are there any non-sensationalistic and non-speculative true crime stuff like that you like?...

  • tv series
  • podcasts
  • etc

It's a genre I'm interested in but 95% of the time I don't like stuff. Audiences want endless salacious, sensationalistic, and purely speculative details. I don't want any of that stuff.

The only thing I've ever watched or listened to that I've liked was the Forensic Files.

Forensic Files (TV Series 1996-2011)

A series featuring detailed accounts on how notable crimes and diseases were solved through forensic science.

I ended up downloading all seasons off TPB. But I had stop watching after season 7. I deleted the rest of the episodes unwatched.

  • As well done as it was - it was relentlessly bleak. I took breaks lasting months but episodes were still too depressing.

  • The narrator was Peter Thomas. When I was young he was the voice of PBS to me. He seemed to narrate everything PBS did. I never thought I'd get sick of his voice but, man, did I ever. Too much of anything can get to you.

If there's a Forensic Files-like podcast with at least some lighthearted stuff as a break from the depressing stuff - that might be perfect for me.

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      Thanks for “Atlanta Monster” in particular.

      very detailed

      Sounds very good.

      Last night I tried out a podcast and the episode was on the Golden State Killer. They gave a lot of salacious (and apparently accurate) details which I have to admit were fascinating. But the episode was what I hate most about typical podcasts. It was scattershot and unplanned. For example - they entirely forgot to mention he had been a cop. Oops.