Same here. I've known people who moved towards leftism as a result of what they were learning from true crime. It also demonstrates how the system is set up to make this crime occur.

One of the biggest things for me is how everything true crime related on TV comes from an emotional argument which is what leads most people in favor of the death penalty. It's always talk about how we need to be tougher on crime so the victims can have justice. Never talks about preventing the crimes from occurring again or improving material conditions.