True Crime and Women

The author uses the theme of true crime and women as commentary on how women are targets for true crime subject matter as well as true crime consumers.

Cassie works as a true crime blogger. Cassie has a long-standing interest in true crime that makes her feel connected to her deceased mother. Cassie and her mother used to watch Dateline together. Cassie recalls that bonding experience. Cassie also witnessed her father beating her mother, giving Cassie a different perspective on how domestic crime can infiltrate a family. Cassie is aware of the statistics around women and homicide, stating that “Though only a quarter of all murder victims are women, when women are murdered it’s almost always by a man, and when men kill women instead of other men, well, that’s when shit gets creative” (5). Cassie understands the personal nature of true...