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a woodcut of Alice Arden and her associates killing her husband

Alice Arden of Faversham and Women’s Interest in True Crime

ByJessica Hines March 17, 2022

Sixteenth century literature provides a compelling explanation for women’s engagement with true crime: in many cases, it portrays women in control, rather than victims, of violence.

Critical Essays

The Evolution of True Crime

ByEllen O'Connell Whittet January 22, 2018

Recent true crime memoirs written by women who have experienced unimaginable violence increasingly describe the sorts of events we cannot read from a comfortable remove.

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S-TOWN and the “Daunting Exercise” of True Crime

ByMichelle Betters April 11, 2017

Less than forty-eight hours after Serial and This American Life released their new true crime podcast, I got a text message from a friend about it. “S-Town podcast. Listen immediately. All seven episodes.”

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Alice Arden of Faversham and Women’s Interest in True Crime

The Evolution of True Crime

S-TOWN and the “Daunting Exercise” of True Crime

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