A psychologist told Business Insider why true crime turns viewers into armchair detectives.
True crime blurs the line between real life and fictionRichard Gadd as Donny Dunn in "Baby Reindeer."
AdvertisementThat's further complicated by some true crime audiences thinking they are helping to bring about justice by becoming armchair detectives.
AdvertisementIn a piece published by The Guardian, titled "Why do women love true crime so much?"
Ed Miller/NetflixThis raises the question of whether streaming services and TV networks are doing enough to protect those involved in true crime content.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Service, Rotten, Google, Netflix, Daily Mail, Police, Lancashire's Police, The Guardian, European, Research, Business
Locations:
British