true-crime

American  

[troo-krahym] / ˈtruˈkraɪm /

adjective

1. based on or describing an actual crime.

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Example Sentences

Soon a gaggle of true-crime fans, journalists and law school students joined, eager to snag a seat inside to see whether one of the most-watched court cases in memory, the double-murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, gets a do-over.

From The Wall Street Journal

And if we discover the person next to us on the plane listens only to truecrime podcasts and streams true-crime documentaries, we may feel there’s an unbridgeable gap between us and load up our favorite science-fiction series rather than talk to them.

From The Wall Street Journal

For every grisly, gawking true-crime special on Netflix there are a hundred films from decades past teetering on the brink of oblivion, reels rotting in a garage somewhere or hidden from the censors of a heavy-handed regime.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Don’t Talk About Joe Mac” is much more than a true-crime gore fest that reveals where the bodies are buried.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company that specializes in selling conservative and true-crime programming will remain independently operated.

From Los Angeles Times