true-crime

[troo-krahym]

adjective

1. based on or describing an actual crime.

Example Sentences

Here are the best new series to stream this Halloween, whether you’re a true-crime junkie, a horror fanatic or someone who can’t handle the sight of blood on your screen.

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Flowers said the true-crime genre’s popularity is related to human nature.

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Not so good for the screenwriters and true-crime podcasters who trade on our strange fascination with bad guys who go underground and stay there.

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There have been a host of true-crime dramas released ahead of Halloween, each based on horrifying real stories.

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Sixteen Spotify video podcasts, including ‘The Bill Simmons Podcast,’ ‘The Dave Chang Show’ and the true-crime ‘Serial Killers,’ are coming to Netflix.

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