Interviews
The Long American History of “Missing White Woman Syndrome”
The New Yorker
Helen Rosner, October 8, 2021
The true-crime scholar Jean Murley discusses the Gabby Petito case and what’s behind our fascination with certain kinds of victims.
“Real People, Real Pain: On the Ethics of Telling True Stories of Trauma”
Literary Hub
Phil Eil, April 10, 2024
Season 3 episode 1: “In Cold Blood to Serial and true crime tropes.”
Spectacle: True Crime podcast
June 23, 2022
The New York Times
“Is Our True Crime Obsession Doing More Harm than Good?”
Phoebe Lett, October 2021
Showtime limited series The 12th Victim about the Charles Starkweather murders.
Aired February 2023
The Hollywood Reporter
Interview with The Hollywood Reporter for a forthcoming article about true crime streaming
October 2025
Interviewed by Celeste Headlee of NPR and other media outlets for a podcast about the“Freeway Phantom” serial killer.
NPR
January 2022
Houston Chronicle
Interviewed by St. John Barned Smith for the Houston Chronicle
September 2022