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