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Jun 24, 2026
via Historical True Crime · 2 tagged in 12 months
This is what happens when you steal someone's life...
MrBallen·Jun 24, 2026
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Camps of opinion · 2Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp7 people
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43%
- Assess Criminal Culpability4 people · 57%
- Prioritize Ethics and Accuracy3 people · 43%
Assess Criminal Culpability
Criminal subjects and figures in true crime stories are assessed based on their specific actions and clear evidence of guilt.
4 people · 3 episodes
She believes the roommate's actions show a clear intent to kill.
“we're not doing that she's no she's trying to kill them yes literally this is intent to kill”
Stephanie Soo · Jan 2025 · 15 episodes · 22.3M views on this topicAU
Alaina Urquhart agrees with the assessment that the grandparents in the provided story were criminals.
“Yeah, your grandparents are criminals, babe.”
Morbid | Podcast · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 68K views on this topicAK
Ash Kelley believes that the grandparents in the story about the severed finger were definitely criminals.
“Babe, we know a lot of We No, no, no, here's the thing. We don't know a lot of things, but one thing is for sure, your grandparents are criminals. And that's the name of this episode.”
Morbid | Podcast · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 68K views on this topicPrioritize Ethics and Accuracy
True crime content should focus on victim advocacy, ethical standards, and accurate reporting rather than sensational entertainment.
3 people · 3 episodes
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Modern true crime reporting should prioritize ethical considerations over sensationalism to avoid exploiting victims and their families.
“I feel like it almost highlights what can be like that ethical question in true crime of, you know, how do we report this and and make this big and these people known, these victims and everything without exploiting it for all that it is.”
Hidden True Crime · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 36K views on this topic
True crime podcasts are an addictive phenomenon that do not necessarily help listeners remain mentally healthy.
“I believe that uh America has a mental illness when it comes to being addicted to these murder podcasts that I don't think are helping anyone stay sane while they're driving around.”
LeBatardShow · Mar 2026 · 2 episodes · 30K views on this topicMR
He expresses skepticism towards the genre due to concerns about producer prioritization of entertainment over accuracy and the potential for harmful internet sleuthing.
“I'm part of an impressionable audience that is taking in content and I'm putting a lot of trust in producers who may be motivated by telling the truth, but also how is that prioritized? against making something compelling, making something entertaining.”
LeBatardShow · Mar 2026 · 1 episode · 24K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
In the transcripts
Episodes discussing this topicIncludes episodes tagged with a narrower subject. Each is marked with the subject it came in through.
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Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
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