EP 28: Our Parasocial Relationships to True Crime

The pressure to exist online paired with the phenomenon of going "viral" has affected our relationships with true crime. In some great ways and in some pretty awful ways. 

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SOURCES

https://nypost.com/2022/02/16/tiktok-star-who-joked-about-killing-arrested-with-mom-for-murder/

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/02/25/fbi-arrests-tiktok-star-chozen-terrell-hannah-following-robbery-spree/6922518001/

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/tiktok-star-accused-of-double-murder-speaks-to-fox-5-from-jail/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/nyregion/tiktok-manslaughter-new-jersey.html

https://www.frontpagedetectives.com/p/tik-tok-crimes-murder-cold-case

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/alissa-turney-sarah-turney-voices-for-justice-podcast-phoenix-paradise-valley-tik-tok-11482721

https://www.frontpagedetectives.com/p/tik-tok-crimes-murder-cold-case

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-homophobic-racist-n-tiktok-video-arrested-hate-crime-charges-rcna63319

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/burien-landlord-found-guilty-of-murder-in-couples-deaths/

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