true-crime
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The company that specializes in selling conservative and true-crime programming will remain independently operated.
From Los Angeles Times
No mystery is solved in Charlie Shackleton’s essayistic doodad “Zodiac Killer Project,” but the true-crime genre itself is certainly staked out and interrogated like a prime suspect.
From Los Angeles Times
He’d written “In Cold Blood,” a 1966 true-crime narrative that deepened the shadows on his subsequent life and work.
The investigation was a feast for true-crime devotees.
From Slate
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.
From Los Angeles Times
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