# TrueCrime.today

> True crime across countries and centuries: case analysis, forensic linguistics, the science of deception, personality theory and crime statistics.

This concise catalog links to the most useful published pages and articles.

## Start here
- [True crime. A closer look.](https://truecrime.today/en/): True crime cases from every era, read closely: forensic linguistics, micro-expressions, lie-detection research, psychopathy, narcissism and crime data. Updated October 7, 2026.
- [About TrueCrime.today](https://truecrime.today/en/about/): Learn how TrueCrime.today collects and structures information about true crime, evidence, language, psychology and crime data. Updated October 1, 2026.
- [Contact](https://truecrime.today/en/contact/): Ask a general question about true crime, evidence, language, psychology and crime data. Updated October 1, 2026.
- [Frequently asked questions](https://truecrime.today/en/faq/): Answers about true crime, evidence, language, psychology and crime data and the role of TrueCrime.today. Updated October 1, 2026.
- [TrueCrime.today media kit](https://truecrime.today/en/media-kit/): Factual information, brand material and shareable graphics from TrueCrime.today. Updated October 5, 2026.

## Research and data

## News
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## Guides
- [True crime podcasts 2026: new launches, dates and where to start](https://truecrime.today/en/podcasts/true-crime-podcasts-2026/): Seven new true crime audio productions from 2026, with verified launch dates, first episodes, feed counts and the difference between new shows and new seasons. Updated October 25, 2026.
- [Central Park Five case: the confessions, DNA and overturned convictions](https://truecrime.today/en/cases/central-park-five-case/): How the Central Park Five were convicted, what the confessions got wrong, how Matias Reyes changed the evidence, and what the court and settlement decided. Updated October 24, 2026.
- [True crime documentaries 2026: new releases and confirmed dates](https://truecrime.today/en/documentaries/true-crime-documentaries-2026/): New true crime documentaries released in 2026, with dates, films versus series, territory notes and a separate confirmed November premiere. Updated October 24, 2026.
- [The Unabomber case: the writing, the search and the evidence](https://truecrime.today/en/cases/unabomber-case/): How the Unabomber investigation reached Ted Kaczynski: family recognition, language comparisons, cabin evidence, disputed laboratory work and the guilty plea. Updated October 24, 2026.
- [False confessions: why someone admits to a crime they did not commit](https://truecrime.today/en/false-confessions/): Why false confessions happen, how crime details enter an account, what sleep research shows and why independent evidence matters when assessing a confession. Updated October 23, 2026.
- [Forensic linguistic authorship analysis: how writing is compared](https://truecrime.today/en/forensic-linguistic-authorship-analysis/): How forensic linguistic authorship analysis compares writing, interprets accuracy figures and handles short texts, shared phrases and alternative authors. Updated October 22, 2026.
- [Narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder: where is the line?](https://truecrime.today/en/narcissism-and-narcissistic-personality-disorder/): A narcissistic trait is not a diagnosis. Understand grandiosity, vulnerability, clinical assessment and what research says about change over time. Updated October 22, 2026.
- [Psychopath vs sociopath: what is the difference, really?](https://truecrime.today/en/psychopath-vs-sociopath/): Are psychopaths born and sociopaths made? Understand the terms, what twin research shows and why popular comparisons cannot diagnose someone. Updated October 22, 2026.
- [What is psychopathy? Traits, assessment and what the numbers mean](https://truecrime.today/en/what-is-psychopathy/): What is psychopathy, how is it assessed and how common is it? Understand the traits, research findings and limits of judging someone from a true-crime interview. Updated October 21, 2026.
- [Eye movements and lying: what a glance can really tell you](https://truecrime.today/en/eye-movements-and-lying/): Do liars look right, blink more or have larger pupils? Examine the experiments, newer eye-tracking results and the limits of reading an interview. Updated October 20, 2026.
- [Facial Action Coding System: what FACS can tell you about a face](https://truecrime.today/en/facial-action-coding-system/): How FACS records facial movements, what action units mean, and why a smile or emotion label cannot establish a lie. Research, examples and visual guides. Updated October 20, 2026.
- [The science of lie detection: what an accuracy claim leaves out](https://truecrime.today/en/science-of-deception-detection/): How lie-detection studies establish the truth, count false alarms and test new people. Research findings, worked examples and the limits of accuracy claims. Updated October 20, 2026.
- [Lie detection myths: why feeling certain can lead you astray](https://truecrime.today/en/lie-detection-myths/): Lie detection myths, bias and AI judgments explained through research, error rates and practical examples. What can a suspicious moment actually tell you? Updated October 19, 2026.
- [Lie detector tests: how accurate are polygraphs, brain scans and AI?](https://truecrime.today/en/lie-detector-tests/): What do lie detector tests measure? Compare polygraphs, P300, brain scans and AI, with research, error rates and a worked example of false accusations. Updated October 19, 2026.
- [Voice and lie detection: what pitch, pauses and stress can tell you](https://truecrime.today/en/voice-and-lie-detection/): Can you hear a lie? Examine voice stress tests, pitch, pauses and response timing, with research showing the difference between sounding honest and being honest. Updated October 19, 2026.
- [Cognitive load and lie detection: what harder questions reveal](https://truecrime.today/en/cognitive-load-and-lie-detection/): Do unexpected questions expose lies? Research on reverse recall, interview accuracy and evidence disclosure, including what happens to truthful answers. Updated October 18, 2026.
- [Body language and lie detection: what gestures and gaze can tell you](https://truecrime.today/en/body-language-and-lie-detection/): Can body language reveal a lie? Watts, Deskovic and Tankleff cases, eye-movement studies, police observations and the evidence behind the outcomes. Updated October 18, 2026.
- [Microexpressions and lie detection: what the studies really test](https://truecrime.today/en/microexpressions-and-lie-detection/): What microexpression research actually measures: concealed emotion, conflicting duration cutoffs, training results and the limits of lie detection. Updated October 17, 2026.
- [5 best true crime books: choose a story worth your time](https://truecrime.today/en/books/best-true-crime-books/): Choose from five best true crime books for history, victim stories, wrongful convictions and cold cases, with honest limits and edition checks. Updated October 11, 2026.
- [Best true crime documentaries 2026: five new releases to consider](https://truecrime.today/en/documentaries/best-true-crime-documentaries-2026/): Five 2026 true crime documentaries compared by story, source material and viewing time, with privacy and streaming limits explained. Updated October 13, 2026.
- [5 best true crime podcasts for 2026: choose the kind of story you want](https://truecrime.today/en/podcasts/best-true-crime-podcasts-2026/): Five true crime podcasts to listen to in 2026, compared by reporting, source material, episode format and time. Find a starting point that fits you. Updated October 13, 2026.
- [Crime data and statistics: what the numbers can tell you](https://truecrime.today/en/crime-data-media/): Understand crime statistics through police records, victim surveys, rates and reporting changes. Worked examples show how a true crime headline can mislead. Updated October 14, 2026.
- [Criminal psychology and personality: what the labels mean](https://truecrime.today/en/criminal-psychology/): What criminal psychology studies, how psychopathy differs from other personality concepts, and what an assessment can tell us about a crime. Updated October 8, 2026.
- [Deception detection: can you really spot a lie?](https://truecrime.today/en/deception-detection/): What research says about lie detection, body language, microexpressions and cognitive interviewing, with accuracy figures and worked examples. Updated October 8, 2026.
- [Forensic linguistics: what can words actually prove?](https://truecrime.today/en/forensic-linguistics/): How forensic linguistics examines authorship and meaning, what studies found, and why statement analysis cannot turn a phrase into proof of guilt. Updated October 9, 2026.
- [Historical true crime: what survives, and what gets retold?](https://truecrime.today/en/historical-true-crime/): Read historical true crime with dates, archive examples and missing-record context. Learn what old trial reports, letters and modern reconstructions can prove. Updated October 10, 2026.
- [I am Jane Doe: solidarity, family silence and accountability](https://truecrime.today/en/i-am-jane-doe/): What I am Jane Doe means, its Cornell connection, public accounts of family abuse, the limits of social posts and ways to offer support. Updated October 16, 2026.
- [How to assess body-language claims in a true crime video](https://truecrime.today/en/how-to-analyze-body-language-in-videos/): Examine public interview footage with an observation, context and corroboration method. Learn what gestures and baseline comparisons can establish. Updated October 16, 2026.
- [True crime topics: choose what you want to understand](https://truecrime.today/en/subjects/): Browse true crime topics, from case evidence and criminal psychology to language, history, statistics and what to watch or hear. Choose where to start. Updated October 15, 2026.
- [True crime books: what you’re reading and how to judge it](https://truecrime.today/en/books/true-crime-books/): Understand true crime books, from reporting and memoir to literary reconstruction. Learn to check a scene, source notes and the edition before you buy. Updated October 12, 2026.
- [True crime in Brazil: cases, court records and the bigger picture](https://truecrime.today/en/countries/true-crime-brazil/): Understand true crime in Brazil through the Evandro case, Boate Kiss and Vladimir Herzog, with Brazilian court terms, original records and crime-data limits. Updated October 7, 2026.
- [True crime by country: cases, records and the questions to follow](https://truecrime.today/en/countries/true-crime-by-country/): Choose true crime by country across ten destinations. Understand the cases, court records and statistical differences before comparing what happened. Updated October 14, 2026.
- [True crime cases: 12 famous stories and the evidence behind them](https://truecrime.today/en/cases/true-crime-cases/): Read about 12 true crime cases, from Jack the Ripper and the Unabomber to Meredith Kercher and Lindsay Clancy: evidence, court outcomes and unanswered questions. Updated October 14, 2026.
- [True crime community: finding a discussion worth joining](https://truecrime.today/en/community/true-crime-community/): Find your place in the true crime community: check moderation, trace claims to original sources and join a discussion without spreading rumours. Updated October 12, 2026.
- [True crime documentaries: choose a story and know what you’re watching](https://truecrime.today/en/true-crime-documentaries/): Choose true crime documentaries by format, footage and point of view. Real film examples show how to read interviews, reconstructions and an unfinished ending. Updated October 15, 2026.
- [True crime in France: cases, courts and the records behind them](https://truecrime.today/en/countries/true-crime-france/): Read about true crime in France through Dreyfus, Outreau and the Klaus Barbie trial. Understand French court terms, historical archives and documentary claims. Updated October 8, 2026.
- [True crime in Germany: cases, court records and the numbers behind the headlines](https://truecrime.today/en/countries/true-crime-germany/): True crime in Germany through Hinterkaifeck, the NSU and Hanau: court records, German procedure and what the 2025 police figures can tell you. Updated October 10, 2026.
- [True crime in Italy: cases, appeals and the stories behind the numbers](https://truecrime.today/en/countries/true-crime-italy/): True crime in Italy through the Meredith Kercher, Talpis and Matteotti cases: court outcomes, Italian appeals and the limits of homicide statistics. Updated October 10, 2026.
- [True crime on Netflix: find the right film and know what you’re watching](https://truecrime.today/en/documentaries/true-crime-netflix/): Choose true crime on Netflix by format, footage and viewing time. Find documentary titles, check regional access and separate acted scenes from recordings. Updated October 13, 2026.
- [True crime in the Netherlands: cases, court records and misleading numbers](https://truecrime.today/en/countries/true-crime-netherlands/): Dutch true crime through Lucia de Berk, Peter R. de Vries and the De Witt brothers: court records, homicide data and the questions behind the headlines. Updated October 10, 2026.
- [True crime news: what changed in October 2026](https://truecrime.today/en/true-crime-news/): October true crime news: new federal charges in Virginia and a clemency decision in Oklahoma, with the dates, case stages and unanswered questions kept clear. Updated October 15, 2026.
- [True crime podcasts: find the kind of story you want to hear](https://truecrime.today/en/true-crime-podcasts/): Choose true crime podcasts by story length, reporting style and source access. Understand seasons, multipart cases, transcripts and what to check before listening. Updated October 15, 2026.
- [True crime in Poland: cases, missing evidence and court decisions](https://truecrime.today/en/countries/true-crime-poland/): Polish true crime through Tomasz Komenda, Iwona Wieczorek and Grzegorz Przemyk: verified court outcomes, investigation failures and police figures. Updated October 11, 2026.
- [True crime Reddit: communities, rules and better discussions](https://truecrime.today/en/community/true-crime-reddit/): Find true crime Reddit communities for cases, unresolved mysteries and podcasts. Compare their rules, search older threads and check claims before sharing. Updated October 12, 2026.
- [True crime in Russia: cases, court decisions and evidence](https://truecrime.today/en/countries/true-crime-russia/): Russian true crime through Politkovskaya, Chikatilo and Dyatlov: what court decisions, scientific models and official crime figures can tell you. Updated October 11, 2026.
- [True crime in Spain: Asunta, Wanninkhof and what the courts decided](https://truecrime.today/en/countries/true-crime-spain/): Spanish true crime through Asunta Basterra, Rocío Wanninkhof and Marta del Castillo, with appeal decisions, jury rules and 2025 crime figures. Updated October 11, 2026.
- [True crime in the United Kingdom: cases, courts and wrongful convictions](https://truecrime.today/en/countries/true-crime-united-kingdom/): Stephen Lawrence, Sally Clark and Andrew Malkinson: British cases, wrongful convictions, Scottish verdicts and what homicide figures actually count. Updated October 11, 2026.
- [True crime in the USA: cases, courts and the evidence behind the story](https://truecrime.today/en/countries/true-crime-usa/): True crime in the USA through the Central Park Five, Scottsboro and Emmett Till: understand the cases, court decisions and numbers behind American crime stories. Updated October 11, 2026.
- [What is the true crime community? Understanding the TCC label](https://truecrime.today/en/community/what-is-true-crime-community/): The true crime community includes audiences and discussion groups. Learn why TCC can also mean perpetrator fandom, and what research can actually establish. Updated October 12, 2026.
- [YouTube true crime: find footage and check the story](https://truecrime.today/en/video/youtube-true-crime/): Choose YouTube true crime by format, uploader and source. Check courtroom clips, captions and AI labels before treating a compelling video as proof. Updated October 13, 2026.
- [Cornell 7 case: Jane Doe, the evidence and the new reviews](https://truecrime.today/en/cases/cornell-7-case/): The Cornell 7 case explained: Jane Doe’s account, separate sanctions, the hearing, disputed evidence, New York consent law and the October 6 review. Updated October 7, 2026.
- [How to analyse a true-crime case: check claims, records and evidence](https://truecrime.today/en/true-crime/editorial-methods-for-case-analysis/): Learn how to analyse a true-crime case: trace claims to public records, separate allegations from findings and test timelines without guessing guilt. Updated October 7, 2026.
- [Lindsay Clancy trial: hearings, testimony and what happens next](https://truecrime.today/en/cases/lindsay-clancy-trial/): Follow the Lindsay Clancy trial: the rejected split, testimony, jury deadlock, October ruling and the November hearing. No confirmed retrial date. Updated October 7, 2026.
- [Lindsay Clancy verdict: mistrial, court order and what comes next](https://truecrime.today/en/cases/lindsay-clancy-verdict/): Has Lindsay Clancy been acquitted or convicted? Court footage, the October ruling and public discussions explain why the case still has no jury verdict. Updated October 7, 2026.
- [Lindsay Clancy case: the evidence, trial and hung jury](https://truecrime.today/en/cases/lindsay-clancy-case/): Follow the Lindsay Clancy case from treatment and early hearings to bifurcation, expert testimony, the hung jury, Patrick’s interviews and the latest order. Updated October 7, 2026.
- [What is true crime? Facts, formats and the evidence behind the story](https://truecrime.today/en/what-is-true-crime/): What is true crime? Understand the nonfiction genre, its history and formats, and how to distinguish a real case from a reconstructed scene or fictional story. Updated October 4, 2026.

## Editorial method and trust
- [About TrueCrime.today](https://truecrime.today/en/about/): Learn how TrueCrime.today collects and structures information about true crime, evidence, language, psychology and crime data. Updated October 1, 2026.
- [Editorial method](https://truecrime.today/en/editorial-method/): How TrueCrime.today researches and maintains information about true crime, evidence, language, psychology and crime data. Updated October 1, 2026.
- [TrueCrime.today Editorial](https://truecrime.today/en/author/truecrime-today-editorial/): TrueCrime.today Editorial writes and edits practical guidance about true crime, evidence, language, psychology and crime data.

## Languages
- [Español site](https://truecrime.today/es/): Crímenes reales de distintos países y épocas: análisis de casos, lingüística forense, ciencia del engaño, teoría de la personalidad y estadísticas.
- [Deutsch site](https://truecrime.today/de/): Wahre Kriminalfälle aus verschiedenen Ländern und Epochen: Fallanalysen, forensische Linguistik, Täuschungsforschung, Persönlichkeit und Statistik.
- [Français site](https://truecrime.today/fr/): Affaires criminelles à travers les pays et les époques : analyse de cas, linguistique forensique, science du mensonge, personnalité et statistiques.
- [Português site](https://truecrime.today/pt/): Crimes reais de vários países e épocas: análise de casos, linguística forense, ciência do engano, teoria da personalidade e estatísticas.
- [Русский site](https://truecrime.today/ru/): Реальные преступления разных стран и эпох: разбор дел, судебная лингвистика, исследования обмана, теория личности и криминальная статистика.
- [Italiano site](https://truecrime.today/it/): Crimini reali di paesi ed epoche diverse: analisi dei casi, linguistica forense, scienza dell’inganno, teoria della personalità e statistiche.
- [Nederlands site](https://truecrime.today/nl/): Waargebeurde misdaad uit verschillende landen en tijdperken: zaakonderzoek, forensische taalkunde, onderzoek naar misleiding, persoonlijkheid en statistiek.
- [Polski site](https://truecrime.today/pl/): Prawdziwe zbrodnie z różnych krajów i epok: analiza spraw, lingwistyka sądowa, badania nad kłamstwem, teoria osobowości i statystyki.

## Optional
- [XML sitemap](https://truecrime.today/sitemap.xml): All canonical indexable URLs in the static XML sitemap.
- [HTML sitemap](https://truecrime.today/en/sitemap.html): Human-readable site map with pages, guides, topics and authors.
- [RSS feed](https://truecrime.today/en/rss.xml): Language-specific feed of published guides and articles.
- [robots.txt](https://truecrime.today/robots.txt): Crawler instructions and discovery-file references.
- [Privacy policy](https://truecrime.today/en/privacy-policy/): Privacy and data processing. Updated October 1, 2026.
- [Cookie policy](https://truecrime.today/en/cookie-policy/): Cookies and privacy choices. Updated October 1, 2026.
- [Terms and conditions](https://truecrime.today/en/terms-and-conditions/): Terms for using this website. Updated October 1, 2026.