Introducing my new Murder & Mayhem feature...

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Hello!

So, I've been doing a little something on my Facebook page and Twitter that I've been calling M.M.'s Mayhem & Murder feature, and decided it was time to bring it over here to the blog, too.


The idea is this: I love true crime and fictional crime, and a whole range of odd things that touch onto one or both of those areas. Not surprising considering I write crime fiction, I know! But I figured since I'm constantly on the lookout for new things to read and watch and learn about, I might as well share my finds with you.


So, first a recap of the features so far, to catch the blog up:


Week one: I kicked things off with one of the most bizarre (in my opinion) true-crime cases of all times, Anatoly Moskvin. This guy didn't kill anybody, but...let's just say he had philosophical issues with burying young women.



Week two: I recommended one of my favorite true-crime podcasts, Wine And Crime, which mixes true-crime cases with a healthy dose of humor. Three life-long friends work their way through three bottles of wine while discussing a true-crime topic. Fascinating and funny, and I love it.






Week three: I recommended Working Stiff, by Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell. This is an excellent look at how Medical examiners help determine questionable causes of death, among other things. I found this just fascinating! 







Which brings us to my current recommendation: Since people seemed to respond to Working Stiff, I thought I'd recommend Autopsy: Confessions of a Medical Examiner, a series of HBO documentaries about how autopsy evidence has helped solve cases. This is an oldie (especially the earlier episodes), but definitely a goodie. HBO appears to have released one episode per year for twelve years, and each goes into around 6-10 cases per episode, so each is brief and packs a punch. About half the episodes are available on Amazon, free if you're a Prime member, and you can find most of them on YouTube, too. 


Have you read/watched/listened to any of these? What do you think? Do you know of any related media I should check out?


Thanks for dropping by!

M.M.