history: I love reading about true crime.  It is fascinating to me.
knowledge: The crimes most commonly include murder, with tales of serial killers dominating the genre (about 40% in a 2002 survey), but true crime works have also focused on other subjects, for instance policemen memoirs, and more recently reality police TV shows.
response: Oh, interesting. Most of the crimes are murder, is that was you read the most?
history: I love reading about true crime.  It is fascinating to me.
Oh, interesting. Most of the crimes are murder, is that was you read the most?
Yeah, I prefer reading books over television in general. It keeps my mind sharp.
knowledge: Depending on the writer, true crime can adhere strictly to well-established facts in journalistic fashion, or can be highly speculative.
response: It seems the writers can stick entirely to the facts or can be very speculative. Do you have a preference?
history: I love reading about true crime.  It is fascinating to me.
Oh, interesting. Most of the crimes are murder, is that was you read the most?
Yeah, I prefer reading books over television in general. It keeps my mind sharp.
It seems the writers can stick entirely to the facts or can be very speculative. Do you have a preference?
I think I prefer them to stick to facts. Sometimes it is hard to tell what is fact and what is fiction.
knowledge: Although the genre examines real historical events, true crime TV series typically use reenactments to help draw in viewers.
response: For the TV shows, they often use reenactments to engage the viewers.
history: I love reading about true crime.  It is fascinating to me.
Oh, interesting. Most of the crimes are murder, is that was you read the most?
Yeah, I prefer reading books over television in general. It keeps my mind sharp.
It seems the writers can stick entirely to the facts or can be very speculative. Do you have a preference?
I think I prefer them to stick to facts. Sometimes it is hard to tell what is fact and what is fiction.
For the TV shows, they often use reenactments to engage the viewers.
Right.  And there are lots of re-enactments of famous incidents - I feel bad for the actors because people might think they are actually the murderer
knowledge: ''Helter Skelter'' (1974), the true story of the Manson murders by Vincent Bugliosi, is the biggest selling true crime book in publishing history; Truman Capote's ''In Cold Blood'' (1966) is number two.
response: Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi is the best-selling true crime book ever. Have you read it?