Beyond True Crime (2018)

True crime podcasts are everywhere. But in 2018, we listened to one murder mystery series that stood out in extraordinary ways. It’s called Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo. We were so impressed by the work of journalist Connie Walker and her team that we chose Finding Cleo as the winner of our first ever Best Serialized Story Award. So what made the series so exceptional?

Quite simply, Finding Cleo upends the genre of true crime. And in this session from the 2018 Third Coast Conference, Connie Walker & producer Jennifer Fowler share how they did it - how to use one mystery to provide a deeper understanding of the causes behind injustice. By letting subjects lead the investigation, and using empathy and historical inquiry as a guide, Connie & Jennifer show how you can tell a richer, more thoughtful story - and even perhaps, challenge the very concept of 'true crime.’

You can listen to all the sessions from previous years of the conference at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript.

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