A Game That Lets You Clean Up Crime Scenes and More True Crime News

Even if you're not a gamer, I think you true crime fans will enjoy Body of Evidence. The new game, which comes out this winter, makes players race against the clock to clean up crime scenes and hide dead bodies. Kotaku writer and fellow murderino, Keoni Nguyen, has played a preview build of the game and says she's already hooked.

If you're in search of something new to watch, check out the documentary Killing For Love. In the crowded genre of true crime docs, this one stands out. Released in 2016, it explores the double murder of Derek and Nancy Haysom and the doomed romance between their daughter Elizabeth and her fellow student Jen Söring. Decider calls it the best true crime doc you've never seen.

Another must-watch for true crime fans is the "Buzzfeed Unsolved" series, which just started its new season on July 13. The series covers a variety of unsolved cases ranging from true crime to the supernatural, and whether you're a skeptic or a believer, you're sure to enjoy the show.

In true crime book news, author Rebecca Morris, who has written about Ted Bundy and the murder of Ann Marie Burr and the Josh Powell case, has released a new book about the unsolved murder of one her own high school classmates. "A Murder in My Hometown" examines the case of Dick Kitchel, a 17-year-old whose body was found in the Willamette River in Corvallis, Oregon. He had been strangled and beaten, and there were bruises on his knuckles, indicating that he had fought his killer. While the death of the main suspect in the case has led police to consider the case closed, Morris says there is no closure for the families of victims and she hopes that her book will provide some answers.


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