Why are we drawn to true crime documentaries? Experts explain
Fox 8 Cleveland: Susan Hatters-Friedman, the Phillip Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry and an adjunct professor at the School of Law, discussed Americans’ fascination with true crime and murder mystery stories. “I do think these shows help us recognize common factors, common situations that people were in prior to getting hurt, getting killed, so people can look out for those things in their own lives,” she said.