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Originally Posted by HarryT
I have to admit that I do find books about modern true crime distasteful. They seem to me to be an attempt to profit from the suffering of others.
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The majority of modern true crime books give the victim's family/friends a chance to tell their side of the story. Authors such as Ann Rule and Kathryn Casey spend much time with relatives to get the back story, which goes a long way to explain the "why" of a crime. It's not really a matter of profiting from other's suffering, but more an attempt to have the reader understand what happened and perhaps prevent similar crimes.