The presumed starting point of America’s allure to true crime dates back to the Puritan execution sermons detailing the appalling acts of executed persons of the 17th and 18th centuries, the time of Jack the Ripper and the publishing of “The Studies of Murder” by Edmund Pearson in 1924. The publication of the non-fiction book “In Cold Blood” by Truman Capote in 1966, detailing the impact and event of the 1959 murder of a family from a small community in rural Kansas, officially established true crime fascination in the U.S. In 1974, Charles Bugliosi, the prosecutor for the Manson murders case, set the precedent for books on criminal trials with “Helter Skelter.”

In this episode the of previously entitled podcast Dinner and a Murder (now Homies and Homicide), hosts Devin Hall, Lorelei Dohm, and Rachel Stevens discuss the not so well known but horrifying murders and kidnappings committed by Larry DeWayne Hall.

In this episode of Dinner and a Murder, hosts discuss the lesser know murder of two young boys by the hands of 11 year old killer, Mary Bell.

In this episode of Dinner and a murder, Devin Hall, Rachel Stevens, and Lorelei Dohm cover the murder of child pageant queen Jonbenet Ramsey who was murdered on December 25th, 1996. Host Hall, Stevens,...

In this episode of Dinner and a Murder, Devin Hall, Lorelei Dohm, and Rachel Stevens discuss a true crime story of incredible survivor, Mary Vincent and how she escaped from the hands of a real life monster...

In this episode of Dinner and a Murder, hosts Devin Hall, Lorelei Dohm, and Rachel Stevens cover another home state murder, this time one that happened in the 1980's in Kansas City. "The Butcher of Kansas...

"Dinner and a Murder" is a podcast made by Devin Hall, Lorelei Dohm, and Rachel Stevens. This episode is about a young girl murdered while babysitting.

Cancel culture, facilitated in part by modern social media use and popular opinion, can create environments of ridicule and shame.

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