The Pros and Cons of Armchair Detectives ‹ CrimeReads

The internet has amplified our fascination with true crime. Pre-internet, when someone went missing or was murdered there might have been some degree of local citizen involvement - police interviews with potential witnesses, canvassing, or laypeople assisting in searches guided by law enforcement. But now our "community" - and our interest in missing people and crime in general - reaches far beyond what happens in our neighborhoods, towns, or cities. It sometimes even extends past the boundaries of our own countries.