Why are people intrigued?

In spite of all of these concerns, people are unrelentlessly intrigued by true crime. Benoist offered insight on why she believes that is.

“But I think that it’s like that, saying that it’s a train wreck and you can’t look away. There’s this fascination that we have with tragedy and I think it’s human nature,” Benoist said.

She then elaborated.

“I think there’s a little bit for some people by watching a tragic, horrible, difficult situation. Sometimes it does put our own lives in perspective, in a good way. We’re, we’re grateful that we’re not that person. But we’re kind of fascinated by what is different and what is scary,” Benoist said.

Through both the arguments for and against true crime and its teachings, the discourse forces people to evaluate the types of media they consume and how it affects others.