Some criminals become household names, while otherseven those who seek recognition through their crimesare forgotten. The criminal's actions are only a part of every famous true crime story. Other factors, such as the setting and circumstances of the crimes and the ways in which others take control of the narrative, ultimately drive their notoriety. Through a comparison of the tellings and retellings of two famous cases more than a century apartthe Jack the Ripper killings in 1888, and the murder trials of Steven Avery as documented in Making a Murdererthis book examines the complicated dynamics of criminal celebrity.
Some criminals become household names, while otherseven those who seek recognition through their crimesare forgotten. The criminal's actions are only a part of every famous true crime story. Other factors, such as the setting and circumstances of the crimes and the ways in which others take control of the narrative, ultimately drive their notoriety. Through a comparison of the tellings and retellings of two famous cases more than a century apartthe Jack the Ripper killings in 1888, and the murder trials of Steven Avery as documented in Making a Murdererthis book examines the complicated dynamics of criminal celebrity.
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