At CrimeCon true crime obsessives come face-to-face with real loss
Victims' families say there are ways to be an ethical true-crime fan - not an exploitative one.
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"It's a balance. I wouldn't get 8,000 people learning about my story if it wasn't here."
— Dr Maggie Zingman , Academic
"From the first year that we came here, we saw a lot of growth in terms of who's going to come."
— Joe Petito , Activist
"Over the years, we've had people who show up expecting this to be serial-killer this and that, and they just realise quickly this event's not for them."
— Kevin Balfe , Executive
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Victims' families say there are ways to be an ethical true-crime fan - not an exploitative one.
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