I hate true crime.

To be specific it’s not exactly true crime I hate but the people. The people who call themselves “true crime fanatics” suck. They need help. They will victimize everyone and jump to conclusions/act on REAL life things instead of actually considering others involved. I hate them.

I was 15 at the time and it was 2022, I can’t quite remember if it started in late 2021 or earlier 2022 but my neighbor went missing. Her and her husband were going through a divorce but had to pause apoun finding out she was pregnant (in the state they were you can’t divorce if pregnant), and everyone immediately assumed it was him. However I’ve known these people for YEARS. They practically helped raise me. They were good people and the situation on her disappearance left everyone speachless. They were having major money issues and their children needed to eat, it got to the point where she tried finding a job. She left in the morning for an interview and didn’t come back. The reason I say this the way I am is because her husband was panicking. Sure they weren’t in the best situation marriage wise but they had children together and like I said money was tight. He also still cared for her even though they tried to get a divorce. People began to message him and blame him. He tried focusing on caring for his children and people just kept blaming him and messaging him with questions. News outlets came to him and he overall just fell headfirst into a pit.

Then she was found. My neighbor was found dead. Everyone was terrified and absolutely shocked over it. I remember myself crying at my kitchen table. Not only did I have to hear that someone who I practically considered my AUNT was found dead but the investigation after was sickening. They revealed more and more about her case. The messages just got worse and worse with “True Crime Fanatics” asking questions. What they deemed appropriate and not was off the walls and I remember once again crying as I read people blame my neighbor for getting into a car with a stranger. Blaming her for trying to provide for her family in need that was struggling to begin with. It makes me sick. People in this world make me regret even listening to podcasts in the past. I wish I could say that’s the end but with her blowing up everywhere out of nowhere, she also disappeared the same. She became just a face for that short time of people using her to get views. It was upsetting. TikTok became a non useable thing for me. My mother was also affected. This was one of her best friends. It got to the point that when it dropped from the Internet nobody even batted an eye. We were hurting but people made it so so so much worse.

The woman convicted of such horrible crimes tried to deny everything the entire way through, and people even defended her at times. She even tried to have an appeal for double jeopardy to relieve some of her charges. To claim it’s a shocker she got rejected is actually crazy. She deserves every single thing. I do not have any sympathy for her or the “community” that she tried to use.

I hate true crime, and I hate the people in it. I wish one day I can actually close my eyes and say this didn’t happen but every year I’m reminded of her death and the fact I will never talk to her again. So thank you. To those who actually cared. Who didn’t make her face just a photo on a screen, and for those who didn’t cause more harm than good.

Edit: I feel like I should clarify I hate True Crime because it was ruined for me, I don’t mind the people who listened and respected the boundaries, it’s why I’m thanking them. It brings me happiness knowing She’ll live on healthy in those who just want to hear her story. However to those who harass and treat it like a game, or free fame ticket, you’re the reason why I hate it.