Noun
(uncountable) A nonfiction literary and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people.
(countable) A particular work of this genre.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see true, crime.
It's never a true crime unless it's committed with style.
I read true crime books, and I read when people do case studies of stuff. I'm into books like that. Case studies or forensics or murder - all that good stuff. Tom Araya
People write fiction in their minds all the time - every time we read a 'human interest' news story, or a true crime tale, we find ourselves fascinated because we're trying to understand why people behave the way they do, why they make the choices they do, how we become who we become. Dan Chaon
I'm certainly very influenced by what you would call 'contemporary headline horror,' stuff that is true crime or for one reason or another catches our attention in the media, those strange cases that we end up obsessing about. I'm always influenced by weird anecdotes and news. Dan Chaon
I'm so interested in the brain. I read true crime. Katie Price
You never know what's going to happen when somebody endeavors to do a true crime story. It can be horribly misleading. It could be tabloidy. Marcia Clark
Beyond "SVU," the most recent use of the title was for the intended "True Crime" anthology series, which focused on the Menendez brothers in 2017. Source: Internet