“What an invasion, an immense invasion”: Examining the adverse effects of true crime media on co-victims

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RP @doloresfernandez.bsky.social: New in Crime, Media, Culture: in-depth interviews with co-victims reveal how true-crime fandom + algorithms can retraumatize families (rumors, doxxing, speculation). More rigor, less spectacle. journals.sagepub.com/doi…

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