True Crime Fiction Mairi

Mairi thinks about the true crime cannon and presents The Red Parts, and Jane:  A Muder, as contenders.  One is prose and one is poetry, and although poetry is not a type of writing often found in true crime the melding of the two togehter produce some wonderful writing. 
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We wanted to compare the James Ellroy memoire My Dark Places with Netflix hit Baby Reindeer.  We realised quickly though there was too much to say for one episode so here is part one, and we will release part two on Baby Reindeer soon.  To get part two early and ad free then please check out the patreon.
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Mairi delves into the story of Meghan Bahri, who run a successful charity for children with serious illnes and uncovers what different societal forces converge in Facticious Illness Disorder. 
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Mairi and Phil take some time to delve into the case of Elaine O'Hara who was murdered by Graeme Dwyer, and ask if some of the tropes around the case are really ture?
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Mairi looks at the BBC podcast about eco terrorism in the 1990s as time and attitudes have moved on are those acts of arson as bad as they seemed at the time?
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Mairi thinks about what recent rulings in the case of Emma Caldwell and Sarah Everard mean for women and how society can work to make itself safer.  
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