Citizen sleuthing: How true crime has captivated women audiences

Recorded: October 15, 2025

Through the lens of social media addiction and parasocial relationships, Dr. Katy Coduto explores how people broadly—and women specifically—develop bonds with true crime characters, and how these can negatively impact those who get the most involved.

Speaker

Kathryn D. Coduto
Assistant Professor of Media Science, Boston University