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disposition on the three categories of true crime.

Though true crime deals with many different aspects of crime,

the narrative is not always uniform. Taking the medium into account,

the writer will take one of three different approaches to the narrative. I use a coffee analogy for the three true crime

narratives. The three narrative categories are fine grind, medium grind, and coarse grind.

Fine grind takes a purely academic or journalistic approach.

The narrative is never colored by the writer's opinion.

The only opinions that are expressed are those of interview subjects.

Law enforcement officials, experts on criminal behavior, and associates of the victims may be interviewed so that they can express their views.

Fine Grine typically does not delve into graphic details, relying only on the formula

of the who, what, when, where, or how. Examples of a fine-grind narrative. A&E's investigative reports, any coverage of crime stories

in news-oriented television or radio programs.

Coverage of crime in most periodicals also adheres to the fine-grind narrative.

An example of a fine- true crime podcast is the CBC's Someone Knows Something.

Medium grind is colored by the writer's biases,

with the ultimate goal being to elicit an emotional response in the spectator.

Considerable space is dedicated to condemning the perpetrator and venerating the victim.

Medium grind is usually victim focused.

The narrator typically expounds at great length on the character and biography of the victim. Sometimes the medium-grine narrative indulges in victim hagiography, which consists of elevating the victim to the level of

sainthood. Taking this too far, sometimes fans of fine grind and coarse grind may be critical of the piece, considering it to be fluff journalism.

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