True Crime Chat

Virtual true crime discussion group meets via Zoom on the second Thursday of each month, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Participants suggest topics and share resources, such as podcasts, documentaries, books, articles, etc. Before each chat, participants learn about the topic via whichever format they prefer-- reading, listening, watching, or otherwise. Scroll down for upcoming topics, plus a few resources. In this casual chat group, we share what we found interesting about the topic, opinions, topics, sources, and more. Speaking is not required, although we do encourage you to participate as you wish, however: attendees must at least appear on camera and introduce themselves when joining for the first time. This program is completely virtual via Zoom. If you are interested in attending, please register via the button below. The Zoom link will be emailed to you shortly before the program start time. For adults and please note that members must appear on camera and introduce themselves when joining for the first time. This program is a collaboration with Bloomingdale Free Public Library. Register Here (You only need register once as you will be added to our True Crime Chat distribution list.) Upcoming topics: July: Ruby Ridge & Waco August & beyond: TBD Past topics: preteen violent offenders & how they're handled in the legal system Ted Bundy Jennifer & Adrianna Wix disappearance Sovereign Citizens stalking political assassinations Burke & Hare murders Brandon Teena & Matthew Shepard murders Selena's murderer's parole application (denied in March 2025) and, in general, parole for violent offenders the SS Morro Castle disaster -- accident, negligence,...or worse? Lorena and John Bobbitt the Zodiac killer (San Francisco) Festival fraud, e.g, Fyre Festival, DashCon, Willy's Chocolate Experience Jack the Ripper Laci Peterson murder Columbine High School massacre Brian Thompson, U. S. Healthcare CEO, murder Waukesha Christmas parade attack John O'Keefe murder Elizabeth Holmes/white collar crime the Michigan murders/John Norman Collins Jaycee Dugard kidnapping Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder O. J. Simpson/Nicole Brown Simpson/Ronald Goldman case Maura Murray disappearance Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) McMartin preschool scandal Gypsy Rose Blanchard/Dee Dee Blanchard serial killers of the 1970s Gilgo Beach murders Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls murders Lizzie Borden and the murders of her father and stepmother