‘It’s not about the crime’: Loose Women panel break down why women have an enduring fascination with true crime

Kaye Adams, Denise Welch, Laura Whitmore, Katie Piper, Kelle Bryan on Loose Women.

True crime is everywhere - Netflix has an extensive catalogue of documentaries dedicated to the subject, from the horrifying Maternal Instinct, to the gripping Worst Neighbor Ever.

There's also dramatisations of real criminal events on all channels and streamers - ITV recently aired a depiction of the crimes of John Worboys in Believe Me, and Channel 5 looked at the days following Madeleine McCann's disappearance in Under Suspicion: Kate McCann.