The Enduring Fascination of Criminal Cases: Exploring the Power of True Crime Stories

From the most recent (Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès, Jonathan Daval, etc.) to the oldest (the Papin sisters, Violette Nozières, etc.), criminal cases keep us on our toes for years, sometimes even decades. Where does their power of attraction come from? Why do we continue to watch shows devoted to stories that we know by heart? Beyond the voyeuristic entertainment to which we would sometimes like to reduce them, these cases also awaken in us many existential and philosophical questions, assures Mathias Roux, co-author with his brother, the magistrate Emmanuel Roux, of a fascinating work entitled The Taste of Crime (published May 3 by Actes Sud). Explanations.