True Crime: Why We Are So Obsessed

Hannah Reysen
March 3, 2020

The Minnesota Humanities Center presents a thrilling conversation about what drives the popularity of the true crime genre. Explore this intriguing phenomenon and what it says about society with a panel of experts including:

Social Psychologist Amanda Vicary, Wine and Crime podcast host Amanda Jacobson, MPR investigative journalist Madeleine Baran, forensic psychologist and author Frank Weber, Hennepin County District Court Judge Tanya Bransford, and Commissioner of Public Safety John Harrington. Moderated by Timya Owen, president of Twin Cities Chapter of Sisters in Crime.

6:00-7:00 p.m. Doors Open, Cash Bar, & Book Sales
7:00-8:30 p.m. Program
8:30-9:30 p.m. Cash Bar & Hors d’Oeuvres

We anticipate that this event will sell out and encourage advance registration.

This event will be recorded and contains mature content (conversations around crime and violence). Audience discretion is advised. Event is for ages 18+.