True crime in 2024 showed justice can triumph over drama

True crime is booming, and we sometimes view the genre as a harmless distraction, mere entertainment. That’s a mistake. The justice system is the core of our democracy, and our faith in it is critically important to its functioning. If people believe all prosecutors are corrupt, that police are always conspiring to frame people, and the courts are in the pockets of the state, crimes will not be solved, and justice will not be done. As 2025 dawns, we can hope that we look back on 2024 as the year...