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Basically, what the heading says. This is by no means a post to promote myself, so please don’t remove. I’m just curious if people read true crime blogs anymore. Or other platforms like Substack and Medium.

I know majority is podcasts and documentaries, which is how I consume most of it too. But, I don’t want to pour all my energy into a blog if it won’t be seen. I’d rather wait and do a podcast but that’s a whole other thing.

Just looking for honest opinions. TIA!

I’ve only just joined Substack, I was writing on Wordpress, however I think Substack is more user friendly. That being said, since I’m new I can’t find other people within my niche. Or maybe my niche is not what Substack is for. Advice is welcome, I’ll explain further.

I’ve been researching an Australian unsolved murder from the 80’s. Sallie-Anne Huckstepp was a whistleblower on police corruption and subsequently was murdered. Her estranged husband is a distant cousin of mine. My research and writing about her life has developed into writing about other historical government/institutional corruption in Australia.

I don’t necessarily want to monetise Sallie-Anne’s story but there’s so much other information to share that I think people would be interested in. Examples: psychiatric hospital mistreatment and children’s juvenile detention centres.

Is true crime popular on Substack? I can’t really find anything. Either I’m in the wrong place or I suck at finding the right people. Any help is appreciated. Thank you!