Inside True Crime: Ethics, Responsibility and Stories We Tell After Tragedy

Inside True Crime: Ethics, Responsibility, and the Stories We Tell After Tragedy

Join us as acclaimed documentary filmmaker and UW–Madison alum Rachel Bozich takes audiences inside the making of some of the most talked-about true crime series of recent years, including Netflix’s Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal. Drawing from her work with Netflix, Amazon, and HBO, Bozich reflects on how these projects come to life and the creative choices that shape how stories are told. She also explores the ethical responsibility that comes with documenting real people, real loss, and real consequences. The lecture will conclude with a Q&A, offering students, alumni, and guests the chance to engage directly with Bozich about storytelling, ethics, and the enduring fascination with true crime.

Evening Agenda

• 6:00 pm | Nafziger Lecture
  Inside True Crime: Ethics, Responsibility, and the Stories We Tell After Tragedy
• Following the lecture | Q&A with Rachel Bozich

Rachel Bozich is a documentary filmmaker whose work examines the intersection of true crime, pop culture, and human psychology through a deeply empathetic, cinematic lens. Known for her work on Netflix, Amazon, and HBO, Bozich has helped shape some of the most talked-about nonfiction stories of the last decade - including Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal and One Night in Idaho: The College Murders. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Rachel credits her time there for shaping her curiosity and sense as a storyteller.

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