Citizen Sleuth

Citizen Sleuth follows Emily Nestor and her “Mile Marker 181” podcast, as she conducts an amateur murder investigation into the death of Jaleayah Davis. The film examines the ethics of the true crime genre through Emily’s pursuits of her own top suspects. With a growing audience of millions, Emily’s podcast becomes a hit, but as she probes deeper into the case, she’s confronted with a new truth she struggles to tell her listeners. Told in real time, this documentary chronicles the rise, fall and redemption of a podcaster in the new media landscape. 

The film will be introduced by Robert Horselenberg, Associate Professor Criminal Law and Criminology, UM.

In collaboration with Lumière Cinema.

This lecture (in Dutch) and Film&Talk take place in the context of the conference Truth and Authority in Criminal Justice, organised by the Maastricht Institute for Criminal Sciences, to be held on 23 and 24 October. More information: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/conference-truth-and-authority-criminal-justice