Law's Michael Benza highlights legal impact of true-crime documentaries

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WKYC: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, said Netflix true-crime documentaries can reignite public interest in closed criminal cases, shaping perceptions long after court rulings. Benza noted renewed publicity may help defendants seek further review, but warned dramatized storytelling can distort public understanding of what actually happened in court.