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Medicine's Susan Hatters-Friedman explains why true crime comforts us

Media | October 16, 2025 | Story by: Editorial Staff

SVU and chill: The science of why crime procedurals comfort us

Consequence: Susan Hatters-Friedman, the Phillip Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, explained why some people like to watch true crime before they go to bed. “It’s comforting because we know how it’s going to end up, and you feel mastery over that,” she said. 

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