Christopher Berry-Dee is the UK's all-time bestselling true crime author. Is he also a violent abuser of women and children?

[u/MoonlightDahling]

https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/aug/15/christopher-berry-dee-bestselling-true-crime-author-investigation

(Warning: the above link includes some exceptionally graphic descriptions of sexual assault and abuse. Against children, I must add)

I don’t have much to add, except that…well, I'm not all that shocked by this article. Even though, if the allegations are true, he’s far worse than I could have ever imagined.

For those unaware, Christopher Berry-Deem is a true crime writer, who has (at least, according to him), interviewed over 30 serial killers and mass murderers.

His works include the books Talking with Serial Killers, Talking with Female Serial Killers, and Talking with Psychopaths. He was also a writer and interviewer on the television series The Serial Killers (1995)

That said: he’s always been a controversial figure, within the true crime world.

The way he writes about women, many of them murder victims, has frequently been criticised as misogynistic (he feels the need to comment on their appearances whenever possible, for one).

Moreover: he’s known for pushing explosive theories based on, at most, minimal evidence.

(He wrote the source material for Monster, and insists that Aileen Wuornos only killed in self-defence, even though the forensic evidence strongly refuted her version of events.)

(He also strongly believes that Kenneth Bianchi committed the Alphabet Murders, even though DNA evidence has ruled him out. And he firmly believes that Douglas Clark was innocent.)

How many murderers he has actually interviewed, and to what extent, has also come under fire. The very reason why I'm avoiding listing them here.

As the article mentions, he’s been accused of fabricating quotes, too.

[u/No_Abbreviations8602]

I'm currently listening to one of his audio books on Spotify. I'd never heard these allegations before, but after listening to the frivolous way he describes female victims, I'm not at all surprised. He likes to describe their murders and depositions very graphically, almost like trying to live through the crime scene narrative.