The Twitter-hosted event will run for an hour each Friday from 1pm and will see an unsolved real crime case retold over a series of illustrated tweets. At the end of the hour, Twitter sleuths will be invited to tweet their theories in an attempt to crack the case.
Real Crime Editor in Chief James Hoare said, “I’m excited to be bringing the intrigue of unsolved cases to Twitter. We know that there’s a huge appetite for true crime stories out there and Real Crime Friday will test people’s detective skills as well as providing a fascinating insight into some of the world’s most notorious mysteries.”
At the end of #RealCrimeFriday each week, Real Crime magazine will publish a link to what is known about the case in question. All names will be withheld until the end of the hour to prevent any surreptitious internet research to shortcut to the truth.
Hoare continued: “No one in the true crime community has attempted storytelling in this way before and I think the possibilities for Real Crime Friday are endless. We’re doing something new here. It will be fun to see how it develops.”
Real Crime is published monthly by Imagine Publishing and is priced £3.99.
