The episode examines how the Billionaire Boys Club (BBC) case in the 1980s served as a foundational event for the modern true-crime genre, preceding the more widely recognized Menendez Brothers and O.J. Simpson trials. It details how the BBC, a group of privileged young men involved in a Ponzi scheme that escalated into murder, captivated public attention due to its elements of greed, wealth, and violence. The text emphasizes the media's role, particularly the 1987 NBC miniseries, in amplifying the BBC's story and establishing a template for how true crime could be presented and consumed by a mass audience. Ultimately, the article argues that the BBC case's themes and media coverage set the stage for the true-crime boom, influencing subsequent high-profile trials and the genre's continued evolution across various platforms.
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