Law&Crime Network, the true crime media company founded by Dan Abrams, is launching a subscription service that will offer the public direct access to crime investigation materials like 9-1-1 audio tapes and uncensored crime scene photographs.
The subscription, called Law&Crime Plus (stylized as Law&Crime+), will cost $4 per month or $41 per year, and will include a connected TV app that offers clips and programs from Law&Crime Network on Roku, Android TV (Google TV), Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV.
Long known for its true crime and trial coverage on YouTube, Law&Crime recently purchased legal affairs TV network Court TV from the E. W. Scripps Company, a deal that was predicated on unfettered access to Court TV’s trial content that stretches back nearly four decades.
In a podcast interview last month, Law&Crime President Rachel Stockman said the Court TV acquisition was intended to give the network more material for its YouTube and social media channels, which have millions of followers.
The acquisition will also support Law&Crime Plus, which will offer an “interactive” experience for true crime fans, including community features that will allow viewers to engage with on-air hosts and with each other.
Perhaps more concerning is that Law&Crime intends to make trial evidence available in a readily-accessible format, including uncensored crime scene photos that the company says are normally only available to juries.
A spokesperson for Law&Crime told reporters that the company intends to review the evidence before it goes online, and will ensure that overly-graphic images are filtered out.
Additional features include curated watch lists from Law&Crime personalities like Jesse Weber, Angenette Levy and Elizabeth Millner.
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