Crimes of Passion examines a staircase death and Dan Markel's killing
Sierra Gillespie's two new episodes move from an Indiana emergency call to a Florida law professor's death in his driveway.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
Wife Finds Husband Dead After Falling Down the Stairs
The newest Crimes of Passion episode reached about 5,200 views in its first seven hours, already drawing a larger audience than the channel's other upload this week. "Wife Finds Husband Dead After Falling Down the Stairs" begins with an Indiana emergency call: a wife says she heard a loud noise while sleeping and found her husband at the bottom of the staircase.
Sierra Gillespie hosts the Law&Crime series, and the call has become a point of discussion beneath the episode. Viewers debate whether a calm voice tells anyone much about a person's response to an emergency; some emphasize that people react differently. Those responses are interpretations, not evidence of what happened.
The week's other release, "Murdered By The In-Laws: The Killing of Dan Markel," focuses on the Florida law professor killed in his driveway and the investigation into his death. It has drawn a smaller audience so far, while the staircase episode carries the strongest viewing momentum on the channel.
Older episodes remain active too. "His Girlfriend Is Inside The Cooler," posted roughly two weeks ago, and the older "She Killed Her Veteran Boyfriend to Save Herself" are both drawing fresh views, though at a much gentler daily pace than the new release.
Subscribers held steady across the week. Among nearby true-crime and court channels, Criminally Obsessed had a substantial week of views and subscriber growth, while Crimes of Passion had the smallest weekly view gain in that group. Its channel-wide daily viewing is also below its usual level, making the early audience for the staircase episode a distinct bright spot in an otherwise slower stretch.
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Where next?
The videos drawing views on Crimes of Passion right now
- Channel
- Crimes of Passion
- Subscribers
- 161,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 17,346
- Videos published this week
- 2
- Video published
- October 12, 2026
- Video views so far
- 5,217
The numbers
Here is the week's channel growth and viewing activity.




