The

Hellwood Archive

Cult cinema, true crime, strange history and cultural oddities.

Stories from the darker corners of film, television, music, literature, crime, history and the unexplained.

60 minutes

Late-1990s television control room preparing to broadcast a controversial prerecorded tape while reporters gather outside a Michigan courthouse

True Crime History

Jack Kevorkian and 60 Minutes: The Television Broadcast That Deliberately Forced a Murder Trial

In November 1998, Jack Kevorkian handed 60 Minutes a videotape that transformed his assisted-dying campaign into prime-time television and effectively...

10 Sep 2026 • Archive Note