Pamela Donovan 
No Way of Knowing [PDF ebook] 
Crime, Urban Legends and the Internet

Examining ‘old media’ treatment of crime legends: news reports, fictional film and television depictions, and ‘new media’ interactive discussions: versions and discussions circulating in Internet newsgroups and via electronic mail lists, this text examines a social context vastly changed from the height of rumour research in the mid-20th century.