Best True Crime Documentaries
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- CreatorPaul DowlingStarsPeter ThomasTom BevelSkip PalenikA series featuring detailed accounts on how notable crimes and diseases were solved through forensic science.
- StarsBill KurtisDanny GloverLaurent AndruetTense new series exploring cold cases from victims death to criminal conviction. Expertly narrated by a foreboding Danny Glover.
- StarsBill KurtisDave ReichertKathy MillsCold Case Files shows how timing, persistence and high-tech police work combine to catch people who have slipped through the cracks for decades.
- StarsBob PrinceNan CubaHugh AynesworthHenry Lee Lucas was known as America's most prolific serial killer, admitting to hundreds of murders, but, as DNA results contradict his confessions, will they expose the biggest criminal justice hoax in U.S. history?
- StarsKevin ConwaySimone PolicanoChaz RiddleBehind the discovery of every "Jane Doe" lie two stories: the story of the detectives puzzling together her identity, and the story of her family that has now lost her forever. This series weaves the two stories together, taking viewers on a unique journey of discovery, loss, and resolution, challenging the perception of how we tell crime stories and parcel out information.
- StarsSteven AveryDolores AveryLaura NiriderFilmed over a 10-year period, Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime.
- CreatorKelly LoudenbergStarsDavid BurnsBrian HutchinsonJames KonatA critical look into some true crime cases where American law enforcement made up for lack of actual physical evidence by using devious psychological tactics during interrogation in order to extract confessions from naive suspects.
- CreatorJohn CosgroveTerry Dunn MeurerStarsRobert StackDennis FarinaKeely Shaye BrosnanCombines dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates, to tell stories of real mysteries, from human to the supernatural.
- StarsJohn WalshDaniel David SimDon LaFontaineTrue crimes are dramatized in hopes that viewers can give information leading to the capture of the criminals.
- StarsJohn WalshManuel PerezMarcos A. GonzalezThey are among the thousands of fugitives who avoid criminal prosecution in the United States every year. Find out more about these fugitives and join John Walsh in his quest to track them down and bring them to justice on "The Hunt."
- StarsGene GalushaFrank McCaffreyNick PizzilloTrue stories of crime investigations using forensic science.
- StarsJames KallstromAnthony D. CallBob FeathererReal FBI cases are recounted through reenactments and interviews with law enforcement and forensic scientists.
- StarsGemma HoskinsAbbie SchaubVirginia AnzengruberA seven-part docuseries about the unsolved murder of a nun and the horrific secrets and pain that linger nearly five decades after her death.
- CreatorJoe BerlingerStarsStephen MichaudBob KeppelKathleen McChesneyA look inside the mind of serial killer Ted Bundy, featuring interviews with him on death row.
- DirectorJoshua ZemanStarsRachel MillsJoshua ZemanStephen WinickDelving into our collective nightmares, this horror-documentary investigates the origins of our most terrifying urban legends and the true stories that may have inspired them.
- StarsRobert DurstAndrew JareckiCharles BagliFilmmaker Andrew Jarecki examines the complicated life of reclusive real estate icon Robert Durst, the key suspect in a series of unsolved crimes.
- StarsJ. Woodward PalmerKia FisherJason VaughnDocumentary style show that details "unique and compelling" cases of the Los Angeles County Coroner Department. The name of the show is based on the road on which the office of the Los Angeles County Coroner is located.
- StarsGene GalushaLes MarshakJerry PalaceTrue recounts of murder investigation cases.
- StarsThom ReedAllison RiveraMaria RamirezImmersive, character-driven stories are rooted in the experiences of ordinary people who have lived the unthinkable. Families, detectives and journalists hope viewers hold the clues to solving these mysteries.Seasons 1-2
- StarsTerry SullivanPhilip HershJay LevineThe chilling story of one of the world's most notorious serial killers told through the words of Gacy himself, those who were forever changed by his unspeakable deeds and those who believe that the full truth remains concealed to this day.
- StarsMichael PetersonDavid RudolfRon GueretteThe high-profile murder trial of American novelist Michael Peterson following the death of his wife Kathleen Peterson in 2001.
- StarsElizabeth YardleyFred DinenageGeoffrey WansellAn in-depth look at the lives and crimes of some of the World's most evil killers including Jeffrey Dahmer, Richard Ramirez, Cary Stayner, Leonard Lake, Dorothea Puente and more.
- StarsElizabeth YardleyGeoffrey WansellFred DinenageBrand new and exclusive to Pick, Britain's Most Evil Killers explores the crimes of Britain's 12 most brutal killers.
- StarsPiers GibbonNancy GraceDerek WallExplores the power of genealogy and the latest forensic technology used by law enforcement bring justice to unsolved homicides and sex crimes.
- StarsMelissa G. MooreAbraham LunaLisa McVey NolandFamily's who have serial killers in their family reach out to the victims families to express their deepest sympathies.
- StarsLisa McCuneRick CosnettAmanda OrrForensic Investigators hosted by Lisa McCune, revisits the way in which infamous murders were performed and solved by police.
- CreatorChantal JacksonStarsBill HuntMichael FleemanJodie RileyThe series follows the stories of the families of notorious serial killers throughout the United States, and how their lives have been affected by those terrible events.
- StarsJoshua ZemanRachel MillsPeter BrendtThe Killing Season is an immersive series that follows documentarians Joshua Zeman and Rachel Mills as they investigate one of the most bizarre unsolved serial killer cases of our time.
- DirectorSkye BorgmanStarsKaren ParsleyCharles EnglesMerle BeanA young mother's mysterious death and her son's subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman's true identity and the murderous federal fugitive at the center of it all.
- StarsTerrence MombrunAnthony MartinoSamantha HollandThe real-life stories behind unique homicide cases with in-depth interviews, authentic archival material and cinematic recreations all packaged together into a fresh spin in the genre.
- CreatorJudy TygardStarsPeter Van SantErin MoriartyMaureen MaherOne of television's most popular true-crime series, investigating shocking cases and compelling real-life dramas with journalistic integrity and cutting-edge style.
- StarsBill KurtisDennis HaysbertJohnnie L. Cochran Jr.Bill Kurtis hosts this documentary series that profiles criminal cases involving high profile murders, serial killers, and organized crime. Each episode culminating with the justice dispensed by the American legal system in each case.
- StarsVincent VelazquezReid ScottRussell PophamExamines cold cases that are solved through advancements in DNA, along with help from victims' families, law enforcement and the public.
- StarsStan GrantMatt DoranNig RichardsInterviews with victims and forensic experts and re-enactments reveal some of the deadliest crimes committed on Australian soil that shook the entire nation.
- StarsJon DyerRandall KlitzDavid WenzelFollows the uniquely qualified team of special agents that are responsible for investigating crimes that occur in the National Park System, as they tackle cases and bring law and order to this public land.
- StarsRory O'SheaMark MendelsonJooyoung Lee"Secrets of the Morgue" explores high-profile murder cases from the perspective of the medical examiner, as they work alongside homicide detectives to bring justice to murder victims and their families. A victims body tells a hidden story, and these post-mortem experts help solve crimes by unraveling the mystery from the inside out. From initial observations at the scene of the crime to the autopsy and beyond, these episodes get under the skin to unlock riveting crime puzzles.
- Online bloodhounds use their fingerprints, DNA databases and the awesome power of social media to solve the most gruesome, mysterious and bizarre murders.
- StarsBrian Quintero40 years after the capture of "Killer Clown" John Wayne Gacy, Cook county cold case detective Jason Moran reopens the case of one of America's most notorious serial killers to finally identify the EIGHT victims who have gone without a name for several decades. Each episode is a standalone for/of each victims' names and how they came to be confirmed as one of several who ultimately met their death at the hands of a deadly, tormented man; a man who, in hindsight, had long been chaotically waving a giant red flag directly in from us after having long exhibited the signs/symptoms of an extremely significant mental disturbance which clearly impacted his state of mind and who, more than once, was temporarily deemed and declared unfit for trial due to his perceived absence of the understanding of the legal process; in addition, according to it having been noted numerous times, there was a blatantly obvious lack in the mental capacity, thereby preventing his ability to confidently participate in his own defense. This rare victim-focused docu-series allows us to learn less about sociopathic tendencies and learn more about those who ultimately lost their lives to this despicable "human being" and his mental illness.
- StarsMark YoungGrady JuddSusan GoreckMurder She Solved: True Crime, an eight-episode, one hour documentary series, tells the true stories of female crime solvers who, against all odds, have solved some of the most daunting murder cases in North America. Combining elements of mystery and intrigue, the series' unique visual style and riveting storytelling compels viewers to connect the dots as crime-solvers unravel the clues in their journey to solve the crime.
- CreatorRoone ArledgeStarsDavid MuirAmy RobachElizabeth VargasABC's original hour-long news magazine.
- Two serial killers, Sean Vincent Gillis and Derrick Todd Lee, operating separately from each other, terrorize Baton Rouge, Louisiana and its surrounding area over the span of a decade.