True Crime
This list is for true crime media that is interesting and well put together. There is a lot of badly executed or repetitive true crime content. I’m trying to compile the best of the genre.
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- 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.
- CreatorPaul DowlingStarsPeter ThomasTom BevelSkip PalenikA series featuring detailed accounts on how notable crimes and diseases were solved through forensic science.
- CreatorJoe BerlingerStarsStephen MichaudBob KeppelKathleen McChesneyA look inside the mind of serial killer Ted Bundy, featuring interviews with him on death row.
- StarsSam AmiranteGreg BedoeRafael TovarNever-before-heard audio from the interrogation of serial killer John Wayne Gacy threads through this chilling look at his 1970s murder spree.
- DirectorMichael HarteStarsDouglas BenceBob BrentonMike CattranSerial killer Dennis Nilsen narrates his life and horrific crimes via a series of chilling audiotapes recorded from his jail cell.
- StarsPaul SkolnickGil CarrilloFrank SalernoThis limited docu-series tells the true story of how one of the most notorious serial killers in American history was hunted down and brought to justice.
- StarsAlan WhitehouseKeith HellawellAndrew LaptewInvestigators and witnesses recall how a modern-day Jack the Ripper terrorized the north of England during the late 1970s.
- 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.I miss the trench coat.
- 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.
- 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.
- StarsNicholas DayAlan MossDonald RumbelowThis drama-documentary series takes us back in time to the some of the most shocking and surprising murder cases in history.
- DirectorLucie JourdanStarsJacoba BallardJulie HarmonMatt WhiteAfter a woman's at-home DNA test reveals multiple half-siblings, she discovers a shocking scheme involving donor sperm and a popular fertility doctor.
- 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.It is so fucked up how much the church will cover up for these sickos.
- DirectorSkye BorgmanStarsJan BrobergBob BrobergMary Ann BrobergThe twisting, turning, stranger-than-fiction true story of the Brobergs, a naive, church-going Idaho family that fell under the spell of a sociopathic neighbor with designs on their twelve-year-old daughter.This poor girl’s parents were. So. DUMB.
- 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?Some very shady cop business in this.
- StarsTed RowlandsGloria GomezNancy GraceNearing the 15th anniversary of Laci Peterson's disappearance, A&E Networks takes a fresh look at the case. A definitive factual account by those who lived and breathed it every day.
- StarsSarah ThirkellKate AshfieldNeema Trivedi-BatemanBritish true crime documentary series about forensics teams, looking at some of the cutting edge techniques that have been used to solve infamous crimes.
- StarsPark DietzWendy PatrickusAnne E. SchwartzSerial killer Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to his gruesome crimes in unguarded interviews, offering an unsettling view into a disturbed mind.
- DirectorJenny PopplewellStarsNickole AtkinsonJim BenemannLuke EppleIn 2018, 34-year-old Shanann Watts and her two young daughters disappear in Colorado. With the heartbreaking details emerging, the family's story made headlines around the world.
- 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.
- StarsChristopher SladeLouis B. SchlesingerKatherine RamslandEach episode is a look into the childhood and life of serial killers.
- StarsTom RobertsPatricia WinkerPaul BergquistA look at some of the most infamous crimes in U.K. history
- 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.
- StarsMatt MurphyTerri AustinHolly DunnThe harrowing, heroic stories of regular people who encountered pure evil and lived to tell about it. Interviews with those closest to the cases will round out the stories of these unimaginable crimes.
- 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.
- StarsVicki RainsHeidi JacksonJ.P. SmithFollow officers from a South Carolina sheriff's department as they urgently search for individuals who've disappeared under troubling circumstances.
- StarsDennis RaderKatherine RamslandCharlie OteroFeatures conversations with serial killer Dennis Rader from a Kansas maximum security prison, to examine his crimes and psyche.
- StarsKatherine RamslandAdam Daniel MezeiRichard CottinghamDelves into the decades long journey of Detective Robert Anzilotti as he works to bring justice to cold case victims linked to serial killer Richard Cottingham.
- StarsDiane DimondJeff AshtonCindy AnthonyIt meets with the family at the center of it all, the Anthonys, to hear their first-hand account of the tragic details surrounding the death of their granddaughter Caylee. We'll reveal the details surrounding the troubled investigation and explore new revelations in the case that outraged the nation.
- StarsJacqueline BynonJoAnn NordstromErica LaneEach episode tells the story of how an idyllic trip in paradise turns deadly and takes viewers through the compelling investigation that follows.
- StarsNameeta SahniCharles A. Morgan IIIChriscelyn TusseyFor every psychopath there are signs. Would you see them? Revisiting some of the most dangerous killers in modern history to see which psychopathic traits they exhibited. Featuring real archive footage.
- StarsRonan SummersMark NuttallStacey BernsteinThe loss of a loved one is devastating, but when the crime goes unsolved and the perpetrator unpunished, the grief is compounded. This series tells stories of individuals who went to unimaginable lengths to uncover the truth and solve the case.
- StarsSharon MartinJody FladerAndrew D. ErathInvestigations of multiple mysterious and violent cases.
- StarsJosh CasaubonJoe KendaCarl MarinoThrough re-enactments, discussions with investigation teams, and interviews with victims' families and other involved persons, the show highlights Lt. Joe Kenda's successes with his 387 homicide case history and 92% solution rate.