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- 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.
- 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.
- 20184 epsTV-MA7.5 (31K)TV Mini SeriesStarsTrey BorzillieriJerry ClarkJason WickThe extraordinary story of the "pizza bomber heist" and the FBI's investigation into a bizarre collection of suspects.
- CreatorRoss M. DinersteinClay TweelStarsHeather McPhaulJohn GrishamJ.J. ArendsThe story of Ron Williamson, a man who sat on Oklahoma's death row for 11 years for a crime he didn't commit. Based on John Grisham's "The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town."
- DirectorKitty GreenStarsHannah CagwinAeona CruzLiv BagleyIn the months following the unsolved murder of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, responses were elicited from her Colorado hometown community, creating a work of art from the collective memories and mythologies the crime inspired.
- CreatorJoe BerlingerStarsStephen MichaudBob KeppelKathleen McChesneyA look inside the mind of serial killer Ted Bundy, featuring interviews with him on death row.
- StarsAnthony SummersMaria João VazGonçalo AmaralThe Disappearance of Madeleine McCann takes a detailed look at the disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann, who vanished from the seaside resort of Praia de Luz in Portugal, while on holiday with her family.
- CreatorYotam GuendelmanAri PinesMika TimorStarsShila InbarIlana RadaRubi HammerschlagA four part documentary mini-series that examines the mysterious murder case of Tair Rada, an Israeli high-school girl who was found brutally murdered in her school's toilets during an ordinary day.
- StarsMichael PetersonDavid RudolfRon GueretteThe high-profile murder trial of American novelist Michael Peterson following the death of his wife Kathleen Peterson in 2001.
- StarsFernando GarcíaElías León SiminianiRamón CamposTrue crime documentary examining one of the most controversial crimes in Spanish history.
- 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?
- StarsElizabeth KendallMolly KendallSteve WinnAfter nearly 40 years of silence, Elizabeth Kendall Ted Bundy's former girlfriend and her daughter Molly share their experiences with unsettling new details about the notorious serial killer.
- StarsDan SchneiderAnnie SchneiderJack StephensDan Schneider, a small-town pharmacist in Louisiana, makes effort to identify his son's killer, which leads to his gathering of evidence against a prolific "pill mill" doctor in New Orleans.
- StarsKevin ArmstrongDan WetzelStephen ZiogasA three-part documentary series examining what led to the murderous fall and shocking death of former NFL superstar Aaron Hernandez.
- DirectorJon GreenhalghStarsJohn du PontDave SchultzMike GostigianDocumentary filmmaker Jon Greenhalgh examines the life of Dave Schultz, a professional wrestler who was part of 'Team Foxcatcher', funded by multi-millionaire John du Pont.
- StarsNathalie BauerGiovanni BruscaFrancesco AnzelmoSalvatore 'Totò' Riina: son of a farmer from Corleone, who at the age of 52 became the absolute ruler of the Sicilian mafia. Giovanni Falcone: the judge who initiates the first trial of the Sicilian mafia, sentenced to life imprisonment for 'Totò'. As in a Shakespearean drama, the viewer experiences the escalation of violence .
- StarsJoe ExoticCarole BaskinJohn ReinkeA rivalry between big cat eccentrics takes a dark turn when Joe Exotic, a controversial animal park boss, is caught in a murder-for-hire plot.
- StarsDeanna ThompsonJohn GreenClaudette HamlinA group of online justice seekers track down a guy who posted a video of himself killing kittens.
- DirectorMyles KaneJosh KouryStarsGay TaleseGerald FoosNan TaleseJournalism icon Gay Talese reports on Gerald Foos, the owner of a Colorado motel, who allegedly secretly watched his guests with the aid of specially designed ceiling vents, peering down from an "observation platform" he built in the motel's attic.
- DirectorDaniel H. BirmanAfter 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown is sentenced to life in prison, questions about her past, physiology and the law itself call her guilt into question.
- StarsLorena BobbittJohn Wayne BobbittPaul EbertFrom Executive Producer Jordan Peele, this four-part docuseries re-investigates the events of 1993, where Lorena Bobbitt sliced off her husband's penis after years of abuse.
- StarsWilliam SalyersJayne TainiPage LeongWhen their 4-year-old son is murdered, a young couple fights a twisting and arduous battle trying to identify a frustratingly elusive killer.
- StarsYoram SheftelEli GabayMichael ShakedA Cleveland grandfather is brought to trial in Israel, accused of being the infamous German death camp guard known as Ivan the Terrible.
- 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.
- DirectorRod BlackhurstBrian McGinnStarsAmanda KnoxMeredith KercherRaffaele SollecitoAmerican exchange student Amanda Knox is charged with the 2007 death of another student in Italy.
- 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.
- DirectorCarlos Perez OsorioStarsJuan Manuel Fraire EscobedoAlejandro FraireBlanca EscobedoFollows a mother's tireless crusade to jail her daughter's murderer after Mexico's justice system failed to do so.
- StarsDiego Molina PicoPablo DugganRolando BarbanoDocumentary series on the circumstances surrounding the death of María Marta García Belsunce, one of the most controversial criminal cases in Argentina.
- StarsDale Wayne SiglerCarole WhitworthForest Allen ZeltnerThree-part docuseries following Dale Wayne Sigler, a murderer, as he is released from prison after 30 years behind bars.
- StarsNafissatou DialloRaphaëlle BacquéÉlisabeth GuigouThis docuseries follows the 2011 sexual assault case involving french politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the height of his career.
- StarsAlan WhitehouseKeith HellawellAndrew LaptewInvestigators and witnesses recall how a modern-day Jack the Ripper terrorized the north of England during the late 1970s.
- 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.
- StarsGreg KadingJosh DeanCollege student and tourist Elisa Lam vanishes, leaving behind all of her possessions in her hotel room. The Cecil Hotel grows in infamy.
- StarsIan BaileyBarry RocheEugene GilliganThe documentary follows the investigation of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, a French film and TV producer who was killed while at her isolated holiday cottage in West Cork, Ireland, in 1996.
- StarsStephanie SherryThaís NunesOsvaldo Luiz FigueiraThe crime shocked Brazil: Elize Matsunaga shot and dismembered her rich husband. Featuring her first interview, this docuseries dives deep into the case.
- 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.
- DirectorMona AchachePatricia TourancheauStarsAnne GautierHélène FrinkingAgnès NijkampTwo brave women, a police chief and a victim's mother, make tireless efforts to find and prosecute serial killer Guy Georges, in 1990s Paris.
- DirectorTània BallóMarc M. SarradoIn 1999, teen Rocío Wanninkhof is murdered. Her mother's ex-partner, Dolores Vázquez, is suspected. Did she do it? A second victim reveals the truth.
- StarsKathy PrestonBob RuthSheila PorterIn the late 1970s, an accused serial rapist claims multiple personalities control his behavior, setting off a legal odyssey that captivates America.
- CreatorGeorges HuercanoPascal VrebosStarsNadine PirottonBernard SohetBernard WesphaelThis docuseries examines the story of Belgian politician Bernard Wesphael, who was accused of murdering his wife, Véronique Pirotton, in 2013. She had been found dead in a hotel room in Ostend.
- CreatorLeena YadavStarsManoj KumarNaresh BhatiaVishal AnandSuicide, murder or something else? This docuseries examines chilling truths and theories around the deaths of 11 members of a Delhi family.
- StarsKim Hee SookPark Myung SunKwon Il-YongFollows a serial killer who came to light as a psychopath to the Korean public in 2004.
- CreatorTali ShemeshAsaf SudriStarsAvi SamuelYossi ArnonYossi CohenIn Jerusalem 1986, a 14-year-old boy shoots his family point-blank in their beds. Yet questions persist. In this docuseries, insiders come forward.
- StarsHoney LaurenFrank GerrishTeenager Marta del Castillo's disappearance made headlines in Spain. Family, friends, police and more weigh in on a case that is still unresolved.
- StarsWolfgang SielaffHarald MeierFrederic HeidornAfter Birgit Meier vanishes in 1989, police missteps plague the case for years. But her brother never wavers in his tireless quest to find the truth.
- DirectorPatrick ForbesStarsJanie AdrianRichard AndersonJulie ArsuagaCarlos DeLuna was arrested in 1983 aged 21 for the murder of Wanda Lopez, and protested his innocence until his execution, declaring that it was another Carlos who committed the crime.
- StarsBhagavan AntleRadha HirschSteven DiamondIt unpacks the truth about Doc Antle, private zoo operator. Witnesses come forward to share their stories of abuse and intimidation that set him at the top of the food chain.
- StarsJim SheridanExplore the murder of television producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier in County Cork, Ireland in 1996.
- StarsCharlie MeanyIn 1970s NYC, the "Torso Killer" preys on women to fulfill his grotesque fantasies while eluding police. A docuseries dive into crime's darkest places.
- StarsStephen CorrallSophie CliftonPeter SmithIn this harrowing docuseries, a cruel conman masquerading as a British spy manipulates and steals from his victims, leaving ruined families in his wake.
- StarsSarma MelngailisAllen SalkinIlze MelngailisAfter marrying a mysterious man who claimed he could make her dog immortal, a celebrated vegan restaurateur finds her life veering off the rails.
- StarsRoger OrdishMark LawsonMeirion JonesJimmy Savile once ruled the airwaves with a quirky persona and good works. So how did this icon manage to hide his many alleged bad deeds for so long?
- DirectorEmma CooperStarsLauren BacallGladys BakerRay BullExplores the mystery surrounding the death of movie icon Marilyn Monroe through previously unheard interviews with her inner circle.
- 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.
- DirectorAnne AlvergueDebra McClutchyStarsMartha MitchellDwight ChapinConnie ChungThe Cabinet wife who spoke out during Watergate and the Nixon administration's campaign to gaslight her into silence.
- DirectorAntoine TassinStarsStephen SamsonRussell MacLeodEmil PetrovA father fights for decades to bring his daughter's killer to justice in France and Germany before taking extreme measures
- StarsTeresa ThompsonDana CummingsPatricia JenkinsAnthony Templet shot his father and never denied it. But why he did it is a complex question with profound implications. Explore Anthony's psyche prior to the events of June 3, 2019 and the journey of his mental and emotional aftermath.
- StarsTodd Eric AndrewsKay StaynerAshley StaynerFollows the life of Steven Stayner and his family, diving into the family's 50-year journey to unravel the tale of two brothers, one deemed a villain and the other a hero.
- CreatorKief DavidsonRoss M. DinersteinStarsGary L. StewartJude GilfordKatelyn KapocsiSoon after his birth-mother contacted him for the first time, Gary L. Stewart decided to search for his biological father. His disturbing identity would force Stewart to reconsider everything he thought he knew about himself.
- StarsErrol MorrisClay BoulwareJohn MorganExamines the evidence in the case against MacDonald, who was convicted in 1979 of murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters. A Green Beret physician, MacDonald claimed that the murders were committed by drug-crazed hippies.
- StarsColby RyanJanis CoxKelsee RyanWhen Lori Vallow's kids vanished, the search for them unearthed a trail of suspicious deaths, a new husband who shared her doomsday views - and murder.
- DirectorTim WardleStarsRobert ShafranMichael DomnitzHoward SchneiderIn 1980 New York, three young men who were all adopted meet each other and find out they're triplets who were separated at birth. But their quest to find out why turns into a bizarre and sinister mystery.
- DirectorMaiken BairdLisa BryantStarsGhislaine MaxwellJeffrey EpsteinAnnie FarmerFrom filmmakers of Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, this film goes beyond the headlines of the Ghislaine Maxwell case to tell the story of Epstein's mystery accomplice, illuminating how her class and privilege concealed her predatory nature.
- DirectorTim Travers HawkinsStarsCharles CullenAmy LoughrenDonna HargreavesThis documentary reveals how investigators proved ICU nurse Charles Cullen was killing patients — and how close he came to getting away with murder.
- StarsVictor FlahertyBuddy StumpConnie LeonardFollows the investigation into a hoax caller who convinced managers to strip-search employees at fast food businesses across the United States.
- StarsGabriella AdickesHannah BittickTaye CannonAn overgrown field and a stretch of highway connect a series of grisly murders spanning several decades as grieving families search for answers.
- StarsMorgan DoughtyAnthony CookValerie BauerleinShocking tragedies shatter a tight-knit South Carolina community and expose the horrifying secrets of its most powerful family.
- DirectorColette CamdenStarsKai LawrenceJessob ReisbeckTerry WoodsThis shocking documentary chronicles a happy-go-lucky nomad's ascent to viral stardom and the steep downward spiral that resulted in his imprisonment.
- StarsFrancis NachbarRichard DelgenesGérard ChemlaFrom 1987 to 2003, Michel Fourniret cemented his legacy as France’s most infamous murderer. But his wife was an enigma: Was she a pawn or a participant?
- StarsAnanda LewisHeather Eason LiposkyColin SpeirWoodstock 1969 promised peace and music, but its '99 revival delivered days of rage, riots and real harm. Why did it go so horribly wrong?
- StarsLauren SweetserJeremy SandeSteven MarzolfFollows a re-examination of the kidnapping of Morgan, a young girl, near her family home almost three decades ago.
- 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.
- In 2014, Dayonte Moochie Resiles, a 20-year-old African-American man is accused of murdering a rich heiress. Incarcerated, he risks the death penalty.
- INJUSTICE and the very fact that the lead investigator should have been removed immediately.
- StarsDaley TeeterDavid SpiegelElizabeth LoftusFollows the story of Eileen Franklin who suddenly remembered witnessing the rape and murder of her childhood best friend, and reveals the repercussions of that fateful assertion of the subconscious and the infinite questions it sparked.
- StarsEduardo De Los ReyesGuillermo GómezAndrea BiondoMany questions remain unanswered about the last night of Mario Biondo, the husband of Spanish presenter Raquel Sánchez Silva. This series reveals new details.
- DirectorChris HoltStarsDavid GlatzelAlan GlatzelCarl Glatzel Jr.Using reenactments and home videos, this dark documentary investigates the apparent possession of a young boy and the brutal murder that followed.