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Who Killed Malcolm X? is a Netflix documentary series investigating the 1965 murder of civil-rights leader Malcolm X at Harlem's Audubon Ballroom and whether the men convicted were truly guilty.

Mr. Good: Cop or Crook? is a Netflix documentary series about former Oslo police detective Eirik Jensen, convicted of drug trafficking and gross corruption.

Las mil muertes de Nora Dalmasso is a Netflix docuseries covering the 2006 sexual assault and murder of Nora Dalmasso in Río Cuarto, Argentina — a case still without a final conviction nearly two decades later.

Killer Ratings is a Netflix docuseries about Wallace Souza, a Brazilian TV host and politician accused of ordering murders to boost his own crime show's ratings.

R. Kelly: The Verdict is a 2021 Apple TV documentary directed by Jordan Hill about R&B star R. Kelly's federal conviction on all nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking in Brooklyn, New York.

DRTV documentary series about the 2023 collapse of Danish auction house Lauritz.com, leaving thousands of customers unpaid for more than DKK 50 million.

NJ.com's true crime podcast 'Someone's Hunting Us' — an investigation into the 2016 disappearance of 15-year-old Mawa Doumbia from Newark — climbed to #3 on Apple Podcasts' global Top Series chart in April 2026, proving that local journalism can reach a worldwide audience.

A new nine-part podcast, Ghost: The Disappearance of Sandra Collins, examines the unsolved case of the 28-year-old woman who vanished from Killala, County Mayo, on 4 December 2000. Hosted by Nicola Tallant with journalist Jenny Friel, the series revisits a case that was upgraded to murder in 2010 but remains unresolved.

Netflix has released 'Worst Neighbor Ever', a four-episode documentary series exploring real-life neighbor disputes through exclusive interviews, bodycam footage, and animated reconstructions — signaling a new direction for the true crime genre.

ABC Audio and the iconic newsmagazine 20/20 have joined forces on a new six-part true crime podcast series exploring the murder of a beloved doctor in a remote American town. The series launched July 29, 2025.

iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts have launched Love Trapped, a 10-episode investigative podcast series hosted by former Bachelor star Clayton Echard, exploring some of 2026's biggest public scandals centered on love and betrayal.

The true crime duo behind hit podcast Anatomy of Murder is launching a new show called Homicide 360, promising to take listeners inside real murder investigations.

The podcast series True Crime Bullsh**: The Israel Keyes Investigation dives deep into the FBI's pursuit of one of America's most methodical serial killers and questions whether investigators made the most of the time they had.

ABC Audio and 20/20 launched the six-part podcast series 'The Snare' on June 16, 2026, following Biola Dodge's thirty-year campaign to uncover the true killer of her daughter Angie, who was brutally murdered in Idaho Falls, Idaho, in 1996.

ABC 20/20 has released the six-part investigative series 'Bridge of Lies: The Sarah Stern Case,' covering the disappearance and murder of 19-year-old Sarah Stern in a New Jersey coastal town in December 2016. The series combines 911 calls, interviews, and chronological storytelling.

Crime+Investigation has released the podcast series 'Anatomy of A Stalker', in which journalist Ruchira Sharma investigates what drives stalkers and whether they can ever be rehabilitated.

The podcast series Shrouded in Darkness has revisited the unsolved disappearance of Morgan Nick in season 2, episode 12 — a case that has never been solved since the six-year-old vanished from Alma, Arkansas in June 1995.

Pushkin Industries' new investigative podcast Valley of Shadows spans 8 episodes in which journalists Hayley Fox and Betsy Shepherd examine classified police archives and exclusive wiretap recordings to uncover what happened to a missing deputy sheriff.

Canadian public broadcaster CBC is reportedly returning with a second season of its acclaimed true crime podcast Hunting Warhead, this time investigating a man who allegedly sold and facilitated suicide to vulnerable people over the internet.

Australian investigative journalist Kate Kachor has spent more than two years mapping the disappearance of 17-year-old Elaine Johnson and 18-year-old Kerry Joel, last seen in Cronulla, Sydney, on 1 February 1980. The result is a new podcast series launching in 2026.