true crime documentary

Scott Peterson: The New Evidence is a two-part A&E documentary series about the 2002 murder of Laci Peterson in Modesto, California, for which her husband Scott Peterson was convicted and remains imprisoned.

Betrayal: Dirty Secrets is a Hulu docuseries about Joel Kern, a Colorado Springs police officer who concealed secret affairs and abused his authority, shattering his marriage.

Netflix documentary series about the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students in Moscow, Idaho, and the case against Ph.D. student Bryan Kohberger.

ChiefsAholic: A Wolf in Chiefs Clothing is a 2024 Amazon Prime Video documentary about Xaviar Babudar, a Kansas City Chiefs superfan who robbed 11 banks across seven states between 2022 and 2023.

Netflix docuseries covering the 2013 ricin-letters case in which Paul Kevin Curtis was wrongfully accused of mailing ricin to President Obama, a U.S. Senator, and a Mississippi judge.

Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich is a Netflix four-part documentary about financier Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse and trafficking of teenage girls, his lenient 2008 plea deal, and the 2019 federal case that ended with his death in jail.

A 2011 documentary film about Carl Panzram—American serial killer, rapist, and arsonist who confessed to 21 murders—available on Apple TV, Netflix, and Prime Video.

The Imposter is a 2012 documentary film about French con artist Frédéric Bourdin, who impersonated missing Texas boy Nicholas Barclay. Available on Apple TV, Amazon, and more.

Beware the Slenderman is an HBO documentary about the 2014 attempted murder of 12-year-old Payton Leutner by two classmates who believed in the Slender Man internet myth.

Ministry of Evil is a Viaplay docuseries covering the rise and criminal prosecution of televangelist Tony Alamo, convicted in 2009 of child sex trafficking and sentenced to 175 years.

HBO's two-part documentary covers the Massachusetts case in which Michelle Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after urging Conrad Roy III to kill himself via text.

Uneven Ground: The Melissa Witt Story is a 2023 documentary on Apple TV about the cold-case murder of Melissa Witt, who vanished in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on December 1, 1994.

Who Killed Jill Dando? is a Netflix documentary series about the 1999 shooting murder of beloved BBC presenter Jill Dando outside her London home — a case that remains unsolved.

Scouts Honor is a 2023 Netflix documentary about the Boy Scouts of America's systematic concealment of child sexual abuse across decades, streaming now on Netflix.

The Devil on Trial is a Netflix documentary about the 1981 murder of Alan Bono in Brookfield, Connecticut, and the demonic possession defense that made it a landmark American legal case.

The Truth About Jim is a 2024 HBO Max documentary series investigating whether Jim Mordecai, a Bay Area teacher, was the Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Killer.

American Murder: Laci Peterson is a Netflix documentary series about the 2002 murder of pregnant Laci Peterson and her unborn son Conner, for which her husband Scott Peterson was convicted.

HBO Max docuseries about Benjaman Kyle, the man found naked and injured behind a Georgia Burger King in 2004 who could not recall his identity — and the darker secrets investigators say they uncovered.

Diabolical: The Epstein Files is a 2026 documentary on DRTV investigating Jeffrey Epstein's federal sex-trafficking empire, Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction, and the public release of the Epstein files.

HBO Max docuseries examining how street preacher Michael Woroniecki's religious teachings shaped the world of Andrea Yates, who drowned her five children in Houston in 2001.