child abuse

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.

JonBenét: An American Murder Mystery is a 2016 HBO Max documentary miniseries covering the still-unsolved murder of child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey, killed on December 25, 1996.

Abducted in Plain Sight is a Netflix documentary film about the repeated kidnapping and sexual abuse of Idaho girl Jan Broberg by trusted family friend Robert Berchtold in the 1970s.

Viaplay documentary series about the abduction of 10-year-old Natascha Kampusch in Vienna in 1998 and her eight-and-a-half years in captivity before escaping in 2006.

Undercurrent is an HBO Max documentary series about the 2017 murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall by Danish inventor Peter Madsen aboard his self-built submarine in Danish waters.

House of Hammer is an HBO Max docuseries covering the sexual-abuse and rape allegations against actor Armie Hammer, surfacing publicly in 2021, and the generational misconduct within his wealthy family.

The Case of: Caylee Anthony is a documentary special examining the 2008 death of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony in Florida and the acquittal of her mother, Casey Anthony.

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.

A 3-part docuseries about Lawrence 'Larry' Ray, convicted in 2022 of sex trafficking, extortion, and racketeering after manipulating Sarah Lawrence College students for nearly a decade.

HBO Max documentary series about the Barnett case: the 2010 Indiana adoption of Ukrainian orphan Natalia Grace and the neglect prosecution of her adoptive parents.

Netflix docuseries about the Academy at Ivy Ridge, a New York boarding school accused of abusing teenagers between 2001 and 2009, directed by survivor Katherine Kubler.

Mishandlet af mor is a 2025 DRTV documentary series examining a Danish child abuse case in which a mother was convicted of mistreating her own children.

HBO Max docuseries about momfluencer Ruby Franke and therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, convicted of aggravated child abuse in Utah after a child escaped in September 2023.

Spy High is a 2025 Amazon Prime Video docuseries covering the Robbins v. Lower Merion School District case, in which a Pennsylvania school secretly spied on students via school-issued laptop webcams.

Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story is a Netflix documentary series about the murders committed by Frederick and Rosemary West at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, England.

Devil in the Family is a Disney+/Hulu docuseries about Ruby Franke, a Utah family vlogger convicted of aggravated child abuse alongside business partner Jodi Hildebrandt.

Sean Combs: The Reckoning is a Netflix documentary series about the sexual misconduct allegations, federal investigation, and criminal conviction of hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs.

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.

The Brønderslev case is a Danish child abuse case in which parents Harry and Tina were convicted of systematically abusing their 10 children over years at their home in Serritslev, North Jutland.