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A Body in the Snow is an HBO Max and ID docuseries covering the death of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe in Canton, MA, and the two trials of his girlfriend Karen Read.

Murder 24/7 is a BBC true crime documentary series following live murder investigations by UK police forces, streaming on BBC iPlayer across three series from 2020.

Netflix has released Michael Jackson: The Verdict, a documentary series examining the criminal allegations against the pop star through original court records, witness testimony, and in-depth legal analysis.

Murder Sheet is a weekly American true crime podcast hosted by journalist Áine Cain and attorney Kevin Greenlee, covering cases like the Delphi murders, the Burger Chef murders, and the Bryan Kohberger case with journalistic rigor and legal expertise.

James 'Whitey' Bulger was a Boston mob boss and FBI informant convicted of racketeering and 19 murders in 2013, later killed in prison in 2018.

Alissa Marie Turney disappeared on May 17, 2001, from Phoenix, Arizona at age 17. Her stepfather Michael Turney was charged with second-degree murder in 2020 but the case ended without conviction.

The Matthew Perry death investigation is a US federal drug case in which five defendants were charged over the ketamine distribution network that supplied the Friends actor before his October 2023 overdose death.

The Brian Winchester case is a Florida murder case from December 2000, in which Mike Williams was shot during a staged duck-hunting accident at Lake Seminole by his best friend Brian Winchester, who was having an affair with Williams's wife Denise.

Serial is the groundbreaking 2014 podcast in which journalist Sarah Koenig investigates the murder of Hae Min Lee and the conviction of Adnan Syed. The podcast became a global sensation and set new standards for investigative journalism.

Award-winning Canadian podcast Uncover is launching a new series called The Expert Witness, in which host Sam Mullins investigates how artificial intelligence is transforming the justice system. The series examines what AI-generated evidence, algorithmic risk assessments and black-box decision-making mean for fairness, truth and human error in court. The Expert Witness is set to arrive in 2026 on Apple Podcasts and major podcast platforms.

Christina Block, daughter of German billionaire Claus-Peter Block, was abducted from her property in Hamburg-Sasel on 14 December 2024 in a highly organised operation that shocked Germany. The case triggered a massive investigation spanning multiple countries, with arrests made in Poland and leads pursued in Denmark. It became one of the most high-profile criminal cases in northern Germany in recent memory.

Between 2000 and 2007, the far-right terror group National Socialist Underground killed nine migrants and one police officer across Germany. Police suspected the victims' families instead of recognizing the obvious racist motive.

On 29 May 1993, four young men from Germany's far-right extremist scene set fire to the home of the Turkish-German Genç family in Solingen, Germany. Five people — women and girls — were killed and several others were injured. The four perpetrators were convicted of arson and murder.

Philip Patrick Westh, a 32-year-old marketing manager from Korsør, Denmark, was found guilty in June 2024 of murdering 17-year-old Emilie Meng in 2016—a case that remained unsolved for nearly a decade until advances in DNA technology and forensic investigation finally brought the perpetrator to justice.

Mai-Brit Storm Thygesen, a Danish criminal defense attorney, has become a prominent voice on legal certainty and defendant rights in Denmark's justice system. Specializing in cases involving violence, murder, robbery, and economic crime, she has represented clients in several high-profile proceedings that have drawn international attention.

ABC News and 20/20 launched 'Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy' in March, a six-part podcast narrative series examining the rise and fall of Sean Combs following assault allegations and federal charges including sex trafficking. Hosted by ABC News legal contributor Brian Buckmire, the podcast transitioned to twice-weekly updates during Diddy's trial.

Three former Scientology members filed a federal lawsuit in April 2022 against David Miscavige and five Scientology entities, alleging violations of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, forced labor, and the trafficking of children as young as 6 years old.

Olof Palme was shot dead on a Stockholm street in 1986. A 34-year investigation ended with Stig Engström named as the prime suspect — but he died before charges could ever be filed.

The award-winning true crime podcast Unravel dedicated its sixth season, 'Blood On The Tracks', to the death of Gomeroi teenager Mark Haines, who was found dead on railway tracks in 1988. A new inquest in 2025 exposed serious failings in the original police investigation.