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Netflix continues its new trend of scammer true crime documentaries with the four-part series ‘Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.’ It is directed by Chris Smith who also served as one of the executive producers along with Mark Emms and Ryann Fraser. The music was handled by Dan Romer. I have strong opinions on this one.…
‘The Invisible Pilot‘ is a HBO original true crime documentary directed by Phil Lott and Ari Mark. It is told in three parts and was streamed onto the HBO Max app. It tells the story of a drug mule and pilot Gary Betzner who would fake his own death to escape justice. Betzer goes from…
‘Crime Stories: India Detectives‘ is a Netflix true crime documentary series directed by N. Amit, Jack Rampling, and Jack Warrender. It was produced by Minnow Films. The show follows four stories of Bengaluru police detectives who are working to solve four murders taking place in the city. Each one has a different angle and is…
‘Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story‘ is a two-part true crime Netflix documentary directed by Rowan Deacon. It details the life, career, and subsequent scandal involving British celebrity Jimmy Savile. Despite a decades-long television career, Savile was accused of horrifying crimes that shook a nation. Jimmy Saville was a DJ and host of Jimmy’ll Fix…
Blumhouse partners with Netflix for ‘Worst Roommate Ever,’ a true crime documentary directed by Domini Hofmann that presents four stories of people taking in unsuspecting roommates who soon become nightmares. “Call Me Grandma” tells the story of people vanishing from an elderly landlady’s house, but somehow, their checks keep coming in. “Be Careful of the…
Todd Kapostasy directs all four episodes of the Peacock original ‘Meddling: The Olympic Skating Scandal That Shocked the World.’ The documentary miniseries follows the 2002 Olympics ice-skating scandal and the fallout from the event. Canadian ice-skating duo Jamie Salé and David Pelletier had trained for years for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City,…
Directed by Sam Benstead and Gareth Johnson, ‘The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman‘ is a three-part Netflix documentary about convicted conman Robert Hendy-Freegard. The show follows three different stories that take place at different time periods. Three friends are told by their friend “Rob” that he is with MI5 and they have to flee…
Joe Berlinger directs the three-part Netflix true crime documentary series ‘Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer.’ It recounts the murders perpetrated by Richard Cottingham, the Times Square Torso Ripper. When two women are killed in a seedy motel near Times Square in 1980, the police engage in an investigation that takes them into the underworld…
Are you a true crime junkie like me? There is no doubt that streaming services have provided those of us who like to be armchair investigators learn about crimes, past and present. From the United States and all over the world, crimes that fascinated us were put to the small screen. Here are my Top…
The four-part true crime documentary series ‘The Motive‘ was made by the Yes Docu production company and distributed to American audiences through Netflix. One evening in 1986 Jerusalem, Israel, neighbors hear gunfire at the home of married couple Nissim and Leah Cohen. When the police arrive, they find the couple dead, along with their two…
‘The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea‘ is a three-part true crime Netflix documentary miniseries. It is directed by John Choi and Rob Sixsmith. Yoo Young-chul is one of the most prolific serial killers in Seoul, South Korea. He was tried and convicted of murdering over twenty victims. The documentary explores the early days…
Tubi TV is continuing its original content expansion and its deep dive into the realm of true crime series with ‘Meet Marry Murder.’ The show is hosted by actress Michelle Trachtenberg and focuses on spouses who killed their partners. True crime series are a dime a dozen these days. While there has always been a…
Made by the production company Lightbox, ‘Sophie: A Murder in West Cork‘ is a three-part true crime Netflix documentary directed by John Dower. French film and TV producer Sophie Toscan Du Plantier frequently visited the Irish coastal town of West Cork where she also owned a vacation home. Loved the community, they are horrified when…
Directed by Joshua Zeman, ‘The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness‘ is a Netflix documentary miniseries that tells the story of journalist Maury Terry and his obsession with New York serial killer David Berkowitz. Maury Terry (voiced by Paul Giamatti) was a journalist reporting on the .44 Caliber Killer also known as the Son…
‘Sasquatch‘ is a three-part documentary series on Hulu directed by Joshua Rofé. It recounts the tale of investigative journalist David Holthouse who looking for clues about a triple murder that is said to be the work of Big Foot. Holthouse recounts a story from his youthful days in Mendocino County, California where he briefly worked…
Netflix and TriBeCa Productions bring us the four-part documentary series ‘This Is a Robbery: The World’s Greatest Art Heist.’ It covers the 1990 unsolved robbery of Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and is directed by Colin Barnicle. In May 1990, two men disguised as Boston police officers rang the backdoor of the Isabella Stewart Gardner…
‘Allen v. Farrow‘ is a four-part documentary streaming on HBO Max that details the disturbing allegations against movie director Woody Allen. It is directed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering. Mia Farrow, her adopted daughter Dylan Farrow, adopted son Ronan Farrow, and several of her other children discuss the allegations that Mia’s longtime partner, film…
‘Murder Among The Mormons‘ is a three-part true crime documentary series produced by BBC Studios and released on Netflix. All three episodes are directed by Jared Hess and Tyler Measom. In 1980, Mark Hofmann is a counterfeiter, forger, and convicted murderer. This documentary tells the story of how he set up a grand scheme to…
‘Crime Scene: The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel‘ is a four-part Netflix true-crime documentary directed by Joe Berlinger. It recounts the disturbing story of Elisa Lam who was tragically found dead on the premises and the surrounding mystery of her death. Elisa Lam was a twenty-one-year-old Canadian student who arrived in Los Angeles as part…
Marc Smerling directs this five-part FX true crime documentary series. ‘A Wilderness of Error‘ explores the case of Jeffrey MacDonald, who was convicted in 1970 of killing his pregnant wife and two daughters. With new evidence, hidden secrets, and salacious gossip, could he be innocent of the heinous crime? Colette, Kimberley, and Kristen MacDonald were…
Netflix released volume two of its ‘Unsolved Mysteries‘ revival. Original show creators John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer return along with Shawn Levy acting as executive producer. These six episodes deal with all manner of mysterious occurrences. Political intrigue, supernatural forces, child abductions, vanishing murderers, and strange suicides are all explored this time around. Each…
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