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Documentaries like The Ripper

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The 3 reasons people love The Ripper

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  1. You want the victims and their families heard, not just the killer.

  2. You like a portrait of Yorkshire in the late 1970s.

  3. You want to understand why the police took so long to catch him.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes2022

    • the victims and their families heard, not just the killer

    Good for you if you want to hear a real killer in his own recorded words.

  • Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer2021

    • the victims and their families heard, not just the killer
    • a portrait of Yorkshire in the late 1970s

    Good for you if you want true crime that remembers the women who were killed.

  • Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer2021

    • the victims and their families heard, not just the killer
    • a portrait of Yorkshire in the late 1970s

    Good for you if you like the feel of 1980s Los Angeles in archive footage.

  • I'll Be Gone in the Dark2020

    • the victims and their families heard, not just the killer
    • you want to understand why the police took so long to catch him

    Good for you if you like an amateur detective piecing together clues decades old.

  • Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes2022

    • the victims and their families heard, not just the killer

    Good for you if you want to hear a real case through the original tapes.

  • The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness2021

    • a portrait of Yorkshire in the late 1970s
    • you want to understand why the police took so long to catch him

    Good for you if you like 1970s New York, its tabloids and its summer of fear.

  • Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes2019

    • the victims and their families heard, not just the killer
    • a portrait of Yorkshire in the late 1970s

    Good for you if you want to hear a real case from the recordings themselves.

  • The Confession Killer2019

    • the victims and their families heard, not just the killer
    • you want to understand why the police took so long to catch him

    Good for you if you want to understand how one man's confessions misled the police.

  • Worst Roommate Ever2022

    • the victims and their families heard, not just the killer

    Good for you if you want true stories told by the people who lived them.

  • Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills1996

    • the victims and their families heard, not just the killer
    • you want to understand why the police took so long to catch him

    Good for you if you want the true story of the West Memphis Three, told as it unfolded.

  • American Murder: Gabby Petito2025

    • the victims and their families heard, not just the killer
    • you want to understand why the police took so long to catch him

    Good for you if you want to understand Gabby Petito's last weeks beyond the headlines.

  • Cropsey2010

    • you want to understand why the police took so long to catch him

    Good for you if you like two filmmakers digging into the disappearances of their childhood.

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