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  1. Aileen Wuornos remains a rarity: a female serial killer. From childhood abuse to death-row revelations, this documentary revisits her life and crimes.

    The sides of Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers

    • Aileen Wuornos in her own words
    • A childhood of abuse in Michigan
    • Killings along Florida highways and a death-row sentence

    Good for you if

    • you want the real Aileen Wuornos, beyond the films made about her.
    • you like true crime that follows a life, not just the murders.
    • you can sit with a story that ends on death row.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a film about child sexual abuse.
    • you'd rather not spend an evening with real killings and real victims.

    About: abuse · violence · justice · the death penalty

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  2. Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to his gruesome crimes in unguarded interviews, offering an unsettling view into a disturbed mind.

    The sides of Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes

    • Jeffrey Dahmer's recorded interviews with his lawyers
    • Investigators looking back on the case
    • Warning signs missed in Milwaukee

    Good for you if

    • you want to hear a real case through the original tapes.
    • you want to understand how the warning signs were missed for years.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't listen to a killer describe what he did to his victims.
    • you need some light, and this story of a killer and his victims offers none.

    About: true crime · missed warnings · the victims

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  3. After the death of her daughter at the hand of her boyfriend, Marisela Escobedo began to fight for justice not only against the murderer but also against the corrupt Mexican judicial system.

    The sides of The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo

    • A mother pursuing her daughter's killer
    • A Mexican justice system that lets him go
    • Years of protest in Chihuahua

    Good for you if

    • you want the true story of Marisela Escobedo's fight for justice.
    • you want to follow a femicide case through Mexico's police and courts.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take a mother's grief and a murdered daughter on screen.
    • you need a story where justice wins in the end.

    About: justice · grief · corruption

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  4. The Ripper 2020

    Documentary

    For five years, from 1975 to 1980, the Yorkshire Ripper murders cast a dark shadow over the lives of women in the North of England. 13 women were dead and the police seemed incapable of catching the killer. No one felt safe – and every man was a suspect.

    The sides of The Ripper

    • Thirteen women killed in the North of England
    • A police hunt that lasted five years
    • Women of Yorkshire recalling the fear

    Good for you if

    • you want the victims and their families heard, not just the killer.
    • you like a portrait of Yorkshire in the late 1970s.
    • you want to understand why the police took so long to catch him.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't listen to families talk about murdered mothers and daughters.
    • you need a story that leaves you with some hope.

    About: violence against women · police failure · fear

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  5. Into the Abyss 2011

    Documentary

    We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about life and death and looks deep into these individuals, their stories, their crimes.

    The sides of Into the Abyss

    • Werner Herzog talking to a man days before his execution
    • A triple murder in a small Texas town
    • Families of the victims and of the killers

    Good for you if

    • you like Herzog's quiet questions and the long answers they get.
    • you can take a film about death with no easy comfort.
    • you want to hear everyone touched by one crime, on every side.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't sit through grieving families and a death row countdown.
    • you need momentum more than long, still interviews.

    About: the death penalty · loss · guilt

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  6. A unique look inside the mind of an infamous serial killer with this cinematic self-portrait crafted from statements made by Ted Bundy, including present-day interviews, archival footage and audio recordings from death row.

    The sides of Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

    • Ted Bundy's own taped interviews from death row
    • Archive footage of 1970s trials
    • Detectives and journalists who followed the case

    Good for you if

    • you want to hear a real case from the recordings themselves.
    • you like 1970s archive footage of a case that marked America.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't listen to a man describe crimes against real young women.
    • you need some hope, and this offers none.

    About: evil · justice · the media

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  7. Bus 174 2002

    Documentary

    On 12 June 2000, in Rio de Janeiro, Ônibus 174 was taken by an armed young man, threatening to kill all the passengers. Transmitted live on all national networks, this shocking and tragic event became one of violence's most shocking portraits, and one of the most terrifying examples of police incompetence and abuse in recent years.

    The sides of Bus 174

    • A bus held hostage in Rio in 2000
    • Live television footage of the standoff
    • The life of the young man holding the gun

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand a real hostage crisis that Brazil watched live.
    • you can sit through hours of a standoff that could break at any second.
    • you can take a true story with no comfort at the end.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch real footage of a hostage taking that ends in death.
    • you can't face a street kid's life of loss, prison and police abuse.
    • you won't read subtitles for a film in Portuguese.

    About: poverty · police violence · invisibility

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  8. This four-part documentary series follows the story of India Oxenberg's perilous journey through the dark and criminal world of the notorious self-help-group-turned-sex-slave-cult NXIVM.

    The sides of Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult

    • A young actress drawn into NXIVM
    • A self-help group that became a cult
    • A mother fighting to get her daughter out

    Good for you if

    • you want India Oxenberg telling her own story.
    • you want to understand how a group took control of its members.
    • you're moved by a mother who refuses to give up on her daughter.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch accounts of manipulation and sexual abuse.
    • you want the whole cult told through many former members. This one stays close to India and her mother.

    About: manipulation · control · recovery

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  9. The Act 2019

    Serie

    The Act se centra en Gypsy Blanchard, una niña que intenta escapar de la relación tóxica que tiene con su madre sobreprotectora, Dee Dee. Su búsqueda de la independencia acaba abriendo la caja de Pandora, lo que al final resulta en un asesinato.

    Las caras de The Act

    • La historia real de Gypsy Rose Blanchard
    • Una madre que mantuvo enferma a su hija
    • Un asesinato en Misuri

    Buena para ti si

    • quieres entender un crimen real desde dentro de la casa.
    • te gustan Joey King y Patricia Arquette en una historia de madre e hija.
    • te gusta la angustia que crece hacia algo que sabes que va a pasar.

    Mala para ti si

    • no soportas el maltrato infantil ni la crueldad médica en pantalla.
    • necesitas esperanza, y la vida de Gypsy es una jaula que se va cerrando.

    Temas: el control · el abuso · la libertad · la maternidad

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  10. Via interviews with friends, players and insiders, this docuseries examines how Aaron Hernandez went from an NFL star to a convicted killer.

    The sides of Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez

    • An NFL star convicted of murder
    • Friends, teammates and reporters looking back
    • A brain damaged by years of football

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand how Aaron Hernandez went from the Patriots to prison.
    • you like true crime that looks at the man as much as the case.
    • you're curious about what football culture hides behind the stadium.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a young man's life fall apart into murder and prison.
    • you want one clear answer to why he killed, and this series weighs several.

    About: masculinity · secrets · violence

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  11. Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary examines the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and the terrible events that followed.

    The sides of American Murder: The Family Next Door

    • A family's own videos and messages
    • Police bodycam from the night she vanished
    • A husband speaking to news cameras

    Good for you if

    • you want a case told only through the footage and messages left behind.
    • you want to see a family from the inside, a marriage under strain and two small daughters.
    • you follow real investigations closely.

    Bad for you if

    • a case built around a young mother and her two children is more than you can watch.
    • you need a documentary that leaves you some hope.

    About: grief · domestic violence · denial

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  12. Suicide, murder... or something else? This docuseries examines chilling truths and theories around the deaths of 11 members of a Delhi family.

    The sides of House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths

    • Eleven members of one Delhi family found dead
    • Police, reporters and relatives looking for answers
    • Handwritten diaries left in the house

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand a real case that shook Delhi.
    • you like an investigation weighing suicide, murder and belief.
    • you want to see how one family's history and shared beliefs shaped what happened.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a documentary about the deaths of a whole family.
    • you need some hope or comfort at the end.

    About: family · belief · grief · the media

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  13. What happened in the final days of Gabby Petito's life? In this gripping true-crime series, her loved ones reveal the untold story of her tragic murder.

    The sides of American Murder: Gabby Petito

    • A young couple's van trip across America
    • Her family and friends telling her story
    • Her own messages and police bodycam footage

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand Gabby Petito's last weeks beyond the headlines.
    • you want to follow a missing-person search that turns into a nationwide manhunt.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a story of domestic abuse that ends in murder.
    • you need some hope at the end of a story.

    About: domestic abuse · grief · warning signs

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  14. He dined with the powerful. He preyed on the vulnerable. Beneath a smiling exterior was the horrifying darkness of a sadistic serial killer.

    The sides of Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes

    • Recorded interviews with John Wayne Gacy
    • Chicago suburbs in the 1970s
    • The investigation that led to his crawlspace

    Good for you if

    • you want to hear a real killer in his own recorded words.
    • you follow how investigators finally caught a man the town trusted.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't sit through the murders of young men told in detail.
    • you need some hope, and the families' grief stays to the end.

    About: evil behind a smile · justice · the victims

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  15. I'll Be Gone in the Dark 2020

    Documentary

    An exploration of the case of the Golden State Killer who terrorized California in the 1970s and 1980s, committing 50 sexual assaults and 10 murders, and true crime author Michelle McNamara's obsessive quest to find justice on behalf of his victims.

    The sides of I'll Be Gone in the Dark

    • The Golden State Killer case
    • Michelle McNamara, a true crime writer
    • Survivors telling what happened to them

    Good for you if

    • you like an amateur detective piecing together clues decades old.
    • you want the survivors' voices at the centre of a true crime story.
    • you care as much about Michelle McNamara's obsession as about the case.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't hear real survivors of rape describe their attacks.
    • you can't sleep after hearing about a man breaking into homes at night.

    About: obsession · grief · justice

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  16. In interviews and rare home video footage, ex-FLDS members share the truth about their isolated community — and the events that pushed them to leave.

    The sides of Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey

    • A closed polygamist church in the American West
    • Warren Jeffs, a self-declared prophet
    • Former members and their home videos

    Good for you if

    • you want former members telling the truth about a world they escaped.
    • you like seeing how one man took control of a whole community.
    • you are drawn to stories of mothers and daughters breaking away.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take real stories of child abuse and underage marriage.
    • you need some light in a story, and this one stays dark for long stretches.

    About: faith · control · escape

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  17. Audrie & Daisy 2016

    Documentary

    A documentary film about three cases of rape, that includes the stories of two American high school students, Audrie Pott and Daisy Coleman. At the time of the sexual assaults, Pott was 15 and Coleman was 14 years old. After the assaults, the victims and their families were subjected to abuse and cyberbullying.

    The sides of Audrie & Daisy

    • Two teenage girls who were sexually assaulted
    • Families facing the aftermath
    • Online harassment in small towns

    Good for you if

    • you want to hear what happened from the families and survivors themselves.
    • you can be moved by families speaking about a loss.
    • you want to see how small towns turned on two girls instead of the boys they accused.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a film about sexual assault and suicide.
    • you need justice at the end of a true story, and these cases leave you angry.

    About: consent · victim blaming · cyberbullying · grief

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  18. Mommy Dead and Dearest 2017

    Documentary

    Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to be a living nightmare.

    The sides of Mommy Dead and Dearest

    • A mother and a daughter everyone pitied in Missouri
    • A daughter who was never really sick
    • A crime planned with an online boyfriend

    Good for you if

    • you want the Gypsy Rose Blanchard case from the people who lived it.
    • you like a story where the victim and the culprit keep trading places.
    • you want to understand a mother and daughter bond turned into a prison.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take years of child abuse told in detail.
    • you need a true story with someone to fully root for.

    About: control · abuse · freedom

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  19. Deliver Us from Evil 2006

    Documentary

    Documentary filmmaker Amy Berg investigates the life of 30-year pedophile Father Oliver O'Grady and exposes the corruption inside the Catholic Church that allowed him to abuse countless children. Victims' stories and a disturbing interview with O'Grady offer a view into the troubled mind of the spiritual leader who moved from parish to parish gaining trust ... all the while betraying so many.

    The sides of Deliver Us from Evil

    • A priest who abused children for decades
    • A Church that moved him from parish to parish
    • Victims and their families speaking out

    Good for you if

    • you want survivors and their families to be heard.
    • you want to understand how one priest escaped justice for so long.
    • you want to see how an institution protected itself.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take child abuse described in detail.
    • you need a story that ends with justice served.

    About: betrayal · faith · accountability

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  20. A further investigation into the arrest of three teenagers convicted of killing three young boys in Arkansas who spent nearly 20 years in prison before being released after new DNA evidence indicated they may be innocent.

    The sides of Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

    • The West Memphis Three after years in prison
    • New DNA evidence
    • A release through a plea deal

    Good for you if

    • you followed the West Memphis Three case and want to see how it ended.
    • you like seeing how a murder case is built and taken apart.
    • you like weighing evidence that points in a new direction.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take the murder of three children, even told soberly.
    • you need a case closed with a clear answer.

    About: justice · innocence · time lost

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