"crime documentaries" playlist

Confessions of a Time Traveler - The Man from 3036 (2020)

The supposed true story of a time traveler from the year 3036 who explains the future in great detail.

A Thread of Deceit: The Hart Family Tragedy (2020)

An SUV with a female couple and their six adopted children plunge into the Pacific Ocean, leaving behind more questions than answers.

The Miranda Murders: Lost Tapes of Leonard Lake and Charles Ng (2017)

Delve into the minds of serial killers Leonard Lake and Charlie Ng with this horrifying found footage film, spanning the 1983-1984 killing spree that shocked Ca...

The D.C. Sniper's Wife: A Barbara Kopple Film (2008)

The life of John Allen Muhammad. The D.C. Sniper, as told by his ex-wife Mildred.

Songs to Have Sex To (2015)

As a DJ, music journalist and broadcaster, Edith Bowman has always been fascinated by the relationship between sex and music. She meets experts and artists, pro...

Sexology (2016)

A taboo-breaking quest to discover the secrets of the female orgasm.

Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Cyber Attacks (2016)

The shocking story of the Ashley Madison hacking scandal.

JFK: The Lost Tapes (2013)

When President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963, history changed forever. Now, newly released government tapes offer a gripping and uni...

The Nightmare (2015)

A look at a frightening condition that plagues thousands; sleep paralysis.

Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008)

Five high school cheerleaders, including the daughter of the school principal, run amok -- and teachers, parents and administrators allow them to get away with...

Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses (2015)

The true story of how love, fear, culture and belief lead a loving family to tragically kill one of their own during a four day exorcism ceremony.

Uncovered: The McMartin Family Trials (2019)

A look at how a child abuse case engulfed a California beach community in 1983 and became a modern-day witch hunt.

The Unseen Fred West Confessions (2014)

Locked in police station vaults across the UK are hundreds of hours of audio recordings. On these tapes are interviews with some of Britain’s most notorious kil...

Casting JonBenet (2017)

The unsolved death of six-year-old American beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey remains the world's most sensational child murder case. Over 15 months, responses, refl...

Voyeur (2017)

Journalism icon Gay Talese reports on Gerald Foos, the Colorado motel who allegedly secretly watched his guests with the aid of specially designed ceiling vents...

Nuclear Nightmare Japan in Crisis (2011)

A comprehensive timeline of the unthinkable natural disaster that triggered a nuclear crisis at Fukushima Daiichi. Paula Zahn takes us inside the dramatic story...

Room 237 (2012)

A subjective documentary that explores the numerous theories about the hidden meanings within Stanley Kubrick's film The Shining (1980). The film may be over 30...

Beware the Slenderman (2016)

A documentary about the Slenderman stabbing in 2014.

9/11: The Heartland Tapes (2013)

Across America, the morning of September 11, 2001 began routinely, with news and radio broadcasts sharing local human interest stories and traffic reports. But ...

Cropsey (2009)

Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true; two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boog...

The Pharmacist (2020)

In 1999, after losing his son in a drug-related shooting in New Orleans and lacking answers from police, a small town pharmacist - Dan Schneider - beats the odd...

Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness (2020)

A true crime documentary on Joe Exotic, an Oklahoma polygamist, country singer, and gun toter who houses a horde of lions, tigers, and bears in his roadside zoo...

The Murder Tapes (2019)

Homicide investigations unfold through taped footage in Investigation Discovery's true-crime series The Murder Tapes. The series provides an up-close perspectiv...

The Confession Killer (2019)

Henry Lee Lucas was known as America's most prolific serial killer, admitting to hundreds of murders. But as DNA results contradict his confessions, will they e...

The Family (2019)

An enigmatic conservative Christian group known as the Family wields enormous influence in Washington, D.C., in pursuit of its global ambitions.

Hotel Erotica (2002)

A Confession (2019)

Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher intends on catching a killer of a missing woman, even if that may cost him his career and reputation.

The Staircase: An American Murder Mystery (2018)

Michael Iver Peterson, an American novelist convicted in 2003 of murdering his second wife, Kathleen, sees his life go under the microscope in this award winnin...

The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann (2019)

The story of Madeleine McCann, the young girl who went missing while on vacation in Portugal.

Wormwood (2017)

This six-part series explores the limits of our knowledge about the past and the lengths we'll go in our search for the truth. A family story of one man'...

McMillions (2020)

A detailed account of the McDonald's Monopoly game scam during the 1990s as told by the participants in the case, including the prizewinners and the FBI agents ...

The Innocent Man (2018)

The story of Ron Williamson, a man who sat on Oklahoma's death row for 11 years for a crime he didn't commit. Based on John Grisham's "The Innocent Man: Murder ...

The Family (2016)

A community is rattled when a politician's son, who was presumed murdered years ago, returns home.

Evil Genius: The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist (2018)

The extraordinary story of the "pizza bomber heist" and the FBI's investigation into a bizarre collection of suspects.

The Windsors: A Royal Family (1994)

PBS documents the rise, fame and infamy of the Royal House of Windsor, born from its German roots.

Killer Confessions (2015)

A look inside the interrogation room where killers reveal their emotions, behaviors and confession.

Criminal Confessions (2017)

The series delves into the psychological showdown that takes place inside actual police interrogation rooms and dissects what happens to yield a confession.

Cheer (2020)

Follows the cheerleaders of Navarro College as they prepare for the biggest moment of their lives.

The Keepers (2017)

A seven-part docuseries about the unsolved murder of a nun and the horrific secrets and pain that linger nearly five decades after her death.