It seems like there’s a never-ending flood of true crime and serial killer documentaries out there, which makes it challenging to sort through the good and the bad. Who has time for that?
Well, here’s some good news: other people have already done the work for us!
People from the Buzzfeed Community offered their opinions about what they believe are the best documentaries about serial killers. Add these to your queue.
1. BTK: A Killer Among Us (2019)
2. Monster in My Family: Happy Face Killer (2015)
3. Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes (2019)
4. Cropsey (2009)
5. Manson (1973)
6. The Pig Farm (2011)
7. Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation (2007)
8. Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance (2011)
9. Serial Killers: Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo (1995)
10. Born to Kill? Richard Trenton Chase: The Vampire of Sacramento (2010)
11. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015)
12. This Is the Zodiac Speaking (2008)
13. Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)
14. Ed Gein: The Real Leatherface (2004)
15. The Jeffrey Dahmer Files (2012)
Are there any other documentaries that you think need to be included?
I never get tired of watching true crime documentaries…and I have a feeling you’re a lot like me. That’s why we need articles like this – I know you’re looking for new ones to watch, just like yours truly.
Here are 10 solid, disturbing true crime docs that you should give a shot. You won’t be disappointed.
1. The Seven Five (Netflix)
You want corruption? THIS is corruption. This film tells the story of New York City’s 75th police precinct during the 1980s. Scary and disturbing.
2. Amanda Knox (Netflix)
The infamous Amanda Knox murder case in Italy put the young woman into the spotlight for life. This film traces the crime, the trial, and her life.
3. The Central Park Five (Amazon Prime)
The attack on a jogger in Central Park in New York in 1989 outraged the nation and five young innocent boys were falsely accused of the heinous crime.
4. Long Shot (Netflix)
Juan Catalan had to fight desperately to maintain his freedom after he was wrongly accused of a murder. The key to his defense: a baseball game. This one has to be seen to be believed.
5. Killing For Love (Hulu)
Elizabeth Haysom’s parents were found dead in their Virginia home in 1985. Suspicion immediately fell on her and her boyfriend, Jens Söring. A twisted tale of love, family, and deceit.
6. Brother’s Keeper (Netflix)
Acclaimed filmmakers Bruce Sinofsky and Joe Berlinger made this disturbing documentary about an elderly man accused of killing his ill brother in rural New York. Family secrets abound in this film.
7. Without Charity (Amazon Prime)
Three construction workers found dead in Indiana sets off a complex series of events that lead back to a woman named Charity Payne, who may have played a role in the crime.
8. Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee (Netflix)
Software pioneer and millionaire John McAfee reinvented himself in Belize and became the leader of a militia before he was suspected of the murder of a neighbor.
9. I Love You, Now Die (HBO)
A long-distance relationship built around text messaging ultimately ended in the death of Conrad Roy, the young man in the love story. The woman, Michelle Carter, was suspected of encouraging Roy to commit suicide, setting the scene for a dramatic, real-life courtroom drama.
10. Out of Thin Air (Netflix)
Two men disappeared in Iceland in 1974 and six people eventually confessed to murder and were sent to prison. Years later, new evidence casts huge doubt on whether the suspects were guilty. Riveting stuff.
Meghan Markle has been in the news non-stop lately because of her recent marriage to Prince Harry, but it’s another story about the new member of the Royal Family that is causing some people to scratch their heads.
Jeff Mudgett, Holmes’ great-great-grandson, discovered that he and Markle are eighth cousins. Holmes is believed to have killed dozens of people in Chicago in a “murder castle” he had specially constructed with secret rooms and chambers.
Mudgett makes the claim based on Holmes’ diaries that he inherited. He said about the connection to Markle: “We did a study with the FBI and CIA and Scotland Yard regarding handwriting analysis. It turns out [H. H. Holmes] was Jack the Ripper. This means Meghan is related to Jack the Ripper. I don’t think the Queen knows. I am not proud he is my ancestor. Meghan won’t be either.”
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