Films like American Murder: The Family Next Door
Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary examines the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and the terrible events that followed.
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My Father, the BTK Killer
Film · 2025 · also crime and documentaryRaised by a man leading a monstrous double life, the daughter of the BTK serial killer shares her chilling story.
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Girl in the Picture
Film · 2022 · also crime and documentaryA young mother’s mysterious death and her son’s subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman’s true identity, and the murderous federal fugitive...
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Why Did You Kill Me?
Film · 2021 · also crime and documentaryThe line between justice and revenge blurs when a devastated family uses social media to track down the people who killed 24-year-old Crystal Theobald.
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A Deadly American Marriage
Film · 2025 · also crime and documentaryA chilling 911 call. A gruesome scene. What really happened inside a family's quiet suburban home? Murder or self-defense? Told from both sides, this documentary explores...
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The Imposter
Film · 2012 · also crime and documentaryIn 1994, a 13-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive in a village in southern Spain...
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Abducted in Plain Sight
Film · 2017 · also crime and documentaryA family falls prey to the manipulative charms of a neighbor, who abducts their adolescent daughter. Twice.
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Capturing the Friedmans
Film · 2003 · also crime and documentaryAn Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually abusing numerous childr...
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Long Shot
Film · 2017 · also crime and documentaryWhen Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he insists he didn't commit, he builds his case for innocence around unexpected raw footage.
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Lover, Stalker, Killer
Film · 2024 · also crime and documentaryIn this twisting documentary, a mechanic tries online dating for the first time and meets a woman who takes romantic obsession to a deadly extreme.
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The Menendez Brothers
Film · 2024 · also documentaryServing life in prison for murdering their parents, Lyle and Erik Menendez speak out in this documentary explaining the shocking crime and ensuing trials.
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