The true crime obsession is here to stay - and audiences captivated by these tragic tales still can't look away.

The true crime genre is alive and well in 2026. There’s been no shortage of shocking true crime docs released this year, inviting viewers into cults, crime scenes and the minds of killers. Here are ...

The best true crime documentaries to watch in June 2026 include Netflix's 'The Murder of Rachel Nickell,' a Jeffrey Epstein ...

There’s only one thing more chilling than a series about a toe-curling crime: a series about a toe-curling crime that actually happened. Knowing that the horrific events playing ...

If it bleeds, it leads, and there is nothing quite as unsettling as true crime that hits close to home. Netflix’s latest documentary "Maternal Instinct" clearly struck a nerve w ...

These docs are reshaping the true crime genre.

Few things are as dependable in television as the annual onslaught of true-crime nightmares. Each year, a new crop of gruesome, devastating and, admit it, often fascinating documentaries about the ...

Curating a list of the best true crime documentaries is no simple task. The genre, which has exploded in the decade or so ...

From notorious serial killers to tragic kidnappings, there are several real-life cases to delve into on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and more Jacqueline Weiss is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has ...

BBC iPlayer is quietly adding a “gripping” investigation into a harrowing true crime story. Fronted by Layla Wright and commissioned by BBC Current Affairs, the documentary examines one of the most ...

Netflix's new murder-mystery documentary "Maternal Instinct" tells the shocking true crime story of Taylor Parker in a small East Texas town.

Every so often a “hot property” in true crime emerges with a whiff of exploitationism, e.g., Netflix documentary The Murder of Rachel Nickell. It was released on the same day as a fictionalized ...