There are so many true crime stories out there that it’s getting harder to tell which ones are truly worth watching. Some documentaries pull you in immediately, while others feel either too flat or too sensationalised. Aileen: Queen of Serial Killers tries to strike a balance exploring the life and crimes of Aileen Wuornos, one of…
I normally enjoy crime dramas based on true events, but Under the Bridge left me unsettled in ways I didn’t expect. It wasn’t just the horror of the crime itself it was the fact that these kids, who committed something monstrous, also felt like products of broken homes and fractured identities. The series doesn’t excuse their actions,…
I don’t understand why British true crime documentaries lag so far behind their American counterparts. The storytelling always feels rushed, and you never really get to know the victim as a person. In this case, we don’t even get an explanation of how Louise Kam met her killers. Was it planned, random, casual? Did she…
Apple TV’s Black Bird is an incredible show that’s been on my watch list for some time now and if you’re a fan of gripping true crime dramas, it absolutely deserves a spot on yours too. This six-part limited series is a masterclass in storytelling, even though it first premiered in 2022. If you’re feeling burnt out…
NETFLIX have released a three-part in-depth documentary that examines the life and crimes of Britain’s most notorious and sordid husband and wife serial killers. It is a harrowing and disturbing story, with no crimes of passion or desire for status and wealth. Just a husband and his younger wife killing for sexual pleasure and their…
Some true crime stories will never be satisfactorily solved. At heart this tragedy is a story of two children called Jack and Sarah Corbett and how they lost their dad. It is also the story of the ‘truths’ we tell ourselves and inflict, sometimes unknowingly on others. Especially children and in this case Jack and…
This heartbreaking, frustrating and insane true crime show has knocked Netflix’s Adolescence from the number 1 spot. Gone Girls is a three-part docuseries where Director Liz Garbus examines the case of alleged killer Rex Heuermann and the trials and tribulations that led to him finally being arrested for the murder of young sex workers. The…
“Are we the sum of our worst actions”, is the moral question that this riveting and thought-provoking documentary series examines. Series 4 follows three crimes where the events and disturbing details are very different, except for the “Sword of Damocles” like threat of the death sentence hanging in the air like a dark ominous cloud….
