8 true crime documentaries that you absolutely have to see

The series and documentaries real crimes They have become very popular recently and after the pandemic. Fed by the suspense and the details of the police investigationmore and more platforms are categorizing this type of content as an independent genre.

Based on real events, the documentaries closely follow the moment of the crime, the steps followed by the police, and the social and legal repercussions that arose from the case. Therefore, if you don’t have plans this weekend, here is a list of the best productions to see.

The best true crime documentaries

Last Breath (2019)

This documentary tells the Chris Lemons story, which in 2012 was trapped 100 meters underwater. He was working on a ship, making repairs at the bottom of the North Sea, when bad weather caused the ship to drift away and its breathing cable broke. This gripping documentary uses interviews and security footage from the ship to retell the events of that day.

The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann (2019)

In 2007, Madeleine McCann, 3 years old, disappeared during a family vacation at a resort in Portugal. Her parents were at a restaurant with friends and had left Madeleine and her two siblings sleeping in the room. They checked on the children all night and that’s when they realized something was wrong: Madeleine was gone. Over the following weeks, several damning accusations were made, the stories stopped adding up, and even the head of the investigation unit himself was investigated. Madeleine became the world’s most prominent missing child and the search for her continues to this day.

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Evil Genius (2018)

Brian Wells was delivery in Pennsylvania, and robbed a bank with a bomb tied around his neck in 2003. He claimed that he was being forced to commit the robbery and that if he didn’t comply, the real criminals would detonate the bomb. This documentary series follows the investigation of the “pizza bomber” case and aims to discover whether Wells was actually a victim or conspirator of the crime.

Three identical strangers

The documentary begins with Bobby Shafran, who, after leaving for college in the 1980s, discovers that he is an identical twin. After his photo is published in the newspaper, a third boy approaches and they realize that they are actually triplets. After wondering why they were separated in the first place, their families discover that they were unknowingly part of a government-sponsored study.

Kidnapped in Plain Sight (2017)

In the 1970s, a 12-year-old Idaho girl kidnapped by his family’s neighbor and best friend twice. The documentary is packed with twists and turns, including a love story with the girl’s parents and her kidnapper.

Something’s Wrong with Aunt Diane (2011)

In 2009, Diane Schuler He was driving at 136 km/h on the highway in the wrong direction when he collided with another car. Eight people died, including his daughter Diane and three of his nieces. The medical report revealed that she was very drunk at the time of the accident, but her husband insisted that she would never drink to excess. In the film they follow step by step the day before the tragedy.

The Woman Who Wasn’t There (2012)

Alicia Esteve Head claimed to have been on the 78th floor of the World Trade Center during the 9/11 attacks. He gave a heartfelt testimony about how he survived the attack and even revealed that his partner died in the other tower. Later, she became president of the support group World Trade Center Survivors Network. But there was a problem: Head was not in any of the buildings on the day of the attacks. In fact, she was not even in the country, but at a school in Barcelona. So, who was Alicia Esteve Head?

Dreams of a Life (2011)

Joyce Carol Vincent He died in his London apartment in 2003, but his body was not discovered until almost three years later. Vincent had his bills and payments set up with automatic debit, so no one realized he had died until some fines had accumulated. Her body had deteriorated so much that when she was discovered, she appeared “mostly skeletal.” Even more heartbreaking was that they found wrapped Christmas presents next to her body, which were unmarked and never delivered. This documentary delves into how all that happened.