True crime documentaries have been captivating audiences for quite sometime now.
A lot of people are drawn towards true crime documentaries because we love learning about
unsolved murders, wrongful convictions and everything else along those lines.
With so many podcasts and streaming services like Netflix, we can get our fair share of
horrifying, compelling and entertaining documentaries.
But just be careful, because an interest in true crime documentaries can quickly turn
into an obsession, trust me.
How’s it going YouTube?
I’m your host Landon Dowlatsingh Alright let’s get right down to our list
of the top 10 chilling true crime documentaries you must watch.
Making A Murderer earns our number 10 spot.
Okay seriously, if you’ve never seen this documentary that must mean that one; you’ve
actually been living under a rock or two; you’re Stephen Avery.
All jokes aside, if you haven’t binged this docuseries yet, what are you waiting for?
Making A Murderer examines the life of Stephen Avery who spent a total of 18 years in prison
for a crime that he didn’t commit.
But that’s not the entire story.
After his release, he was given $400,000 for the wrongful conviction but just days after
he was a freeman, he was accused of another murder and he was sentenced to spend life
in prison.
He was charged with the murder of Theresa Halbach, kidnapping, sexual assault and mutilation
of a corpse.
His 16-year-old nephew, Brandon Dassey was also arrested for being associated with the
murder and he was convicted after he gave a false confession.
Part 2 of this series has recently been released and a high-profile lawyer is on the case and
she has some pretty compelling evidence so I know you are going to want to see what happens
next.
Into The Abyss climbs onto this list in at number 9 Michael Perry and Jason Burkett went
for a joyride one night in a red Camaro and they ended up being charged with three murders
back in 2001.
But this documentary isn’t about trying to get that state to re-open their cases.
It’s about looking into capital punishment and life on death row.
Michael Perry was interviewed 8 days before he was scheduled to die, so we really get
to see his vulnerability and weaknesses.
We also see interviews of the survivors, witnesses and police officers which make this documentary
even more dark
and emotional.
The Confession Tapes bring us to number 8.
Innocent until proven guilty right…well that’s not always the case.
This documentary will have you question our criminal justice system.
The Confession Tapes is a seven-episode series that focuses on innocent people confessing
to crimes that they didn’t commit.
And I know what you must be thinking, how could someone actually confess to something
if didn’t even do it?
Well when you’re being interrogated for hours and hours without a lawyer and given
false promises, it’s actually very common to confess.
Strong alibis and lack of DNA evidence doesn’t matter, once the cops think you’re guilty,
they are trained in emotional deception in order to get you to confess to grisly crimes
that you’ve never even thought about committing.
If you watch this series, trust me – you won’t be disappointed.
And now in at number 7 we have The Keepers.
We’ve all heard stories about Priests using their authority in order to take advantage
of young children because they were protected by the Church.
And now, this documentary sheds some light on a cold case crime story that still needs
to be solved.
The story focuses on a 26-year-old Nun who was a very popular teacher at a Catholic Highschool
in Baltimore.
She was murdered in 1969 and her body was found in the woods.
And now, nearly 50 years later, people are starting to discover what really happened
to Sister Cathy.
This documentary shows us the horrifying truth about Catholic and government corruption that
exists within churches and we hear true stories about survivors telling us what really happens
behind closed doors.
I Am A Killer stabs into number 6 This is a ten-episode documentary of scary interviews
from convicted murders.
So, if you’ve ever wanted to know what brings someone to murder, then this is the show for
you.
We’ve talked about wrongful convictions and unsolved murders but this documentary
is somewhat even more chilling.
Each episode focuses on a man convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death row.
None of them deny that they have committed brutal murders.
Instead, this documentary shows us what’s really going on in their minds.
Number 5 Evil Genius.
No, I’m not talking about myself…Evil Genius is about one of the craziest bank robberies
ever.
Back in 2003 in Erie, Pennsylvania, a pizza delivery man walked into a PNC bank with a
collar bomb around his neck and he was carrying a gun that was disguised as a cane.
He handed the teller a note and grabbed a lollipop before strolling out of the bank.
A few minutes later, the bomb exploded and he died.
That’s when things took a turn and got even more weird.
It was discovered that he was being sent on an elaborate scavenger hunt in order to defuse
the bomb around his neck.
You’re going to want to watch this true crime documentary because trust me, things
get really intense.
There’s a man who hid a dead body in his freezer for years and a mentally ill woman
who had a lot of boyfriends who all died in mysterious circumstances.
The Jinx takes us over to number 4.
Robert Durst was accused of murdering his wife, a close friend and his former neighbor.
Apparently, the final episode of this series almost broke the internet, so I won’t be
giving away any spoilers here but I would say if you don’t have any plans tonight,
then you should start watching this.
This was a ground-breaking series because before this docuseries was released, Robert
Durst refused to do any interviews with journalists’ so this is the first time that he sat down
for more than 20 hours, over the course of several years in order to participate in this
docuseries, but as it turns out, his cooperation might have been the biggest mistake of his
life…
Mommy Dead And Dearest comes into number 3.
This insane documentary is about the lives of a mother and daughter named Dee Dee and
Gypsy Rose Blancharde.
The mother had an abusive mental illness called Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
Basically the mother convinced her daughter that she was severely ill, physically disabled
and unable to walk.
This resulted in Gypsy undergoing several unnecessary, invasive surgeries and taking
a bunch of medications that she didn’t even need.
And this went on for nearly 20 years.
It all ended when Gypsy kills her mother with the help of her boyfriend.
Yeah, this documentary is really intense.
In at number 2 is Paradise Lost Trilogy.
Three teenagers were accused of murdering three young boys and they were notoriously
known as the West Memphis Three.
They were convicted because they liked Metallica’s music, read Stephen King novels and the police
were able to coerce one of the boys into falsely confessing.
The teenager who confessed had a low IQ and he was very vulnerable when he was being interrogated
for 12 hours.
So as a result of all of that and some sketchy evidence, one of them was sentenced to death
and the other ones got life in prison.
But the story doesn’t end there, celebrities and musicians believed that they were innocent
so they held several fundraisers in the belief that they were wrongfully convicted.
And in July 2007, there was shocking new forensic evidence that was brought into the case.
I won’t spoil anything but you guys need to watch this.
The Staircase tops this list in at number 1.
In 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of her staircase.
Her husband found her body and quickly called 911.
He told the operator that she had an accident and she was still breathing.
Shortly after, Michael Peterson was arrested and charged with first degree murder.
This documentary follows the trial and it is full of twists, turns and shocking moments.
Well there you
guys have it…