18 True Crime Films to Watch Now

This compelling documentary details the highly publicized trial, conviction, and later acquittal of Amanda Knox, a Seattle native, for the 2007 murder of a British student who was studying abroad in Italy.

This thriller is based on the true story of the 1966 murders of eight student nurses at South Chicago Community Hospital. Richard Speck, the perpetrator, systematically tortured and murdered the women.

Based on the true story behind the acclaimed ITV drama, *The Pembrokeshire Murders*. The individuals who spearheaded the investigation and successfully brought serial killer John Cooper to justice share their firsthand accounts.

This documentary blends archival footage, interviews, and dramatized scenes to explore the lives of those connected to Jeffrey Dahmer in the summer of his 1991 arrest.

This film is based on true events and tells the story of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, Canada's most infamous serial killers. Together, they kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.

In a secret government lab, Dr. Hess (Art LaFleur) attempts to engineer the perfect killer by combining the DNA of notorious murderers Jeffrey Dahmer (Ford Austin) and John Wayne Gacy (Randal Malone). Unfortunately for everyone, they escape! Chaos erupts across…

This documentary explores the stories of four individuals who have been widely believed to be DB Cooper. He hijacked a Boeing 727 from Seattle, jumped with a parachute carrying $200,000, and vanished into the forests of Washington State. His fate…

In 2009, police found the bodies of eleven women in and around the house of a known sex offender. UNSEEN examines how this killing spree remained hidden for so long, with exclusive access to the few women who survived.

The discovery of a young, mentally challenged mother's body, brutally mutilated, sets off a chain of events leading to a shockingly unbelievable crime that remains unsolved. Filmmaker J. David Miles reveals, for the first time, the details of this case…

In 1986, Gary Heidnik, posing as a pastor, kidnapped, tortured, and raped six women in Philadelphia, murdering two of them. The film recounts the experiences of two of the survivors detailing their ordeal at the hands of Heidnik.

At 15, Rehtaeh Parsons' life changed forever after a party where she was sexually assaulted. She had no memory of the event until photos circulated online. The resulting online humiliation and bullying led to her suicide less than two years…

"The Toolbox Killer," Lawrence Bittaker, and his partner Roy Norris carried out horrific crimes. Bittaker kept silent about his offenses for four decades until he connected with criminologist Laura Brand. For five years, Brand documented their extensive conversations with Bittaker…

This film is based on the true story of the 2002 kidnapping of teenager Elizabeth Smart in Salt Lake City, Utah, by two individuals.

In the summer of 2007, the Petit family's peaceful life in Cheshire, Connecticut, was shattered when two ex-convicts, Steven Hayes and Joshua Komisarjevsky, broke into their home. The intruders attacked Dr. William Petit, his wife Jennifer, and their daughters Michaela…

The night before Thanksgiving in 1971, a man in a suit parachutes from a commercial airplane, carrying two hundred thousand dollars. This event marks the first time the FBI has enlisted the help of a team of citizen detectives, who…

This is the story of Elizabeth Smart, recounted in her own words, detailing her kidnapping and time held captive.

The night Lisa McVey intends to end her life, she is kidnapped and brutally raped. After managing to convince her attacker to release her, she returns home. However, no one believes her account except for one detective who suspects she…

In February 1992, Jeffrey Dahmer, a notorious serial killer, was found guilty of 15 murders and sentenced to 937 years in prison. This film depicts events from his life.