Crime documentary discussion thread

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The 'american murder' strand on netflix is very good. I watched the documentaries on Gabby Petito, Shannon Watts and Laci Peterson and they were really well done!
 
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The 'american murder' strand on netflix is very good. I watched the documentaries on Gabby Petito, Shannon Watts and Laci Peterson and they were really well done!
Agree, I thought the Gabby and Laci ones were good too ..... I think I've missed the Shannon Watts one for some reason, so I'll catch up with that one 😃 👍
 
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I know it’s a bit older but the night stalker on Netflix is one of my top ones. Especially since it’s told by the actual cops who hunted him
 
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Do many of you fall asleep to True Crime documentaries?
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Is there a particular Crime documentary/case you can watch over again or have watched more than once?
I've watched Murder in the Outback a couple of times, it's about the murder of Peter Falconio, and it was first shown during lockdown on Channel Four.
I watched it again recently because I had recorded it on my Sky box but it might be on Channel Four catch up still.
I do fall asleep in bed to true crime on YouTube on my tablet, I tend to get into a particular crime, for example the Delphi murders or the murders in Moscow, Idaho, and then watch loads of videos about that crime.
On YouTube, I like Pat Brown, the criminal profiler, and Megyn Kelly sometimes has good discussions about whatever trial is high profile, for example P Diddy's.
 
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It is from 2015, but did anyone ever watch Making a Murderer on Netflix about Steven Avery? I've gone back and forth with this for years now and I still don't know what to fully make of it. I'm not sure if it's still on Netflix (I cancelled my subscription a few months ago) but there is stuff about him on YouTube still.
I watched Making a Murderer a couple of years after it first came out and I remember thinking that Steven and that Brendan guy, his nephew was it, were both guilty and I was reading about it online etc but I can't remember now why I thought they were guilty, it's so long since I read up on it.
 
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It is from 2015, but did anyone ever watch Making a Murderer on Netflix about Steven Avery? I've gone back and forth with this for years now and I still don't know what to fully make of it. I'm not sure if it's still on Netflix (I cancelled my subscription a few months ago) but there is stuff about him on YouTube still.
Making a Murderer kick started my interest in true crime! I've since realised that it was probably a very biased documentary and Steven Avery is probably guilty. I think Brendan (the nephew..was that his name?) is innocent though!
 
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Making a Murderer kick started my interest in true crime! I've since realised that it was probably a very biased documentary and Steven Avery is probably guilty. I think Brendan (the nephew..was that his name?) is innocent though!
I went googling last night to refresh my memory about Steven Avery, and there's a documentary series that is a rebuttal of Making a Murderer, and it's called Convicting a Murderer, I think it was made in 2023.
The first episode is on YouTube, so I must watch that, there are ten episodes apparently but I don't know where to watch the rest for free.
 
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So pleased to stumble upon this thread! I love a bit of true crime. My guilty pleasure is watching legal commentators on YouTube covering live trials and legal filings in America. I find it interesting watching documentaries after I’ve already watched the trial because the production team/editors often leave bits of info out.

My favourite true crime tv shows:
The Jinx
The Staircase
The Keepers
Evil Genius
Making a Murderer
Don’t F**k with Cats
Night Stalker
I’ll be Gone in the Dark

I’m sure there’s loads more that will pop into my head but these are the ones I recommend to people
 
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It's mostly repeats now but I do enjoy Medical Detectives on CBS Reality

Faking it: Tears of a crime on Quest Red and Discovery plus is interesting. I've watched it too much and there's so many other documentaries I've watched on crimes and it's clear to me they're lying
 
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It's mostly repeats now but I do enjoy Medical Detectives on CBS Reality
I enjoy these as well, it is amazing how they can work things out.

I started watching Making a Murderer last night but it really didn't grab my attention.
 
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It's mostly repeats now but I do enjoy Medical Detectives on CBS Reality

Faking it: Tears of a crime on Quest Red and Discovery plus is interesting. I've watched it too much and there's so many other documentaries I've watched on crimes and it's clear to me they're lying
Faking it:Tears of a crime is one I enjoy despite Kerrie Nixon.
 
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Faking it:Tears of a crime is one I enjoy despite Kerrie Nixon.
It's Kerry Daynes on Faking It. I watch with fascination to see i) how big her hair is and ii) how shiny and taut her face is this week.

I enjoy the show but it's very easy to say someone is lying when they've been convicted.
 
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It's Kerry Daynes on Faking It. I watch with fascination to see i) how big her hair is and ii) how shiny and taut her face is this week.

I enjoy the show but it's very easy to say someone is lying when they've been convicted.
Thank you x
As I posted it, I thought Nixon didn't sound right!
Oh it's the breathy exhales of the taught face that get me 🤣

Yes, very true- a micro inch of nostril movement when there is proof of crime probably means an itchy nose!
 
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Watched 2 good ones this week. Limbs in the loch.. available bbc iplayer. Based in Scotland. 6 parter and it’s mind blowing. And unknown caller, catfish on Netflix. Words fail me on that one!!
 
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Thank you x
As I posted it, I thought Nixon didn't sound right!
Oh it's the breathy exhales of the taught face that get me 🤣

Yes, very true- a micro inch of nostril movement when there is proof of crime probably means an itchy nose!
I like this series too, not so much the micro expressions because I don’t know how much I believe them, but more-so those kind of crimes where people court the media to try and get away with their crimes!
 
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I like this series too, not so much the micro expressions because I don’t know how much I believe them, but more-so those kind of crimes where people court the media to try and get away with their crimes!
They had an episode with Mitchell Quy, Mick Philpot and others who had the fake tears.
I do like 'The Listener' analysing press interviews when you know the perpetrator is lying.
 
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YouTube has been my recent go to for the bodycam videos, EWU Crime Storytime being one. Real police footage is crazy, the ways people will behave even in the face of evidence.

For deeper analysis I'm a huge fan of Chase Hughes, who gives insight into human behaviours from his skills and abilities. He has videos on how women can avoid narcissistic relationships, but he's not sensational about this, just real and without drama.

There's loads of tips on this thread for my catch ups on Netflix etc, love all sorts of crime stuff.

I did once meet Mick Philpott, unfortunately, in my time at the benefits office - he was bluster and sexist, I had to do hard focus professional with him, horrible man
 
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YouTube has been my recent go to for the bodycam videos, EWU Crime Storytime being one. Real police footage is crazy, the ways people will behave even in the face of evidence.

For deeper analysis I'm a huge fan of Chase Hughes, who gives insight into human behaviours from his skills and abilities. He has videos on how women can avoid narcissistic relationships, but he's not sensational about this, just real and without drama.

There's loads of tips on this thread for my catch ups on Netflix etc, love all sorts of crime stuff.

I did once meet Mick Philpott, unfortunately, in my time at the benefits office - he was bluster and sexist, I had to do hard focus professional with him, horrible man
I also like Chase - -he's my favourite if the Behaviour Panel.

My least favourite is my fellow Brit, whose name I can't be bothered to remember, and who always strikes me as a complete bleeping tool!