Truman Capote’s seminal In Cold Blood is the one of the bestselling true crime novels in history (second only to Vincent Bugliosi's 1974 book Helter Skelter). Published in 1966, the book recounts the shocking murders of four members of the Herbert Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, in 1959. After learning of the murders, Capote traveled…
Highlighted by the highly anticipated second season of Stranger Things, October is also bringing a few horror films and a lot of new Netflix Originals! Add in some classic movies and a few true crime documentaries, and October might become synonymous with binge watching. See what other crime/mystery/thriller entertainment is coming to (and leaving) Netflix…
Netflix’s newest true crime documentary, Strong Island, is less about trying to catch a killer and more about chronicling “the arc of a family across history, geography and tragedy—from the racial segregation of the Jim Crow South to the promise of New York City; from the presumed safety of middle class suburbs to the maelstrom…
The story begins with two retired women who come together to try to solve the 1969 murder of Sister Cathy Cesnik, their former high school teacher. It sounds like the premise of a cute cozy mystery, but this story is anything but cozy. It’s a tale of abuse, pedophilia, cover-ups by the Catholic Church, and…
If you’re looking for a quick bit of interesting true crime and don’t have time for the long docuseries that have become popular lately, look no further that HBO’s newest, Mommy Dead and Dearest, premiering tonight at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. This new documentary focuses on the relationship between Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blancharde and…
The latest HBO true crime documentary deals with a very strange and often baffling disorder: Munchausen syndrome by proxy. An offshoot of Munchausen syndrome, Munchausen by proxy sees a caregiver—often a mother or spouse—create symptoms in those they care for (whether by fabricating symptoms or physically causing harm/illness) in order to gain sympathy and attention.…
I want you to go back in time for a moment and try to remember when you were twelve. You would have been in the fifth or sixth grade then, and if your childhood was anything like mine, you'd remember that middle school was a pretty brutal time. It's when hormones start flooding our systems…
With the success of the podcast Serial and the HBO documentary The Jinx, several networks are getting into the true crime game. In addition to a couple of Netflix Originals, the popular streaming service offers several great true crime documentaries. Below are CrimeHQ's picks for the top 5 true crime documentaries streaming on Netflix now:
What drives two twelve-year-old girls to stab a mutual friend nineteen times and leave her for dead? What could possibly fill young and innocent minds with such cold blood and carnage? HBO’s new documentary Beware the Slenderman (debuting January 23, 2017) explores the very real case of a near-fatal stabbing attack in the small town of…
While the true crime documentary has exploded in popularity, it is not a particularly new phenomenon. There are thousands of true crime documentaries—some good, some bad, some unwatchable—out there, and most are available for free. From Paradise Lost to Helter Skelter, there are several great true crime tales to delve into if you’ve watched all…
