The true crime obsession is here to stay - and audiences captivated by these tragic tales still can't look away.

The true crime genre is alive and well in 2026. There’s been no shortage of shocking true crime docs released this year, inviting viewers into cults, crime scenes and the minds of killers. Here are ...

The best true crime documentaries to watch in June 2026 include Netflix's 'The Murder of Rachel Nickell,' a Jeffrey Epstein ...

If it bleeds, it leads, and there is nothing quite as unsettling as true crime that hits close to home. Netflix’s latest documentary "Maternal Instinct" clearly struck a nerve w ...

From notorious serial killers to tragic kidnappings, there are several real-life cases to delve into on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and more Jacqueline Weiss is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has ...

The documentary examines the disappearance of eight-month-pregnant Laci Peterson in 2002 and the investigation that ...

True crime has quietly become one of the most dominant forces in modern entertainment. A YouGov poll found that 57% of Americans say they consume true crime content. That's not a niche audience.

Texas true-crime shows streaming on Netflix, Hulu or HBO Max include Maternal Instinct, Love and Death about Candy Montgomery and Pillowcase Murders about Billy Chemirmir.

2025 was a deceptively quiet year for the true crime genre. Yes, the usual suspects came along as expected — another look into the psychology of an overexposed serial killer from a fresh angle ("Chaos ...

Stéphane Bourgoin, a self-described French expert on serial killers, lived in a world of make-believe. While making low-grade films, he learned what hooked an audience: shock, sex, and gore. In the ...

There's a reason for the saying "real life is stranger than fiction" — and sometimes, it's scarier, as evidenced by a slew of true crime documentaries and series available to stream. These docs cover ...