True Crime

The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist Review – High-Profile Burglary That Changed Reality Stars

September 22 2022, by Amanda Guarragi

In the mid-2000s, Hollywood shifted from movie stars to celebrities, and there is a difference between the two. At one point, movie stars were private...

Fortune Seller: A TV Scam Review – What an Enthusiastic Voice Can Do

September 22 2022, by Amanda Guarragi

Sometimes people can be gullible, and all it takes is a really good salesperson who knows how to talk to sell them on anything. Fortune...

Sins of Our Mother Review – A Disturbing Look at one Woman’s Descent into Doomsday Cultism and Murder

September 15 2022, by Lori Meek

The 2019 murder of two innocent children, Joshua Jaxon “J. J.” Vallow and Tylee Ashlyn Ryan at the hands of their mother and new husband...

Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer Review – Gory and Effective

September 8 2022, by M.N. Miller

The Netflix true crime docuseries Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer is not for the faint of heart. It is particularly graphic, looking...

Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi review – a brutal and fascinating watch

July 21 2022, by M.N. Miller

Netflix true crime series Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi was released on the streaming service on July 20, 2022. For almost a decade that...

My Daughter’s Killer review – a fathers love turns into a 30 year obsession

July 12 2022, by Romey Norton

Netflix true-crime documentary My Daughter’s Killer was released on the streaming service on July 12, 2022.  Netflix has released its latest crime-thriller documentary My Daughter’s...

Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet review – fascinating, forthright and frightening

June 10 2022, by Romey Norton

Netflix docuseries Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet will be released on the streaming service on June 15th, 2022.  Created by Brian...

The Photographer: Murder in Pinamar review – a horrifying true crime documentary

May 20 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of the Netflix documentary The Photographer: Murder in Pinamar does not contain any spoilers. Whilst you may not be overly familiar with this...

Worst Roommate Ever Season 1 Review – this true-crime anthology series will shock and stun you

March 2 2022, by Romey Norton

Netflix’s true-crime series Worst Roommate Ever Season 1 was released on the streaming service on March 1, 2022.  We’ve all more than likely lived with...

Catching Killers season 2 review – unfortunately these killers are all filler

February 9 2022, by Adam Lock

This review of the Netflix series Catching Killers season 2 does not contain spoilers. Over the years Netflix has become synonymous with the true crime...

The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman review – the true tale of a manipulative mastermind

January 18 2022, by Romey Norton

Netflix’s true-crime series The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman was released on the streaming service on January 18, 2022. What makes this fascinating is...

Reasonable Doubt: A Tale of Two Kidnappings review – a tale of Mexican corruption

November 24 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

The review of the Netflix true crime series Reasonable Doubt: A Tale of Two Kidnappings does not contain any spoilers. Based on events from Mexico...

Lords of Scam review – this French true crime documentary will put you to sleep

November 3 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Netflix true crime documentary Lords of Scam does not contain spoilers. Lords of Scam is a French true-crime documentary that delves into...

The Motive (2021) review – Israeli true crime series tells a terrifying tale

October 28 2021, by Romey Norton

This review of Netflix true-crime series The Motive (2021) does not contain spoilers.  This documentary series surrounds the story of a 14-year-old boy who shot...

Bad Sport review – sports meets true-crime documentary in a brilliant mashup

October 6 2021, by Romey Norton

This review of Netflix true crime/documentary series Bad Sport contains no spoilers. Bad Sport is a sports meets true-crime documentary mashup and it is brilliant....

The True Story Behind ‘Why Did You Kill Me?’

April 14 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix has another true-crime hit in the form of Why Did You Kill Me?, the story of the 24-year-old mother of two Crystal Theobald, who...

Why Did You Kill Me? Review – Another Compelling Netflix True-Crime Documentary

April 14 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

Maybe it’s Netflix’s idea of a grim joke to release Why Did You Kill Me? on the same day as the new season of The...

American Murder: The Family Next Door Review – A Hauntingly Personal True-Crime Story

September 30 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

On balance, I probably review more true crime than any other genre, which is usually an uncomfortable task. There’s something voyeuristic and rubber-necky about the...

The Search Season 1 Review – a horrifying true-crime story will be your next obsession

June 12 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of The Search Season 1 is spoiler-free. There are some stories that you just know are going to capture the public’s attention, and...

The Confession Killer: A Fresh Take On True Crime

December 2 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

True Crime has been having its moment for a little while now. Nothing quite gives an audience a shudder like seeing real-life monsters come to...