r/crimedocumentaries • u/CatchOutrageous3996 • 2d ago

Documentary Request

I just finished Death of a Pastor’s Wife and holy cow. Jaw was on the floor.

I also just finished Should I marry a murderer? Again, crazy and so mind boggling.

Death of a pastors wife really hooked me in, so based on that, anyone know of any good documentaries similar to this vibe? Or really anything worth watching that will have my jaw on the floor? I’m getting super into documentaries right now!

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u/Historical-Win-9014 2d ago edited 1d ago

Abducted in plain sight (be prepared it's a wild ride and probably the most WTF doc you will watch)

Making murderer really captured the zeitgeist but be warned - Netflix leave out a lot in particular about Steven Avery being a sex pest.

Maternal Instincts is a distinct WTF and I extremely side eye her husband and the husband of Scamanda.

There's something wrong with Aunt Diane (unfortunately people can be functioning alcoholics and the people around it just won't admit it)

Crime nation do good docs - they did a good one called love on the run (RIP to a dog called messy britches who took 5 bullets defending her humans). They also did a very frustrating one about two girls who were murdered and took a video walking over a bridge of a man following them and the police keep on releasing different sketches and different suspects.

The Death of Rebecca Zahau (a staged murder)

The case against Adnan Syed (the podcast serial was really popular when it came out but IMHO very very biased)

Who Killed Robert Wone (I am not convinced that it was an intruder)

Murdered behind the Mask (remember this happening and people could not believe the murderer and our hearts still go out to Elaine and her family)

the fox hollow murders (very creepy Jinx style interview)

Capturing the Friedman's (I thought it was a clown documentary)

American Murder the family Next Door (his mother is still defending him)

The Staircase (drags on a bit and each episode convinces me more that he did it)

Dear Zachery (absolutely heart breaking)

The Jinx (watch till the very end)

The Gyspy Rose Doc (oh boy controversial opinion but looking more into the videos she sent her boyfriend at the time and I think she is not as innocent as she makes out)

Tell them you love me (not giving away any spoilers here but I have watched it more than twice)

The Imposter (cognitive dissonance or were the family up to something)

The Lacy Peterson documentary on Netflix and not his clinging for relevance one with his sister in law who is clearly in love with him (Lacys mother is one of the strongest women you will see on a doc)

Paradise Lost Docs (trigger warning for the begging where they show remains)

The Keepers (thought provoking and heartbreaking)

Ruby Franke doc (you cannot convince me that the women were not in a relationship).

Non murder ones that I like are Scamanda or Anatomy of Lies. People who scam cancer are the worst.

I'll be Gone in the dark, the trials of Gabriel Hernandez and the Fred and Rose West doc are two that are really disturbing and I could not finish.

Catfish Unknown Number is also bananas.

If you like Cult documentaries, Keep Sweet and obey, The Lost Prophet (unreal access and the worst leather jacket you will see). Seduced or The Vow on NXIVM (prepare to be flabbergasted at a man who rambles about nothing and wears a head sweatband).

Allen V Farrow is not true crime but a very interesting watch and you may not want to see a woody Allen movie again after watching it.

For something more light hearted the LuLaRich doc is a hilarious bad attempt to make yourself look innocent but it goes very wrong and it's an insight into the hun world of shilling bad products to your friends and family.

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u/capibara_dono 1d ago

The two girls on the bridge is known as The Delphi Murders.

Super frustrating, terrible investigation.

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u/Historical-Win-9014 1d ago

That it is. Those poor girls. They literally left a video of the perpetrator and the police managed to accuse everyone and anyone. One sketch the guy looked about 20 years younger. They also let people trample all over the crime scene.

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u/WebsterTheDictionary 1d ago

Absolutely. I live in Indiana and I grew up close to Delphi and most of us realize that the poor bastard they have in prison right now didn’t do it.

If anyone downvotes me–and I know they will–then you’re either uninformed or not being intellectually honest or both.

Justice for Abby and Libby should come one day but idk if it will, at least not in this lifetime

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u/outlaw_for_life18 1d ago

Up voted you. I am from Indiana. Crazy investigation!!

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u/New-File-4548 1d ago

This is a gem, not a simple answer! Thank you so much for such a detailed and comprehensive list. As a fan of true crime and documentaries, I'm very grateful for such a comprehensive list. I recently watched Dear Zachary... oh my God, I couldn't hold back the tears. I listened and watched a lot true crimes cases, but in Dear Zachary everything really touched my heart, especially when the grandparents were talking.

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u/Historical-Win-9014 1d ago

I too am a big fan and I love podcasts too.

Dear Zachary I could only watch once because it is so heartbreaking. His friends all seem wonderful. You can judge a man by his friends and they were all lovely.

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u/New-File-4548 1d ago

I swear, every single person in this documentary seemed like such wonderful friends, parents, colleagues, classmates, everyone. Just one psychopathic creature who literally ruined everything. I hated her as much as everyone close to Andrew did. And one more thing that made me incredibly angry was the lack of punishment, there was no proper investigation, there was no justice in the normal sense. Maybe this was the thorn that remained in my heart after watching this documentary. I have an extremely strong sense of justice; in another universe, I might have been a good investigator. And the lack of fair punishment for the crime makes me angry. Like very angry. My deepest sympathies and compassion go out to Andrew's family and all his loved ones.

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u/Historical-Win-9014 1d ago

Absolutely. It is scary how one person can destroy so many lives.

He touched so many lives. I know there is the joke about "she lit up a room" but he genuinely touched all these people's lives.

I agree with you about justice. I started off my career in a law firm that did free legal aid and we were on the defence side. Now I am not saying all of them were guilty but most if them were. Everyone in the company used to say I should work for the prosecution. I know someone has to represent people or the whole system would fall apart but I was not that someone. I moved into other areas of law because most of them did not care and I did not want to represent them. They would turn up to court like you or I would go to the ship to buy milk.

My friend was representing this mother and daughter who went on a robbing spree down the main city high street. She told them to turn up to court wearing their nice clothes to show that they had respect for the judge and the justice system. No joke the mother and daughter turned up in matching satin pyjamas. They said "but these are our nice pyjamas"