Top 5 Crime Documentaries to Watch on Netflix Now

The phenomenal success of the Serial podcast in 2014 sparked a public interest for true crime story-telling, and when Netflix released the chilling 10-part documentary, 'Making A Murderer',  in 2015, the Internet was hooked. Since then, the live streaming platform has been churning out high-production true crime documentaries that are leaving avid fans craving for more. Here are five of them that have left us in a constant state of captivation.

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4. Evil Genius

Known as the most diabolical bank heist in all of history, this classic is definitely no stranger to many true crime enthusiasts. What started off as an ordinary bank robbery slowly turned into a dark tale of something much bigger than even the authorities were expecting, with a series of mysterious deaths that followed the happening in the small town of Erie, Pennsylvania. Sure to make you want to sleep with the lights on tonight, the documentary unravels the chilling scavenger death hunt of a titular “evil genius”.

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