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Netflix Top 6 Killer & crime documenatry series: Check out full list

Netflix has a shelf full of crime documentaries, here are the top 6

By Web Desk
September 16, 2022

Netflix Top 6 Killer & crime documentary series: Check out the full list
Netflix Top 6 Killer & crime documentary series: Check out the full list

Netflix has a shelf brimming with documentary series to pick from every weekend. 

These true-crime documentary series not only provide the thrill but unveil the psychological extremes humans can go to, as well as the unjust hierarchical systems that are brought to the spotlight. 

Here is the complete top 6 list of killer crime documentaries on Netflix; 

1. Hunting an Internet Killer:

Director: Mark Lewis

This spine-chilling documentary follows a Facebook hunt for a man who posted an online video of killing two kittens. 

As the man gains attention, he posts more videos of the torture and killing of kittens. When Facebook avengers attempt to track the man, they find out that he is a sadistic killer and a con man.


2. Night Stalker: The Hunt For a Serial Killer:

Director: Tiller Russell and James Carroll

This is a four-part documentary mini-series about one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. 

Richard Ramirez lurks in the dark beneath the sunlit buzz of 1985 Los Angeles and preys on people with unlocked doors. The documentary also follows the tentative attempts of two detectives.


3. The Keepers:

Director: Ryan White

This is a seven-episode American documentary web series that uncovers the unsolved murder of a nun, Catherine Cesnik, in 1969. Catherine taught at all-girls Archbishop Keough High School. 

The documentary follows the pain and horror lingering decades after her death. As per her students' testimonies, Catherine was aware of a priest at the high school, A. Joseph Maskell is guilty of sexually abusing students.


4. Worst Roommate Ever:

Directed by Domini Hofmann

This four-part documentary series tells four disturbing room-sharing stories when seemingly innocuous roommates turn into real-life nightmares for their room-sharing victims.


5. The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea:

Director: John Choi and Rob Sixsmith

In a killing spree between 2003 and 2004, prostitutes, wealthy old women, and entire families were brutally murdered by Yoo Young-Chul, the so-called Raincoat Killer, a self-confessed cannibal. This documentary series follows the hunt to capture one of the most notorious serial killers in Korea.


6.   Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey:

Director: Rachel Dretzin and Grace McNally

This documentary series investigates Warren Jeffs, a self-established spiritual leader who runs a polygamist group of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The survivors of the cult recount the torture and coercion by Warren Jeffs, forcing members of his congregation, often underage, into marriage, blind obedience, and isolation.