The Best True Crime Documentaries -- The Sweet 16
Help us decide the best true crime documentary!
We careen into the sweet 16 of our ode to Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, otherwise known as the Best True Crime Documentary bracket. Some great movies have made it into this round, and it’s again time to decide your favorites.
Here are the matchups from the first side of the bracket:
(1) The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst v. (9) Amanda Knox
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Robert Durst playing himself or Amanda Knox’s redemption story. You decide.
The Jinx v. Amanda Knox
- The Jinx (73%, 937 Votes)
- Amanda Knox (27%, 353 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,290
Loading ...(2) Surviving R. Kelly v. (7) The Keepers
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Which are you more outraged by: the alleged crimes R. Kelly has been getting away with for years or the unsolved murder (and potential cover-up) of Sister Cathy Cesnik?
Surviving R. Kelly v. The Keepers
- The Keepers (80%, 1,229 Votes)
- R. Kelly (20%, 303 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,532
Loading ...(3) Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes v. (6) Lorena
Both Ted Bundy and Lorena Bobbitt are pretty infamous, though only one is a sympathetic figure. Which do you prefer?
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Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes v. Lorena
- Ted Bundy Tapes (71%, 855 Votes)
- Lorena (29%, 351 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,206
Loading ...(4) Making A Murderer v. (5) The Staircase
We have Steven Avery’s tangles with the legal system versus Michael Peterson’s in this matchup.
Making A Murderer v. The Staircase
- Making A Murderer (65%, 895 Votes)
- The Staircase (35%, 489 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,384
Loading ...And on the other side of the bracket we have:
(1) Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father v. (9) The Central Park Five
Two awful stories go head-to-head in this matchup. Which one tugs on your heartstrings more?
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father v. The Central Park Five
- Dear Zachary (62%, 625 Votes)
- Central Park 5 (38%, 388 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,013
Loading ...(2) Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills v. (10) Mommy Dead and Dearest
The most sympathetic victims against one of the least sympathetic murder victims. Who will win this matchup?
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills v. Mommy Dead and Dearest
- Paradise Lost (57%, 582 Votes)
- Mommy Dead and Dearest (43%, 445 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,027
Loading ...(3) Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist v. (6) Leaving Neverland
The twists and turns in Evil Genius will keep you on the edge of your seat, while the all too predictable Leaving Neverland will leave you heartbroken. Which will you choose?
Evil Genius: The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist v. Leaving Neverland
- Evil Genius (61%, 703 Votes)
- Leaving Neverland (39%, 454 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,157
Loading ...(4) Cropsey v. (12) Abducted In Plain Sight
A look at how urban legends played into fears of an alleged serial child murderer versus an insane tale of child abduction. Either way, an awful story wins.
Cropsey v. Abducted In Plain Sight
- Abducted in Plain Sight (79%, 902 Votes)
- Cropsey (21%, 237 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,139
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