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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

Robert Durst playing himself or Amanda Knox’s redemption story. You decide.

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(2) Surviving R. Kelly v. (7) The Keepers

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?

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(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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(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.

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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?

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(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?

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(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?

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(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.

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