These works look beyond the facts of a case to find truly compelling cautionary tales.

As far astrue crimegoes, it doesnt get much darker than serial killer documentaries.

And yet, theres something perversely fascinating about them that draws audiences in.

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But that just makes Gibneys portrait of her more interesting.

Should we believeanythingthese malignant narcissists say about their crimes?

This docuseries calls that into question.

AILEEN: LIFE AND DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER, Aileen Wuornos, 2003.

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ordinary people who investigate crimes and catch killers online.

Thats just part of the story, but we wont give anything else away here.

Where to watchDont F With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer: Netflix

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1934: Child killer and cannibal Albert Fish is led into homicide court by detective William King, who captured Fish after a six year search.

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Holmes, a lifelong con man and the proprietor of Chicagos infamous Murder Castle.

The result is disturbing but surprisingly not exploitative, given the sensationalist nature of Dahmers crimes.

Its far more interested in Monique Olivier, Fournirets wife.

CRAZY, NOT INSANE, forensic psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis, 2020.

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At first, Olivier claimed that her abusive husband forced her to participate in the sexually-driven murders.

Is Monique Olivier a victim, a perpetrator, or something in between?

(He also claimed to have eaten his victims livers, although thats never been proven.)

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How did Shipman get away with murdering so many people over so many years?

Where to watchWorlds Most Evil Killers: Peacock

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