The Watchlist

Case Notes are a quick collection of assessments of recent true crime documentaries, weighing what earns your full attention, what works as background noise, and what’s better left unwatched without the deep-dive commitment.

Case Notes are a quick collection of assessments of recent true crime documentaries, weighing what earns your full attention, what works as background noise, and what’s better left unwatched without the deep-dive commitment.

Signs of a Psychopath is a true crime documentary series that dissects real interrogation footage and suspect interviews to highlight psychopathic traits. Streaming on Max, the show spans ten seasons and ninety-plus episodes, each one offering chilling insights into how manipulation, control, and lack of empathy surface in language.

The Curious Case of Natalia Grace is a true crime documentary series streaming on Investigation Discovery and Max. This unsettling case blends mystery, identity, and family conflict, raising questions that still divide audiences. A must for any true crime watcher looking for complex stories beyond the ordinary.

A harrowing Netflix docuseries that exposes how the system failed Gabriel Fernandez. Courtroom footage, raw interviews, and restrained storytelling make this six-part true crime documentary both devastating and essential viewing.

The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker isn’t your average viral-to-villain true crime doc. In just 85 minutes, it captures the bizarre rise and brutal unraveling of Caleb “Kai” McGillvary, the drifter who became an internet folk hero with a hatchet in hand. What begins as meme-fuel turns into a darker reflection on fame, media vultures, and the thin line between folk legend and cautionary tale.

Mindhunter in the Flesh What happens when the darkest corners of criminal psychology are mapped not by fiction, but by a real woman who...

Netflix’s The Keepers isn’t just about a nun’s unsolved murder, it’s the anatomy of systemic failure, survivor resilience, and secrets that refused to stay buried.

Netflix’s Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel digs into Elisa Lam’s disappearance, internet sleuth obsession, and the eerie legacy of Los Angeles’s most infamous hotel.