The Girl Who Survived: The Alina Thompson Story joins Lifetime’s September slate of survivor-driven crime documentaries. This true crime release covers a teenager’s encounter with danger in 1980s Los Angeles, adding to the newest true crime movie dramatizations 2025 has delivered this month.

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.