The top 10 true crime documentaries show watching Tiger King

For better or worse, Tiger King draw the attention of the internet to larger-than-life characters and the allegations of gracious murder. The Netflix documentary series is timely, and it looks like everyone is talking about Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin. The streaming service dropped another episode on Sunday – a wrap-up program hosted by Joel McHale – but if Tiger King made you enjoy real crime stories unlike any other, there are some practical differences of options, on Netflix and beyond.

While Netflix seems to be downloading a new reality series every day, other streaming services have their share of excellent articles. To help you narrow down your options, we've compiled 10 collections of the best series about horror, sadness, or graphic crimes that are not available to stream right now.

The Case Against Adnan Syed

image of adnan syed football from an adnan syed documentary case

Podcast Medium it was the very thing that created the tide of true crime. A public hearing surrounding questions by Sarah Koenig that suggested she was guilty of Adnan Syed's guilt, had forced the Baltimore state court to reopen the 1999 case. The HBO documentary for 2019 also looks at crime in these four episodes, with new interviews, a special focus on high-profile killers, Hae Min Lee, and updates on developments in Syed's complaints.

The Case Against Adnan Syed is distributed to

HBO. (Available as an Amazon either Hulu Add.)

Don't F k with cats**

If animal abuse is exposed internally Tiger King it was too big to handle, you might want to skip Don't F ** k Cats: Hunting the Internet Killer. Netflix documents focus on amateur satellites investigating a disturbing video in which a man was seen torturing and killing two kittens. But if you can get it out of the way (the document does not show actual abuse,) the story is to ride on junk.

Don't F ** k with cats is distributed to Netflix.

Evil Genius

Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong is out of court

The story of a 2003 bank robbery known as a "pizza bomber heist" is available in four Netflix books, Evil Genius. The most brilliant person is Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, whose plan is to send the driver a delivery of puzzles to a bank with a bomb in the chest that is just inserted by one of the arms of the union. Produced by Mark and Jay Duplass (who also produced Netflix & # 39; s) Wild Country

,) Evil Genius examines a bizarre case over the next 15 years.

Evil Genius is distributed to Netflix.

How to Fix a Drug Scandal

The latest Netflix crime documentary (all four episodes dropped on April 1) tells the story of Sonja Farak, a Massachusetts criminal worker who was arrested in 2013 for obtaining samples and medicines she was supposed to process. Personal drama is interesting enough – why would a successful woman risk her important work by trying meth? – but the systemic issues it raises are very troubling. After Farak's arrest, prisoners who had filed their convictions were based on evidence that his lab continued to try to have their cases investigated. The text explores both sides of the story, concluding with a court case.

How to Fix a Drug Scandal is distributed to Netflix.

Jinx

If you haven't checked it out yet Jinx (and somehow missed the discussion surrounding its 2015 release), stop reading it and watch it. Spoilers are next.

In the meantime everyone, here's a refresher: Jinx it is known for its shocking fate when this article, Robert Durst, appears to warrant several murders, including his friend Susan Berman. The FBI arrested Durst shortly after the documentary was written, and his case was finally put to trial in March 2020. Now that it has been postponed due to a public outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, it is high time to revisit the issue.

Jinx aired on HBO. (Available as an Amazon either Hulu Add.)

Lorena

Joseph Peele produced this Amazon Prime documentary about Lorena Bobbitt, who became a backdrop for late-night comedy in the 1990s when she removed her abusive husband's penis. Sixteen years later, the four-part series features interviews with Lorena (whom she knows to be by Lorena Gallo) and her ex-husband, John Wayne Bobbitt, and friends and family who remember the 1993 incident and good entertainment. Author Joshua Rofé has tried to reconsider the aftermath of the tragedy, in particular shining a glimpse of what life was like for Gallo following his arrest.

Lorena is distributed to Amazon Prime.

McMillions

The McDonalds Monopoly cheating complaint receives a real criminal treatment by HBO & # 39; s McMillions. While the lessons are not as consistent as those Tiger King, McMillions it has its own set of colorful characters, ranging from a shrewd FBI agent to a smoker's mistress. As a detective, the story is fun in its own right, and the tone of the text is much simpler than most true crime documents.

McMillions is distributed to HBO. (Available as an Amazon either Hulu Add.)

OJ: Made in America

A five-part documentary on ESPN in its 30th series has also been released in theaters, and won the 2017 Best Documentary Oscar. The series examines the career of OJ Simpson football, his 1994 arrests for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, and his post-adoption life. Documents containing the Simpson frames in terms of race and celebrity status, especially in Los Angeles in the 1990s. (Then take a look at ESPN's Michael Jordan documentary, which begins April 19.)

OJ: Made in America is distributed to ESPN Plus.

Don't be a pharmacist

Dan Schneider looks at the camera for a screenshot from The Pharmacist

A grieving father who lost his son in a drug-related shooting is taking over the pharmaceutical industry on Netflix, Don't be a pharmacist. While the opioid crisis may feel too big to fit the formula for a real criminal case, focusing on the one-person policy of Dan Schneider helps to support this story. This four-part series explores how Schneider, a pharmacist, solved his misery in investigating a “cure” doctor. This series is especially dangerous when you see that this investigation took place 15 years ago and the opioid crisis is still one and the most devastating problems for the American people today.

Don't be a pharmacist is distributed to Netflix.

20/20

The long-running ABC news magazine doesn't always cover the true crime, but with the three seasons currently broadcast on Hulu, there are plenty of true crime scenes to choose from. What to look out for is "The Dropout," a two-hour episode on Elizabeth Holmes & # 39; Theranos scam, which to get a script adaptation (Also starring Kate McKinnon, she reportedly did show Carole Baskin at Tiger King series).

20/20 is broadcast on Hulu.