New true-crime documentaries & series.
The real cases behind them. Every new documentary, docuseries and drama we track, with the outlet, the release date and a link to the case file: written from cited sources, not from the show.
September 2026
Netflix
The Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part
A documentary on the Las Vegas-area case in which Thomas Randolph was convicted of murdering his wife, Sharon Causse, and Michael Miller in 2008.
Netflix
Unabomber
A scripted feature film about Theodore Kaczynski and the FBI investigation; Kaczynski pleaded guilty in 1998 to bombings that killed three people and injured 23.
Gilbert Brent Murray (family portrait) — Credit: Murray family portrait, via Queen City News (WJZY) interview graphic, 2023Editorial useSourceSOLVED AudioUnabomber bombings (1978–1995)Sacramento, California — site of two of the three fatal bombings (1985 and 1995) · 1978Pinellas County court
Guilty verdict
Tomasz Kosowski was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2023 disappearance of Largo attorney Steven Cozzi, whose body has never been found.
SOLVED AudioMurder of Steven CozziLargo, Florida — Blanchard Law office on South Belcher Road (city-level pin) · 2023Netflix
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story
The fourth season of Netflix's scripted Monster anthology dramatizes the 1892 Fall River killings; Lizzie Borden was tried and acquitted in 1893.
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Andrew Jackson Borden — Credit: Photographer unknown (studio portrait, c. 1880s-1892); scan contributed to Find a Grave…Public domainSourceUNSOLVED AudioKilling of Andrew and Abby Borden92 Second Street, Fall River, Massachusetts (the Borden house) · 1892 · 2 to watch & hearHBO
A Killer Story
A three-part docuseries re-examining the 2002 Topeka double murder for which Dana Chandler was convicted at a third trial in 2025.
Hulu
Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel
A four-part docuseries on the 2014 murder-for-hire killing of the Florida State law professor, for which five people were convicted between 2016 and 2025.
Dan Markel (Florida State University portrait) — Credit: Florida State University (institutional portrait), as published by Fox NewsEditorial useSource
August 2026
Las Vegas jury
Guilty verdict
Duane Davis was convicted of murder with use of a deadly weapon in the 1996 shooting of Tupac Shakur, the first conviction in the case; sentencing is set for October 13, 2026.
Tupac Shakur, 15 August 1996 (AP Photo/Frank Wiese) — Credit: AP Photo/Frank Wiese (15 Aug 1996), as distributed in a KATV / Sinclair news galleryEditorial useSourceSOLVED AudioKilling of Tupac ShakurEast Flamingo Road and Koval Lane, Paradise, Nevada · 1996 · 1 thing to watch or hearNetflix
Death of the Pastor's Wife
A three-part docuseries on the April 2024 death of Mica Miller, which was ruled a suicide; her estranged husband has pleaded not guilty to separate federal cyberstalking charges and has not been charged in her death.
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ONGOING AudioDeath of Mica MillerLumber River State Park, Robeson County, North Carolina · 2024 · 1 thing to watch or hearOngoing case: this file carries charge-sheet facts only. Anyone charged is presumed innocent unless convicted.
Channel 4
The Murder Detective
A three-part documentary following the Police Service of Northern Ireland's investigation into the 2019 killing of journalist Lyra McKee in Derry; no one has been convicted of her murder.
Netflix
Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes
A three-part docuseries built on prison recordings of Charles Manson, who was convicted in 1971 of the seven Tate–LaBianca murders and died in custody in 2017.
Sharon Tate, 1968 (UPI press photo) — Credit: United Press International (UPI) press photo, 1968; via Wikimedia CommonsPublic domainSourceSOLVED AudioTate–LaBianca murders10050 Cielo Drive, Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles (the second site is 3301 Waverly Drive, Los Feliz) · 1969
July 2026
Netflix
The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare
A three-part docuseries on the November 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students, drawing on police body-camera footage and interviews with the victims' families.
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Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, and Xana Kernodle — Credit: Family/Instagram photograph, widely distributed in press coverageEditorial useSourceNetflix
Elize: Shadows of a Woman
A Brazilian scripted film inspired by the 2012 São Paulo case in which Elize Matsunaga was convicted in 2016 of killing her husband, Marcos Matsunaga.
October 2025
Netflix
The Perfect Neighbor
A documentary assembled largely from police body-camera footage of the neighbor dispute that preceded the June 2023 fatal shooting of Ajike Owens in Ocala, Florida.
Lorincz door 3 — Credit: Marion County Sheriff's OfficePublic domainSourceNetflix
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
The third season of Netflix's scripted Monster anthology dramatizes the 1957 Plainfield, Wisconsin case; it is drama, not documentary.
SOLVED AudioMurder of Bernice Worden by Ed GeinPlainfield, Wisconsin · 1968 · 1 thing to watch or hear
May 2025
Netflix
Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders
A three-part docuseries revisiting the 1982 Chicago-area cyanide poisonings, in which seven people died; the case remains unsolved.
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Mary Kellerman, Adam Janus, Stanley Janus, Theresa Janus, Mary McFarland, Paula Prince, Mary Reiner — Credit: Wikimedia Commons (investigation surveillance still)Editorial useSourceUNSOLVED AudioChicago Tylenol poisoningsChicago metropolitan area, Illinois · 1980s · 3 to watch & hear
February 2025
Netflix
American Murder: Gabby Petito
A three-part docuseries drawing on Gabby Petito's journals, text messages and interviews with her family to retrace her 2021 road trip and death.
Gabby Petito — Credit: Instagram/@gabspetito, widely distributed in press coverageEditorial useSourceSOLVED AudioKilling of Gabby PetitoBridger–Teton National Forest, Wyoming · 2021 · 28 to watch & hear