01 The strange true story of the rigged McDonald's Monopoly game and the FBI investigation that unraveled it.
12 Best True Crime Docuseries
By Vlad Zakh · June 21, 2026
Making a Murderer and The Jinx both changed the conversation around an actual ongoing case, not just recapped one after the fact. Tiger King became a phenomenon almost by accident. In Wild Wild Country (2018): A bizarre, sprawling look at a religious commune that took over a small Oregon town. Also notable is The Staircase (2004): A novelist accused of murdering his wife after she’s found dead at the bottom of their staircase.
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02 An inside look at NXIVM, the self-help group that turned out to be a manipulative sex cult.
03 Death-row interview tapes offering a chilling look inside a notorious serial killer's mind.
04 A bizarre bank robbery involving a bomb collar that turns out to be far stranger than it first appears.
05 A look at the hunt for the Golden State Killer, based on Michelle McNamara's book.
06 A decades-old unsolved murder of a nun that uncovers a much larger cover-up.
07 Internet sleuths tracking down an animal abuser who escalates to something far worse.
08 A bizarre, sprawling look at a religious commune that took over a small Oregon town.
09 A novelist accused of murdering his wife after she's found dead at the bottom of their staircase.
10 A chaotic look into the world of big-cat breeders, culminating in an actual murder-for-hire plot.
11 An investigation into real-estate heir Robert Durst that ends with one of the most stunning moments in TV history.
12 A decade-spanning look at a man convicted of murder shortly after being exonerated for a previous crime.
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